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<p n="610"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo624">Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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<p n="611"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo625">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n611-20">Elsibar Watson</rs>
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aged about 27 years<lb></lb>
upon her Oath saith that about 9 years ago she<lb></lb>
Intermarried with <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n611-1">William Watson</rs>
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<del>her late husband</del>
<lb></lb>
at the Parish Church of <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo626">Saint Giles Cripplegate</rs>
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that<lb></lb>
she has no Child or Children living by her said<lb></lb>
Husband that her said Husband has been from<lb></lb>
this Examinant about Seven years that she heard<lb></lb>
about Three years ago that he was dead that she<lb></lb>
has not seen or heard from him since<del>she had this Information</del>
<lb></lb>
which said Information she verily believes to be true<lb></lb>
that her said Husband Served his Time as an<lb></lb>
Apprentice to a Mr. Hill in <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo627">Little Britain</rs>
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that after<lb></lb>
he was out of his said Apprenticeship he never<lb></lb>
did any Act to gain a Subsequent Settlement And<lb></lb>
further this Examinant upon her oath saith that on<lb></lb>
the 6th. day of August last she this Examinant was<lb></lb>
delivered of a Male Bastard Child at the House of a<lb></lb>
Mr. Crutchley No. 15 <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo628">Old Boswell Court </rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo629">parish<lb></lb>
of Saint Clement Danes</rs>
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which hath since been<lb></lb>
baptized by the Name of <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n611-4">Samuel Thomas</rs>
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That one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n611-5">Thomas Acton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WCCDEP35828_occ100">Coachman</rs>
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to Mr. Armstrong in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WCCDEP35828_geo630">Carey Street</rs>
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is the father thereof he having had Carnal<lb></lb>
knowledge of this Examinants Body for these Six<lb></lb>
years last past and begotten the same thereon and<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="WCCDEP35828_n611-6">Thomas Acton</rs>
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is the only real and<lb></lb>
true father thereof</p>
<p n="612">Sworn this <rs type="date" id="WCCDEP35828_date163">6th. day<lb></lb>
of Decr. 1788</rs>
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} R Butler</p>
<p n="613">her<lb></lb>
Elsibar<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Watson<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
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