I read the following from Barbara with interest: Bastardy Bonds Phoebe RABBITTS single woman gave birth to a male child (not named) William TAYLOR father servant and Thomas TAYLOR, labourer both of Kingsclere £40 1775 I know that William Taylor & Phoebe Rabbitts were married on the 9 April 1775 and their son, also William, was baptised on 22 April 1775. Presumably he was born out of wedlock and therefore was a Bastard. I surmise that William the father had to pay £40 to the parish for some reason, but I do not understand the significance of Thomas Taylor. Can anybody confirm that my thoughts are correct and explain the Bastardy Bonds. Thanks Jim
In layman's terms, Thomas was a second surety. In the event that the child became chargeable to the parish, there was a bond upon which the father and/or the second surety were liable to pay charges incurred for the care of the child. If you 'Google' the words Bastardy Bonds you will find several good sources with explanations. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wood" <[email protected]> To: "Kingsclere" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 6:25 PM Subject: [King] [king] Rabbitts & Taylor I read the following from Barbara with interest: Bastardy Bonds Phoebe RABBITTS single woman gave birth to a male child (not named) William TAYLOR father servant and Thomas TAYLOR, labourer both of Kingsclere £40 1775 I know that William Taylor & Phoebe Rabbitts were married on the 9 April 1775 and their son, also William, was baptised on 22 April 1775. Presumably he was born out of wedlock and therefore was a Bastard. I surmise that William the father had to pay £40 to the parish for some reason, but I do not understand the significance of Thomas Taylor. Can anybody confirm that my thoughts are correct and explain the Bastardy Bonds. Thanks Jim ---------------------------------------- >From Kingsclere.If you get unsubscribed and did not ask to >be unsubscribed, please contact List Admin. ---------------------------------------- Changing your Email address, unsubscribe with your old address and Subscribe to the List with your new email address. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message