Hi Liz Yes it is time consuming but over the years it has proved invaluable to my research. I would suggest you start with the earliest record and slowly put them into family groups The illegitimate births I would make a separate record to one side. The time frames should also help you sort out which Ann has which child - taking into account their age and knowing the time frames in which they would be able to have children. Also do not forget to add any deaths/burials you find. Just a small point - the Ann in question may be the widow of one of the Evans men.......... Good luck Marie -----Original Message----- From: Liz Loveland Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014 10:01 AM To: devon@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DEV] Tracing mother of an 'illegitimate' child Hi Marie, Thanks for answering with your suggestion. I have gotten partway there over the past couple of years but the same given names repeat so much, with so many 'illegitimate' births to Evans women and so few surviving bastardy bonds, that I have been finding it hard to sort out who's who from record to record. I had hoped someone might have a suggestion for a type of record that I hadn't considered, but it sounds like you and Paul agree that the reconstruction of the Evans family in Hartland is my best chance at sorting everyone out. So I will keep on going with it. Thanks again for your idea! Liz Loveland Massachusetts, USA ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon ( http://genuki.cs.ncl.ac.uk/DEV/ ) and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/DEVON/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEVON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message