Isn't it a bit unlikely that a person who was itinerant, often called a traveller in those days, would have been in receipt of parish funds in a particular village? In any case, I think it's much more likely a traveller who fell pregnant would be chased out of the parish. Much quicker and easier than engaging in a bastardy hearing. MAR in France. > Message du 22/04/10 06:15 > De : "WABoland" > A : [email protected], > Copie à : > Objet : Re: [WAR] Bastardy orders/rolls for Wichford > > > Hello Ken > > I have transcribed some Illegitmacy Orders for Warwickshire and they are on Pickards Pink Pages > www.hunimex.com/warwick/illegits.html > They have been online for several years. but I stress that I only managed to cover 2 films out of the 3 available . Fillongley is included but not the surname FOX. > > (may be on the film I could not access ) > > Illegitimacy orders were issued against reputed fathers by some parish officials because not all parishes could afford to maintain bastards and unwed mothers so would try to recoup some payment from the reputed father. Not all official were so dilligent either so many illegitimate children are not listed. > > Bastardy Orders, Settlements and removal orders are useful documents to search and those surviving at WRO have been transcribed by Barbara Robinson > . A CD is available to purchase > http://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/fhs_cov.html > . > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/poorbastard.html > > Gives a very good outline of the type of document to look for but many have not survived. > Very few have been indexed. > You have to be very fortunate to find the document > > Sometimes the reputed father is listed in the parish registers, overseers accounts or Churchwardens accounts. > try http://www.pricegen.com/resources/illegitimacy.htm > for more details. > > Some illegitimacy orders were not enforced because the child died as an infant or was stillborn. > > Do a google search and you will find lots more information.. > > Wendy Boland > FreeREG Coord for Warwickshire > > > > Hi List, > I was not aware of Bastardy roll / orders. Were they organised on a > parish basis? My convict ancestor Charlotte Fox (Born about 1805) was > transported from the Warwick Azzises in 1825 (Midas) she is listed as > having 1 child who did not accompany her. She was from Finnoghal in > North Warwick. I know prior to her arrest for highway robbery she had > been itinerant ... So I have no idea were a child may have been listed > unless the child grew up with grandparents. How do you search Bastardy > rolls? > Lynne thanks for drawing this to my attention to this.. If people have > access to the rolls for Finnoghal I would appreciate their assistance. > > Ken > > List archives are at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/WARWICK > ------------------------------- > 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 > >