Matilda Clavey and Samuel Green

Matilda Clavey and Samuel Green

Should we be called Clavey or should we be called Green !!!!!

29 October 1832. Matilda ordered to be removed from Walcot, Bath back to Chewton Mendip
Whereas complaint hath been made unto us……two of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace.. of the City of Bath in the county of Somerset, by you the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor… of Walcot in the said city of Bath:

That Matilda Clavis, a singlewoman, lately came to inhabit in the said Parish of Walcot, contrary to law, not having gained a legal settlement there, nor produced any certificate owning her to be settled elsewhere; and that the said Matilda Clavis (being now with child) is become chargeable to… Walcot.

We.. upon examination of the complaint and upon examination of Matilda Clavis upon her oath before us…….do adjudge the complaint to be true…that the last lawful settlement of her…. is the parish of
Chewton Mendip. ……..to command you……to remove and convey the said Matilda Clavis from and out of…..Walcot to the said parish of Chewton Mendip…………..and we require you, the Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Chewton Mendip to receive and provide for the said Matilda Clavis, according to law, as an inhabitant legally settled in your parish….

29 October 1832. Above order suspended as Matilda too ill to remove her
Whereas it duly appears to us, the Justices….that…. Matilda Clavis is now so ill that it is dangerous to remove…. We, therefore, in pursuance of the late Act of Parliament……do hereby suspend the execution of the order of removal, until we are satisfied that the same may be safely executed without danger to her, the said Matilda Clavis.
(Note: The above is a preprinted form with names and dates inserted, so it is difficult to judge exactly what “is now so ill” means.)

11 November 1832. George born
(see order below)

6 January 1833. George baptised in Chewton Mendip

8 January 1833.
The order of William Coxetes(?) James, Esquire and Henry Hodges Mogg, Clerk, two of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace ……….within the Parish of Chewton Mendip …….made the eighth day of January in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty Three, concerning a male Bastard Child, lately born in the Parish aforesaid, of the Body of Matilda Clavey, single Woman

Whereas it hath been duly made to appear to us ……. , as upon the Oath of the said Matilda Clavey that she was delivered of a Male Bastard Child in the Parish of Walcott……. Whilst under a suspended order of removal to the said parish of Chewton Mendip, on or about the Eleventh Day of November now last past, and that the said Bastard Child is now chargeable to such Parish and likely so to continue; and further, that Samuel Green of No. 12 Seymour Street, Bath, Lodging House Keeper, did beget the said Bastard Child on her Body ………. And whereas the said Samuel Green hath been duly summoned to appear before the said Justices to shew Pause why he should not be adjudged to be the reported father of the said Bastard Child, but he hath neglected to appear to such summons.
We, therefore ………..do hereby adjudge him, the said Samuel Green to be the reputed Father of the said Bastard Child.

And thereupon we do ORDER ……. That the said Samuel Green shall and do pay …. To the Churchwardens or Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish of Chewton Mendip for the time being …. The Sum of two shillings weekly and every week from this present time for and towards the keeping, sustenation and maintenance of the said bastard child ………. And we do hereby FURTHER ORDER that the said Matilda Clavey shall also pay ……… the sum of one shilling weekly …..

And we do hereby FURTHER ORDER that the said Samuel Green ……. Shall likewise pay …..the sum of Four Pounds Nine Shillings and Six Pence being the money expended in the maintenance of the said bastard child ….. the reasonable charges and expenses…. the reasonable costs of apprehending and securing the said Samuel Green and the reasonable costs of obtaining this order….
(Note: Again, the above was a preprinted form with names etc put in)

8 January 1833
This order is “To the Constables of the Parish of Chewton Mendip and all others his Majesty’s officers of the Peace for the said County” and is very similar to the above but saying that Samuel Green “hath had due notice of the said order against which no appeal hath been made……..and that demand of payment thereof hath been made … but that the said Samuel Green hath neglected to pay the same ( the £4 9s 6d)….These are therefore to command and require you forthwith to apprehend and bring the said “Samuel Green before me or some other of His Majesty’s Justices of Peace….. to be further dealt with according to the law”