Can anyone tell me if illegtimate children were normally recorded in bastardy records? Or do these records only exist if the mother was making a claim on the father?
I am interested in further research on the following:
Mother: Susanah Holder born abt 1842 Randwick, Gloucestershire
Her illegtimate children:
Francis Orlando Holder born 9 June 1867 Randwick, Gloucestershire (Stroud 6a 304)
Elizabeth Holder, born 1871c Randwick, Gloucestershire
Frank & Elizabeth do not live with their mother in any of the census, they are found living with Grandparents or Aunties. In 1873 their mother Susanah becomes the 3rd wife of Charles Leech (Leach)
Kathy
Bastardy Records
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Kathy
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Bastardy Records
McNeil, McNeill, Craig, Orr, Mitchell, McArthur, McMillan, McGregor, Gray, Dixon, Graham, RFW, Port Glasgow, Greenock & Paisley.
Thornton, Lynch, Flood, Sexton, County Cavan Ireland.
Appleby, Cardiff, Wales,Cooke, Holder, Gloucestershire, England
Thornton, Lynch, Flood, Sexton, County Cavan Ireland.
Appleby, Cardiff, Wales,Cooke, Holder, Gloucestershire, England
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Currie
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Hello Kathy,
I don’t really know much about this but the records you mention appear to be related to the Poor Law.
Search for the term “"bastard child after the passing" including the quotes, in Google books http://www.google.com.au/books?hl=en and select “Limited preview and full view” rather than “Full view” and you’ll see a number of books containing the relevant parts of the Poor Law amendments of c1845. See pages 788-793 of “A Collection of the Public General Statutes …”
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=WlA ... #PPA788,M1
It seems to be saying that the mother may make application for a summons to be issued against the alleged father. It probably wouldn’t be relevant where private arrangements had been made for maintenance unless they had broken down. The idea behind the legislation seems to be to prevent a bastard child becoming a charge on a Parish or Union rather than any thought of keeping a Register of Bastards regardless of how useful that may have been to some as a source of potential politicians.
Pages 610-614 of “The Churchman’s Monthly Review” has some interesting comments on the legislation http://books.google.com.au/books?id=j_I ... #PPA611,M1
I hope that’s what you had in mind.
Alan
I don’t really know much about this but the records you mention appear to be related to the Poor Law.
Search for the term “"bastard child after the passing" including the quotes, in Google books http://www.google.com.au/books?hl=en and select “Limited preview and full view” rather than “Full view” and you’ll see a number of books containing the relevant parts of the Poor Law amendments of c1845. See pages 788-793 of “A Collection of the Public General Statutes …”
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=WlA ... #PPA788,M1
It seems to be saying that the mother may make application for a summons to be issued against the alleged father. It probably wouldn’t be relevant where private arrangements had been made for maintenance unless they had broken down. The idea behind the legislation seems to be to prevent a bastard child becoming a charge on a Parish or Union rather than any thought of keeping a Register of Bastards regardless of how useful that may have been to some as a source of potential politicians.
Pages 610-614 of “The Churchman’s Monthly Review” has some interesting comments on the legislation http://books.google.com.au/books?id=j_I ... #PPA611,M1
I hope that’s what you had in mind.
Alan