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Illegitimacy

This information was pulled out to see whether the Christian name given to an illegitimate son was likely to be that of the child's putative father or that of the mother's own father. The results so far are inconclusive

38 illegitimate children identified to date.


Allen, Percy C (Mar 1901 - )

Mother:Maria Clow   (Mother's father: Leonard Clow)  
Supposed fatherFrederick Coe


Aprice, Thomas (30 Nov 1730 - )

Mother:Mary Aprice   (Mother's father: Perott Aprice)  
Supposed fatherJohn Wood


Butlin, Richard (05 Mar 1676 - 13 Mar 1676)

Mother:Sarah Butlin  
Supposed fatherRichard Clarke

Source, baptism record from Parish Reg, reads:
Richard the son of Sarah Butlin and the supposed father Richard Clarke, base born

Clarke, Catherine (16 Jan 1584 - )

Mother: [not known]  
Father:N Clarke

Source, baptism record from Rec. Off. Trans., reads:
Catherine d N Clarke base begotten at Loddington

Coe, Edward (14 May 1802 - 01 Aug 1822)

Mother:Elizabeth Coe  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Edward Son of Elizabeth Coe ... Base Born

Coe, Elizabeth (09 Aug 1807 - )

Mother:Elizabeth Coe  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Elizabeth Daughter of Eliz Coe base born

Farre, John (21 Apr 1593 - )

Mother: [not known]  
Father:Maurice Farre

Source, baptism record from Rec. Off. Trans., reads:
John base botten s Maurice Farre (at Huthorpe)

Farren, [not known] (about 1844 - )

Mother:Joanna Farren  
Supposed fatherJohn Tansley


Foster, Hannah (08 Feb 1765 - 14 Mar 1765)

Mother:Catherine Foster   (Mother's father: John Forster)  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Hannah the Daughter of Cathern Foster. Base Born

Hulbert, Robert (28 Oct 1803 - 10 Jun 1805)

Mother:Catherine Hubbard   (Mother's father: Thomas Hubbard)  
Supposed fatherRobert Edwards Tailby


Hyll, Margette ( - 12 Oct 1580)

Mother:Margery Hyll  


Hylle, Gregory (16 Oct 1583 - )

Mother: [not known]  
Father:Gregory Hyll

Source, baptism record from Rec. Off. Trans., reads:
Gregory supposed to be base begotten s Gregory Hylle

Kendal, Hannah Moore (07 Jan 1798 - )

Mother:Elizabeth Kendal   (Mother's father: John Kendal)  
Supposed fatherHenry Moore


Loake, Mary (08 Jan 1803 - 10 Apr 1804)

Mother:Ann Loake  
Supposed fatherMatthias Weston

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Mary Daughter of Ann Loake Base Born

Lockewood, Mary (05 Sep 1633 - 19 Sep 1635)

Mother:Elizabeth Lockewood   (Mother's father: Henry Lockewood)  
Supposed fatherMiles Ward

Source, baptism record from Rec. Off. Trans., reads:
Mary d Eliz Lockwood - gotten with child by Miles Ward of Gt. Bowden, Leics, then a married man

Lynnette, Francis (13 Mar 1607 - )

Mother: [not known]  
Father:Edward Lynnette

Source, baptism record from Rec. Off. Trans., reads:
Francis Lynnette the son of     Edward Lynnette (the supposed father of the said child base begotten about Pipwell Abbey) being born in Mr Jo. Pulton's barn

Marlow, Robert (17 Feb 1802 - 28 Dec 1865)

Mother:Elizabeth Marlow  
Supposed fatherJohn Ginns

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Robert son of Elizabeth Marlow Base Born

Maykins, Sarah (12 Jul 1778 - )

Mother:Ann Maykins   (Mother's father: John Maykins)  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Sarah, Base Born, a Daughter of Ann Maykins

Middlebrook, Ann (01 Apr 1671 - )

Mother:Ann Middlebrook  
Supposed fatherEdward Wyman

Source, baptism record from Parish Reg, reads:
the daughter of Ann Middlebrook and the supposed father Edward Wymon, base begotten

Monk, Maud Ann (08 Jan 1874 - )

Mother:Frances Wallis  
Supposed fatherJonathan Monk


Nursey, Benjamin White (28 Mar 1831 - 1909)

Mother:Lucy Nursey   (Mother's father: John Nursey)  
Supposed fatherBenjamin White


Page, Sarah (17 Feb 1803 - )

Mother:Catherine Page  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Sarah Daughter of Catharine Page .. Base born

Paine, John (06 Jun 1671 - )

Mother:Ann Paine  
Supposed fatherJohn Geery

Source, baptism record from Parish Reg, reads:
the sonne of Ann Paine baptized and the supposed father John Geery of Barford in the parish of Glendon, base born

Paine, Noah (14 Jan 1809 - )

Mother:Ruth Paine   (Mother's father: Benjamin Paine)  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Noah Daughter of Ruth Paine, Base born

Panter, Edward (25 Dec 1634 - 27 Oct 1728)

Mother:Alice Panter  


Reculist, Eliza (about 1844 - )

Mother:Sarah Reculist   (Mother's father: William Reckless)  
Supposed fatherGeorge Yeomans


Riddle, John (19 May 1802 - )

Mother:Elizabeth Riddle  


Riddle, William (26 Dec 1772 - )

Mother:Mary [not known]  
Supposed fatherWilliam Woolston


Robinson, Mary (27 Jan 1782 - )

Mother:Susanna Robinson   (Mother's father: Christopher Robinson)  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Mary, Baseborn Daughter of Susannah Robinson

Rudkin, Robert (20 Dec 1778 - 11 Jan 1779)

Mother:Ann Rudkin   (Mother's father: Gabriel Rudkin)  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Robert, Base Born a son of Ann Rudkin

Sayge, George (22 Sep 1611 - )

Mother: [not known]  
Father:Saunders Saye

Source, baptism record from Rec. Off. Trans., reads:
George s Saunders Sayge - by the report of that child's mother, base begotten

Smythe, Constance (22 May 1598 - )

Mother: [not known]  
Father:John Smythe

Source, baptism record from Rec. Off. Trans., reads:
Constance d John Smythe - a child base begotten at Arthingworth

Swinbank, Martha (28 Nov 1802 - )

Mother:Mary Swinbank  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Martha Daughter of Mary Swinbank .. Base Born

Taylor, Jonathan (29 Mar 1771 - )

Mother:Martha Taylor  

Source, baptism record from Bp Transcripts Desb, reads:
Jonathan the son of Martha Taylor Base Born

Tompson, Elizabeth Smith (12 Apr 1720 - )

Mother:Elizabeth Tompson  
Supposed fatherGeorge Smith


Wilkinson, Margery ( - 26 Nov 1581)

Mother:Amy [not known]  
Father:Richard Wilkingson


Wright, Elizabeth (10 Apr 1695 - )

Mother:Alice Wright  

Source, baptism record from Parish Reg, reads:
Eliz: Wright Bastard child of Alice Wright was born ye 10th April Baptized 20th

Yarner, Joan (15 Apr 1625 - )

Mother:Joan Yarner  

Source, baptism record from Rec. Off. Trans., reads:
Joan d Joan Yarner* - a bastard

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