St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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20th May 1776 - 15th March 1779

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Image 115 of 3685th February 1777


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Martha Spicer< no role > Aged about Twenty One Years
on her Oath Says she never was married Rented House
paid Taxes Says she lived a hired Yearly Servant with
one Richard Carter< no role > Esqr . at Great Marlow in the County of
Bucks for one Year at the Yearly Wages of Seven Guineas
hath quitted her said Service about Two Years ago since
which time she hath gained no other Subseq. Settlemt.
And further upon her Voluntary Oath Says she is pregnant
with Child or Children which is or are likely to be born a
Bastard or Bastards & to become Chargable to the said
Parish of St. Clement Danes she being poor and unable
to Maintain the same when born Says that one Wm.
Hilton
< no role > a Footman to Lady Napier who lately lodged
at one Mrs. Thomas in Buckingham Street York
Buildings and who now lives in Duke Street York Buildings
is the Father thereof he having had Carnal knowledge
of her Body in the said Mrs. Thomas's House some time in May last
but the particular day she does not now remember &
at sevl. different times afterwards [..] one of which times
he got her with Child of the Child or Children of which
she is now pregnant and that the said Wm. Helton a
no other person did beget the same and that he is the real
and true Father thereof.


Sworn this fifth day
of Febry 1777 before
R Butler

Martha Spicer< no role >




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