Hello Listers, We hope this is covered by one of the three sites chosen - CUMBRIA RESEARCH IS CALLED FOR HERE WE THINK ? We purchased some hours of research from Cumbria Record Office some time ago. We provided precise details of who and what we were looking for. Needless to say we did not get answers to the many questions we had posed. The research officer just gave us some IGI listings which we already had. We are reluctant to fund further research from that source. So we have come to the knowledgeable experts in the hope that someone will be able to guide us. It has been suggested that we look into bastardy bonds to see if the father of the following can be found. You will notice that one son is named ATKINSON and this may possibly be an indication as to the father. These names and details were abstracted from a family bible we have been assured. They may,or may not, be correct ! 1 - Mary Ullock born 16 Nov 1787 Cartmel Grange Parish baptised 18 Dec 1787 at Cartmel Grange Parish illegitimate daughter of Sarah Ullock of Grange. 2 - James Ullock born 26 Feb 1793 baptised 24 March 1793 illegitimate son of Sarah Ullock of Grange a Pauper. 3 - Atkinson Ullock born 19 March 1797 baptised 23 April 1797 illegitimate son of Sarah Ullock of Grange a Pauper. 4 - Matthew Ullock born 21 Oct 1801 baptised 16 Nov 1801 illegitimate son of Sarah Ullock of Grange a Pauper. 5 - Robert Ullock/Hullock/Hewlock/Hulock born baptised 1 Sept 1805 illegitimate son of Sarah Ullock of Flookburgh Chapelry. Could a kind person point us in the correct direction for records of this type please. This is a precise copy of the researchers findings:- Quote "I have found the following entries in the Cartmel registers: Cartmel Parish Registers Baptisms 24 March 1793, James illegitimate daughter of Sarah Ullock, grange, pauper. Born 26 Feb 23 April 1797, Atkinson illegitimate son of Sarah Ullock, Grange. Born 19 March 16 Nov 1801, Matt son of Sarah Ullock, Grange. Born 21 Oct 1 Sept 1805, Robert illegitimate son of Sarah Ullock Flookburgh Chapelry. No date of birth Burials 24 Oct 1802 died 22 Oct 1802, Matthew son of Sarah Ullock, Cark I could find no mention of Mary Ullock born in 1787. Baptism of Sarah Ullock c 1765. I checked the following parish registers but found no mention of a Sarah Ullock: Broughton-in-Furness, Cartmel, Colton, Torver, Kirkby Ireleth, Urswick, Ulverston, Pennington, Woodland, Thwaites, Ulpha, Dalton-in-Furness, Millom, Seathwaite, Hawkshead and Aldingham. We do not have the Whitehaven registers here but according to the IGI there was a baptism of a Sarah Ullock daughter of Serjeant Ullock (or Sargent) baptised at Holy Trinity, Whitehaven. There is also a marriage entry for a Sarjent/Sergent Ullock on 25 Oct 1755. James Ullock born 1801 We do not have any Roman Catholic Records for Ulverston before 1812 and the ones we have are a transcript. James was not baptised at St Mary’s Ulverston. Catholic records for Ulverston are held by Lancashire Record Office". End of Quote Many thanks Bronwen and David