MALE

Ann & 3 bastard Children Kingsbury Ep. SE 1784 PS/ILM 6/37 15

The examination of Ann Male now residing in the parish of Kingsbury Episcopi in the county of Somerset aforesaid singlewoman taken on her oath before William Speke Clerk Bachelor of Divinity and John Hanning Esqr. two of his Magestys Justices of the Peace of and for the said county this twenty second day of May 1784.

Who saith that she was born in the parish of Kingsbury Episcopi aforesaid as she hath heard and believes. That when she was about sixteen or seventeen years of age she went to Yeovil in the said county and there hired herself a servant to one John Ostler for one year at about fifty shillings a year meat drink washing and lodging where she continued that year and received her wages for the same and under the same hiring she lived with and served the said John Ostler for four years more and received her wages for the same. That she then returned into the parish of Kingsbury Episcopi aforesaid and lived with her father and mother as and of the family until they both died - when she supported herself by spinning Flax and that she hath done no other act whereby to gain a settlement and this examinant further saith that she has had born of her body three bastard children, the eldest named Samuel was born in Yeovil aforesaid, the second named Lydia was also born in Yeovil and the youngest named Frances? was born in the parish of Kingsbury Episcopi aforesaid.

Sworn at Ilminster the day and year abovesaid? before us - Wm Speke & Jno. Hanning

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