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Rod Neep
13-11-2006, 05:26 PM
The Examination of Mary Davensheet taken on oath this 15th day of February Anno Dom 1732

Who on her oath saith she is about 26 years of age, was never married, was on Wednesday the 17th of January last Delivered of a Female Bastard child since Christened Catherine in the Work house of an in the parish of St. Martin in the Fields and that one John Lindsey now or late a Footman to one Captain Davies who Lodges when in Town in Scollan yard had sometime in or about the month of July last the Carnal Knowledge of her Body in his Bed in the Garret backwards in his said master’s Lodgings where they lay together all night and never before or since and that he the said John Lindsey is the true and only Father of the said Female Bastard Child and no man else.

Mark of
Mary X Davensheet
Mark of
Mary X Davensheet

Rod Neep
13-11-2006, 05:28 PM
This is the type of entry in a Settlement Examinations book (http://www.parishchest.com/en-gb/dept_4103.html).

Nice proof of parenthood in a difficult case for someone researching their family history.

Rod

Rod Neep
13-11-2006, 06:28 PM
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Fascinating ORIGINAL documents for family history research

Rod Neep
13-11-2006, 06:47 PM
Settlement Examinations Index 1732-1775

NEW REVISED VERSION 2

NOW COVERS THE ADDITIONAL PERIOD 1732-1750


This is an INDEX for the whole period 1732-1775, and contains about 60,000 names.

Order the index CD from here (http://www.parishchest.com/en-gb/dept_4103.html)