--- On Wed, 9/12/09, Pete & Lin Lamberg <[email protected]> wrote: From: Pete & Lin Lamberg <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Black Country] Bastardy Orders To: "Pat Hayward" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 9 December, 2009, 19:14 Hi Pat, sorry no Allports, but I have to agree with you regarding Uttoxeter, I am sure the Allports were Boatmen, probably came up the Canal from Shropshire, like a lot of men did looking for work in the BC.  I live near Uttoxeter, there are no Canals there as far as I am aware.  I presume Allports Dingle was named after the family who lived there, as with Yards and Folds etc.  Will let you know if I come across a Wm Allport anywhere.  Linda. --- On Wed, 9/12/09, Pat Hayward <[email protected]> wrote: From: Pat Hayward <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Black Country] Bastardy Orders To: "Pete & Lin Lamberg" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, 9 December, 2009, 18:45 Hello Linda Were there any ALLPORT / ALPORT  listed? I have a William who is a mystery. Some recent researchers who do all their searches on the net think he was from Uttoxer but I think he came from Old Swinford or Kingswinford. Any help would be appreciated. Regards Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete & Lin Lamberg" Sent: Wednesday, December 09, 2009 9:27 AM Subject: Re: [Black Country] Bastardy Orders Hi Rita, here you are:- 1754 (38) Beard Samuel, soldier in the Royal Welsh Fusileers quartered at Exeter, born Old Swinford with wife Mary whom he Married in Ghent Flanders 1774, father of James born 1750 previously apprenticed to William Darby Blacksmith of Old Swinford for 4 yrs. 1733 (297) John Broadhurst is apprenticed to Wm Darby a Nayler Old Swinford. HTH from Linda.