St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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18th March 1786 - 11th May 1792

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Image 49 of 38530th November 1786


Saint Clement Danes

Middx
&
Westmr.}

to wit Margarett Bell< no role > This name instance is in set 552. This set is in the group(s): MothersCD . aged about 19 years upon her
Oath saith that she never was married Rented any
House Tenement or Lodging of £10 a year that she
lived as a hired yearly Servant with one Richard Bell< no role >
her Uncle in Stanhope Street in the parish of Saint Clement
Danes in the County of Middx for 16 Months at the yearly
Wages of £4..10..0 hath quitted said service about Three
years ago since which time she hath done no Act to gain
any Subsequent Settlement And further this Examinant
upon her Oath saith that she is Pregnant with Child or
Children which is or are likely to be Born a Bastard or
Bastards and to become Chargeable to the said Parish of
Saint Clement Danes And that one Thomas Vobe< no role > This name instance is in set 14311431. a Waiter
who lately lived at the Devil Tavern in Fleet Street is the
father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge of this Exts.
Body sometime in the Month of April last and at Several
times since at one of which times he did beget the said Child or
Children of which she is now Pregnant And that the said
Thomas Vobe< no role > This name instance is in set 1431. is the only real and true father thereof

Sworn this 30th. Day
of Novr. 1786 before} Wm Kitchiner< no role >

her
Margarett [mark] Bell< no role >
mark

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