Hello All, In Maintenance of Bastards, there is a John BATES of Kingsclere labourer, father of a male 29 May 1789, this is son of Elizabeth WEBB daughter of John WEBB. ref 1792 Item No. 34. I looked at John LEWIS website and could not see any reference to the child belonging to a John BATES, so which John BATES is the father, do we know ? Kind regards Barbara Lewis Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants. UK [email protected] List Admin