Amelia Green - Benjamin Garner

Bastardy Order

1827

The Order of us whose Hands and Seals are hereunto set two of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace in and for the said County, one whereof is of the Quorum, and both residing in or next unto the limits of the Parish Church, within the Parish of Daventry in the said County, made the [           ] Day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Seven concerning a male Bastard Child lately born in the Parish aforesaid, of the Body of Amelia Green single Woman.

Whereas it has been duly made appear unto us, the said Justices, as well upon the complaint of the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of Daventry as upon the oath of the said Amelia Green that she was delivered of a male bastard child, in the said parish, on the twenty fourth day of April last past, and that the said bastard child is now chargeable to the said parish, and likely so to continue; and further, that Benjamin Garner of Rushden in the said county servant did beget the said bastard child on the body of her the said Amelia Green.

And whereas the said Benjamin Garner being now present, hath not shown any sufficient cause why he shall not be the reputed father of the said bastard child, We therefore upon examination of the cause and circumstances of the Premises, as well upon the oath of the said Amelia Green as otherwise, do hereby adjudge him, the said Benjamin Garner to be the reputed father of the said bastard child.

And thereupon we do order, as well for the better relief and indemnifying of the said parish of Daventry that the said Benjamin Garner shall and do forthwith, upon notice of this our order, pay or cause to be paid, to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of Daventry or to some one of them the sum of two pounds one shilling and six pence for the charges and expenses incident to the birth of the said bastard child, and also the sum of one pound and nineteen shillings for the reasonable costs of apprehending and securing the said Benjamin Garner and the further sum of nine shillings the costs of this order of filiation (such charges, expenses and costs having been duly ascertained on oath before us) and also the further sum of twelve shillings and six pence for the maintenance and sustentation of the said bastard child to the time of making this our order.

And we do further order, that the said Benjamin Garner shall likewise pay, or cause to be paid, to the churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of Daventry for the time being, or to some one of them, the sum of one shilling and six pence weekly, and every week, from this present time, for and towards the keeping, sustentation, and maintenance of the said bastard child, for and during so long a time as the said bastard child shall be chargeable to the said parish of Daventry. And we do further order that the said Amelia Green shall pay or cause to be paid, to the said churchwardens and overseers of the poor of the said parish of Daventry for the time being, or to some or one of them, the sum of [      ] weekly and every week, so long as the said bastard child shall be chargeable to the same, in case she shall not nurse or take care of the said child herself.

                Given under our hands and seals the day and year first above written.

                                                                                                                                Rob. Wildegoze

                                                                                                                                Thos. Sanders

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