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Bastardy bonds
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Jane | Report | 20 Aug 2005 21:34 |
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Could anyone be kind enough to explain a bit more about the above which has just been mentioned on the board in connection with a pre 1837 birth? Do they form part of the relevent parish records? Where would they be stored? |
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The Ego | Report | 20 Aug 2005 21:40 |
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All I know is that they arent a legitimate source of information. ;-)) |
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Sam | Report | 20 Aug 2005 21:43 |
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Hi Jane I am copying this from info another member sent me recently: 'Every illegitimate child born would have been the subject of a Bastardy Order, except in very unusual circumstances - the mother was of a very rich family for instance, or the father really WAS 'unknown' (in which case the poor hapless mother would almost certainly have gone to prison - bastardy was a crime). All this energy was becasue the ratepayers of the parish were most anxious that the child would not become a financial burden on the Parish' The documents are usually held in the relevant County Records Office although quite often you will find a description of the document on www.A2A.org (although none of the ones I want!). Hope this helps Sam x |
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Sam | Report | 20 Aug 2005 22:36 |
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Sorry, it should be www.a2a.org.uk. I don't know about dates, the one I was after when I was given the above information was from c1775 but I think it carries on into the 1800's as well. Sam x |
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Jane | Report | 20 Aug 2005 22:57 |
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1) LOL 2 Alter Ego 2)Thanks for the other feedback. will check out. You are a great lot to reply so quickly |
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Jo Jo | Report | 21 Aug 2005 09:42 |
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If you Google Bastardy Bonds, you get lots of results in UK and America. Also www(.)englishvillageresearch(.)co(.)uk/html/sources.html remove () gives background information of when and why. JoJo |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 21 Aug 2005 21:03 |
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Don't forget to search also for Bastardy Orders and Affiliation Orders - Bastardy Bonds were often only for the rich (father). Although most BOs are now held by County Records Offices, some are still in the hands of the church authorities (but this will show up on A2A), but these tend to be the early ones, say 1600-1790, when Bastardy was a Church matter, rather than a civil matter. After about 1830 ( ish ish,) Bastardy Orders were demoted from Quarter Sessions to Petty Sessions and even Magistrates Courts. For some reason these later ones are more difficult to find. Good hunting Olde Crone |
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