County of Northampton to wit
THE examination of Catherine Hulbert of Desborough in the said County
singlewoman, taken upon oath before us two of his Majesty's justices of the
peace in and for the said County this third day of December in the year of Lord
one thousand eight hundred and four
Who saith, that on the twenty seventh day of November 1803, at Desborough
in the County of Northampton in the County aforesaid, she the said Catharine
Hulbert was delivered of a Male bastard child, and that the said bastard
child is become chargeable to the said bastard of Desborough and doth charge
Robert Tailby lab
of Desborough Servant in this bandry with having gotten her with child of
the said bastard child.
Catharine Hulbert her X mark
Taken and signed the day and year first above-written,
Before us
T C Maunsell
Will Lockwood Maydwell
Notes:
The child born to Catherine was baptised Robert. Bishop's Transcript
shows the date as 28th October 1803, so there is an error of one month
in one of these records.
Young Robert died at the age of about 19 months.
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