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Foundling Lifter Joins Parish Nurse Confession
In a parish inquiry, Joan Newenham confessed to trafficking foundlings between parishes. She, aided by a man, allegedly used distasteful measures to quiet infants, leaving them at gentlemen's doors for a yearly payment. Vestry records and accounts were reviewed by Gerald Atkinson and John Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan W Newenham
Joan
Foundling
Gerald Atkinson
St. Mary's
John Watson
Beadle
St. Mary’s
Sloan Newenham
St. Mary's, Rn