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Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records

Bastardy bonds were document that named the father of a child whose parents were not married, and stipulated payments, either to the mother or to the parish, to be made for its upkeep.

Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Bath Ancestor Search
Link:http://bathancestors.org.uk/fhSearch.php
Description:Bath Ancestor Search
Extra Info:Search for your Bath ancestors. Includes Board of Guardian books, quarter sessions and more.
Classification:Hearth / Window Tax, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Cornwall Online Parish Clerk
Link:https://www.opc-cornwall.org/
Description:Cornwall Online Parish Clerk
Extra Info:For apprentice indentures click search then scroll down to additional searches.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:Earls Colne Village Records, Essex
Link:https://wwwe.lib.cam.ac.uk/earls_colne/
Description:Earls Colne Village Records from 1375
Extra Info:Click on Contents for a full list of transcriptions.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records
Title:Genealogy and Family History in Scotland - Scottish genealogy records
Link:https://www.oldscottish.com/
Description:Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History
Classification:Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Poor Rate
Title:Gloucestershire Genealogical Database Search
Link:http://ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk/genealogy/Search...
Description:Gloucestershire County Council Genealogical Database Search
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Post Office / Telephone Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, Register & Rent Rolls, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Religious Lists / Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Kent Online Parish Clerk
Link:http://kent-opc.org/
Description:Kent Online Parish Clerk
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Tithe Records, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:Luppitt - Parish, Church and its People
Link:https://www.luppitt.net/
Description:Luppitt - Parish, Church and its People, Devon
Extra Info:Click on resources.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Other Taxes - such as Horse Tax, Tithe Records, Valuation Books, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Religious Lists / Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records
Title:Northumberland Communities
Link:https://communities.northumberland.gov.uk/
Description:Northumberland Communities
Extra Info:Lots of old manuscripts and documents. Search facility is very useful.
Classification:Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Religious Lists / Records
Title:One Place Study of Puttenham and Wanborough
Link:https://anglersrest.net/genealogical-research/putt...
Description:One Place Study of Puttenham and Wanborough
Extra Info:Includes poor law settlement papers, bastardy bonds and much more.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records
Title:Parish Registers and Censuses of South Somerset
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sarahhawkins/geneal...
Description:Parish Registers of South Somerset
Extra Info:Many newspaper extracts, trade directories and more for this area of Somerset.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Newspapers, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records
Title:Parish Registers of Springthorpe and Other Village Information
Link:http://www.springthorpe-village.org.uk/
Description:Springthorpe Village
Extra Info:Click on history for a list of Springthorpe rectors.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Diseases / Causes of Death, Other Records
Title:Pickard's Pink Pages for Warwickshire
Link:http://www.hunimex.com/warwick/
Description:Pickard's Pink Pages of Warwickshire Genealogy
Extra Info:Look under 'misc' for a variety of Warwickshire data.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Quorn Village Online Museum
Link:http://www.quornmuseum.com/
Description:Quorn Village Online Museum
Extra Info:Many articles and photographs relating to the village.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records
Title:Randwick Village History
Link:https://web.archive.org/web/20190202234901/http://...
Description:Randwick Village History
Extra Info:An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. Scroll down the main page. Sources for studying the history of the village.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Ridgeway Village Site
Link:http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ridgeway/genealogy/...
Description:Ridgeway Village Site
Extra Info:Includes Eckington Bastardy records.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Tithe Records, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Photographs / Pictures, Journals / Diaries
Title:South Petherton Information
Link:https://www.southpethertoninformation.org.uk/
Description:South Petherton Information
Extra Info:Click on people for more information.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Journals / Diaries
Title:TIVEY Family Genealogy Project
Link:http://www.tiveyfamilytree.com/
Description:TIVEY Family Genealogy Project
Extra Info:Includes a diary of Joseph Tivey and his journey to Australia in 1848.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Religious Lists / Records, Other Records
Title:Uttlesford Local History
Link:http://www.recordinguttlesfordhistory.org.uk/
Description:Uttlesford Local History
Extra Info:Click on history for a list of subjects.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Warwickshire County Data from Ancestry
Link:Warwickshire County Data from Ancestry
Description:Warwickshire County Data Collection from Ancestry
Extra Info:Includes various town histories, directories and more.
Classification:Tithe Records, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:West Grimstead History and Genealogy
Link:http://www.westgrimsteadfamilyhistory.co.uk/
Description:West Grimstead History and Genealogy
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Newspapers, Tithe Records, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Other Records
Title:Woodchurch Local and Family History
Link:https://www.woodchurchancestry.org.uk/
Description:Woodchurch Local and Family History
Extra Info:Includes a vaccination register, bastardy orders, removal orders, absent voters and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:Yesterday's Journey
Link:http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/
Description:Yesterday's Journey
Extra Info:Mainly Derbyshire. Documents such as settlement papers, coroners records, apprentice records, school lists and more.

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