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 188 of 36828th November 1777


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Elizth Lilley< no role > Aged about 22 Years on her Oath
Says she never was married Rented House or paid
Taxes Says she lived a Yearly hired Servant with one
Mr. Warcup a Cheesemonger in Carey Street in the
Parish of Saint Clement Danes in the Liberty of Westmr .
for Eighteen Months at the Yearly Wages of five
Pounds hath quitted her said Service about Six
Months ago since which time she hath gained no
other Subsequent Settlement And further upon her
Voluntary Oath saith 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 she being
Poor and unable to maintain the same when born And
further says that one George Lyons< no role > late a Servant to the
said Mr- Warcup is the Father thereof Mile having had
carnal Knowledge of her Body sometime in the
Month of January last but the Particular Day she
does not now remember and at sevl- difft- times
afterwards at one of which times he got her with
Child of the Child or Children of which she is now
Pregnant and that the said George Lyons< no role > and no
other Person did beget the same and that he is the
real and true Father thereof


Sworn this 28th-
Day of Novr- 1777
Abrm Baley< no role >

her
Elizth- [mark] Lilley< no role >
Mark




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