<<snipped>> I've read that the support of the illegitimate child typically was administered through the mother's home parish. Ann (Lang) Saunders was from Plymstock. I'm quite certain that she was christened there, and they married there. Phillip was not from Plymstock. Now, if they were living in Brixton .... <<snipped>> As I understand it, the wife took on her husband's place of settlement when she married. Therefore, no matter what the circumstances of the child's birth, any required support should have come from the husband's place of settlement, not her birth parish. Further, if she had been obliged to move for support reasons, there should be something recorded as a Removal Order - though whether it survives, is a different matter. Adrian B