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Bastardy Bonds and Inmates
Bastardy Bonds were paid for children conceived and delivered out of wedlock, often the mother was incarcerated for having a baby out of wedlock. This project may assist in matching parents with children.
Example of such an incarseration:
- Institution Bodmin, Bridewell
- Date Of Admission 27-Apr
- Year Of Admission 1826
- Register No 5007
- Forename Ann
- Surname AUNGER
- Occupation
- Abode South Petherwyn
- Committed By Sir Wm. D. Call Bart., Frs Grenville jnr. Esq
- Offence Sentence &c having a bastard child chargeable to South Petherwin 3Cm HL till 27 Jul
- Personal Details 5-0 high aged 26 hazel eyes fresh complexn brown hair
- When Discharged 27-Jul
- Remarks Behaviour very well
- Transcriber Notes
- Transcriber John Evans
Example of a Bastardy Bond:
- Record Type bond
- Parish Or Reg District Helston
- Bond Date 13-Oct
- Bond Year 1796
- Mother Forename Jane
- Mother Surname SEARLE
- Mother Other Helston | Singlewoman | pregnant with child
- Child Name
- Child Dob
- Child Yob
- Sex
- Father Forename William
- Father Surname PETERS
- Father Other Helston | Shoemaker
- Transcriber Don Curkeet
Often mothers would give the child the fathers last name as a middle name and they were encouraged to report who the father was.
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