Thank you Josephine. Another snippet to add. Am I right to assume that the two references being made a burgess refers to two separate men? Can one be made a burgess twice? I didnt think so. So perhaps this is father and son? Sandra -----Original Message----- From: Josephine Jeremiah Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 7:54 PM To: bristol_and_somerset@rootsweb.com Subject: [B&S] HAGLEY Fortunatus, Bristol Burgesses, 1733 and 1784 ( was John HADLEY and Fortunatus HAGLEY) On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:12:00 -0000, <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> wrote: > After many years of fruitless searching I have recently discovered that > my direct ancestor Betty HADLEY was the illegitimate daughter of > Elizabeth VAGG and John HADLEY, a limner of the City of Bristol. (a > limner appears to be an itinerant portrait painter). She was baptised > in Blandford Forum, Dorset in 1752. Fortunately there is a Bastardy > Bond in existence in which John HADLEY agrees to pay £50 a year for her > upkeep. The other bondsman is Fortunatus HAGLEY a merchant tailor of > Bristol. > I am looking for a baptism and burial records for either man, and > possible marriages. If anyone can help I should be very grateful. > Kind regards Hi Sandra, I've seen two people called Fortunatus HAGLEY in my Bristol resources. Fortunatus HAGLEY, Tailor, was made a Bristol Burgess on 22nd. February 1733 by vote of Council. Fortunatus HAGLEY, Merchant Tailor, was made a Bristol Burgess on 29th. April 1784. His qualification to be made a Bristol Burgess was through his marriage to Ann daughter of Thomas LEWIS, Whittawer. Source Bristol Burgess Books, Vols. 1 to 21 Index & Transcriptions 1557-1995 produced on CD by Bristol & Avon Family History Society. wwww.bafhs.org.uk Josephine -- Josephine Jeremiah www.ianandjo.dsl.pipex.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRISTOL_AND_SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message