Deposition
Rebecca Burrell Wife of
James Burrell of Blackmore in
the County of Essex
Victualler - Mary Fitch wife
of William Fitch
of High Ongar in the said
County of Essex Farmer –
Thomas Walker of Chipping
Ongar in the said
County of Essex Surgeon &
Stephen Vitou of Blackmore
aforesaid Gentleman and Ann –
his Wife
severally make Oath and say
And first the Deponent the
said
Rebecca Burrell for herself
saith, That on or about
The twenty eighth day of May
One Thousand seven
hundred and ninety six she was
delivered of a
Male Child which was in or
about the Month
of August then next following
Baptized by the
Name of Thomas at the Parish
Church of Blackmore
aforesaid by the Reverend Mr
Farrell (now deceased)
who officiated on that
Occasion for the Reverend
Doctor Stubbs the then Vicar
or Perpetual Curate of
Blackmore – And this Deponent
further saith
that the said Child is now
living and that upon
search being made into the
Registry of Baptisms
at Blackmore it does not
appear that any Entry of
such Baptism was made therein
at the time or
since.
And the other Deponent the
said
Thomas Walker for himself
saith – That he attended
the said Rebecca Burrell in
her lying in at or about
to this Deponent’s Books and
delivered the said Rebecca
Burrell of a Male Child which
this Deponent hath
since heard and believes was
afterwards Christened by
the Name of Thomas and who is
now living.
And the other Deponent the
said Mary Fitch
for herself saith that in the
Year One Thousand seven
hundred and ninety six She
nursed and suckled a
Child of the said Mrs Burrell
from the Mouth and
attended with the said Child
at the Church of Blackmore
for his Baptism – that it was
Christened by the Name
of Thomas by the Reverend My
Farrell who officiated
for the Reverend Doctor Stubbs
– That one Michael
Wood and Stephen Vitou and Ann
Vitou his Wife
were the Sponsors for such
Child and which is now living.
And both the other Deponents
the said Stephen
Vitou and Ann – his Wife from
themselves
severally sat That they both
attended the Christening
of the said Child at the
Parish Church of Blackmore
aforesaid and that he was
Christened by the Name
of Thomas by the Reverend Mr
Farrell (now deceased)
and that both these Deponents
were Sponsors for such
Child and who is now living.
Sworn at Chipping Ongar
the county of Essex the
seventh day
of August 1813 – Before me
[signature cut off of foot of
copy]
[Signed]
Rebeckh Burrell
Thos Walker
mary fitch
Stephen Vitou
