Hi Margaret ! Yes ! - it means that she was a "single mum" who had given birth to an illegitimate child ! - I suppose it was just a shade better than calling them "a bastard" - but you may even find that in some registers ! Nowadays I think you would find an even higher percentage of them in the registers ! Best Wishes, Roger. -------------------- On 8 Feb 2007, at 22:34, Margaret Dellar wrote: > Please could somebody tell me what a baseborn child is, > I notice there are several in the Bassingbourn parish > registers. > > Thank you > Margaret > Norton 2007 scans all mail. >