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Title: Illegitimate child of Thomas Watson and Hannah Armitage
Post by: YorkshireBorn on Wednesday 25 November 20 20:08 GMT (UK)
My ancestor Thomas Watson was an innkeeper in Doncaster, Yorkshire. In 1769, he had married Ann Sutcliffe and they had several children before Thomas’ death in 1792.

I’ve just found a filiation order for Thomas Watson of the Black Swan Inn in Doncaster. It seems he had fathered a child with Hannah Armitage in or before 1785. The document comes from Godmanchester...

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/4f9e6ac5-9d6f-4f7e-81b6-6eb903231de0

How can I find out who this child was? And maybe find out more about Hannah if possible? I’m assuming she was employed by Thomas at some point and originated from Godmanchester.