St Clement Danes Parish:
Pauper Settlement, Vagrancy and Bastardy Exams
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12th October 1768 - 21st October 1772

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Image 174 of 40427th August 1770


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to wit Sarah Donnison< no role > Aged about Twenty
Two Years on her Oath Says she never was
Married nor ever Rented House or paid Taxes Says
she lived a hired Yearly Servant with Mr. Nelson an
Oilman in the Parish of Saint Clement Danes in
the County of Middlesex upwards of one Year at
the Yearly Wages of Six pounds hath quitted her
said Service about Six Weeks since and hath not
since she quitted the same ever Rented House or paid
Taxes 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 and to become
Chargeable to the said Parish of St. Clement Danes
she being poor and unable to Maintain the same when
born says that on Mr. Vandcross who now lodges
at the said Mr. Nelsons House had Carnal Knowledge
of her Body sometime in the Month of June last but
the particular day she does not now remember and at
sevl. different times afterwards at one of which time she
got her with Child of the Child or Children of which she
is now pregnant as aforesaid and that the said Mr.
Vandcross and no other Person did beget the same
that he is the real and true Father thereof

Sworn this 27th. day of Augt.
1770 before me} [..]

Sarah Donison< no role >




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