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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 3 Jan 2009 10:25

Sometimes the father might name the child in his Will, if he has been providing for the child.
We have a Will for a father with a different surname,which mentions...
My natural son Thomas DAVIS.

Gwyn

Susan

Susan Report 2 Jan 2009 23:15

Like the CSA then- however I would take the info with a pinch of salt- I think maybe the man named would be able to afford the payment- hmmm cynical me maybe.

Donna

Donna Report 2 Jan 2009 22:03

Oh Thanks I didn't know that. Very Interesting!!!!

Donna

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Jan 2009 21:57

Copied this from a website:-

What are Bastardy Bonds?

If an illegitimate child was born in a parish, he or she was liable to be a burden on money for the Poor. So the Overseers of the Poor tried to find out from the mother, before, during (especially), or after the birth who was the father. The father would then have to pay a weekly sums to the mother to support the child, rather than the Overseers funds being used. The Bastardy Bond was therefore an important document in providing evidence as to the parentage of the child.

Kath. x

Donna

Donna Report 2 Jan 2009 21:50

Sorry to sound thick ,but what are bastardy bonds? Do all illegitimate childrenhave them?

Thanks

Ryan

Ryan Report 1 Jan 2009 22:50

It can be very annoying, I have an ancestor born illegitimately in 1817, and there are no Bastardy Bonds, to prove who the father was, or to even show who the father was.

Never know who my great great great great great grandfather was.

You'll work it out somehow, if you know all the names, well the mother's married name. You should be able to get marriage cert, and might get some clues......... possibly.


Good Luck

Carol

Carol Report 1 Jan 2009 22:37

Hi all,

banging my head against a brick wall...
dad illegitimate....his mother married to someone else....dad changed his name back to his dad's name to get married......aaarrrggghhh!!!!!