LRSM - Lincoln, Rutland and Stamford Mercury Full details from the newspaper are given below; I have no further information. LRSM 4 April 1856 Lincoln City Petty Sessions 29 March John WEST, butcher, was charged with being the father of the illegitimate child of Sarah RASEN, a girl 16 years of age, daughter of a woman of loose character. Mr. TOYNBEE appeared for the defendant. The girl admitted improper intimacy with another party 12 months before her connection with West, and also with the same party (a young fellow named NEESHAM, a butcher) after she became enceinte. Subsequently the girl admitted improper intimacy with Neesham in May last. Case dismissed. Rd. GELL, the carrier from Eagle to Lincoln, was also charged with being the father of the illegitimate child of Mary DUNN. The girl had lived in Lincoln: the defendant took a hare to her master's, made acquaintance with the complainant, visited her repeatedly, promised to marry her, told the housekeeper that his visits were honourable, and wrote the girl (who is an orphan) letters. He seduced her, and at last told her if she was not satisfied with 1s. 6d. weekly she would get nothing. He did not appear. The Magistrates ordered that he pay 2s. 6d. weekly. The housekeeper asked for her pay for attendance as a witness, and was paid 2s. 6d. which she immediately handed to the girl. In another affiliation case, Ann WENTWORTH against John ALLEN, foundryman of Newark, neither of the parties appeared. Market Rasen Petty Sessions 31 March Ann ROBERTS, of Binbrooke, singlewoman, obtained an order upon Wm. MARSHALL, of Claythorpe, groom, for the payment of 1s. 6d. per week towards the maintenance of her illegitimate child. LRSM 11 April 1856 Lincoln (Lindsey) Petty Sessions 4 April John INGLE, of Metheringham , was charged with being the father of the illegitimate child of Ann OSBORNE, of Nettleham. The parties had lived at Mr. GILBERT's, of Metheringham Lodge, and they went to and returned from Navenby statutes together. Mr. TOYNBEE appeared for the defence. The case was dismissed for want of corroborative proof. Wm. NETTLESHIP, a lad 16 years of age next August, was charged with being the father of the illegitimate child of Sarah BAKER, a girl 20 years of age. The parties lived together in the service of Mr. ELLIS, of Lea, and the child was born in January last. Case dismissed for lack of corroborative proof. Mr. TOYNBEE appeared for the defendant. Boston Petty Sessions 9 April An order was made upon George HORN, of Boston, rat-catcher, for payment of 2s. per week and costs towards the maintenance of an illegitimate child belonging to Mary LAWRENCE, singlewoman. Spittlegate Petty Sessions [not dated] Harriet HUTCHINSON applied for an order of affiliation upon John LOUTH, of Westboro': they had lived in the same service at Stroxton. Mr. WAGSTAFFE appeared for defendant. Order refused. Hannah PLUMMER, of Long Bennington, applied for an order in bastardy upon Hy. ARNOLD. Mr. MALIM, for defendant, consented to an order of 1s. 6d. per week. Anne Anne Cole, President, Lincolnshire Family History Society Duncalf(e)/Duncuff/Duncuft One-name Study GOONS member 513 http://www.one-name.org/profiles/duncalf.html Lincolnshire Post 1837 Marriage Index http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.org.uk