St Martin's Settlement Exams:
St Martin in the Fields Pauper Examinations, 1725-1793
24th June 1751
| Unique Project ID | 56859 |
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| Examination Text | The Examination of Elizabeth Butler singlewoman in the workhouse of and in the Parish of St Martin in the Fields taken upon oath this 24th Day of June 1751. This Examinant upon her oath saith that she is 27 years of age and never was married, and that she was on the eighth day of June instant delivered of a female bastard child (since christened Elizabeth) in the workhouse aforesaid yet living and become chargeable to the said Parish of St Martin in the Fields, and that John Allen a Brush Maker journeyman to Mr Webb the corner of York Buildings in the Strand had carnal knowledge of her body the latter end of the month of August last in the house of Mrs. Maynot known by the sign of the Trumpet in Piccadilly in and upon a bed in a room up three pair of stairs there and several times afterwards at the same place at which or one which times he the said John Allen did beget on her body the said female bastard child, and that he the said John Allen is the true and only father thereof and no man else. Sworn the day and year abovesaid before James Fraser. |
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| Manuscript Reference | F5041 |
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| Forename | Elizabeth |
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| Surname |
Butler< no role >
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| Male OR Female | female |
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| Age | 27 |
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| Date of Examination | 24/06/1751 |
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| Examination Outcome | unknown |
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| Page Number | 424 |
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| Signed OR Marked | marked
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