Essex - bastardy bonds

[vouvray]

Can anyone help by telling me if there is an entry in the Essex bastardy bonds for Harriet Rowe having a son Raymond born in Stratford, Essex in April 1875?

Harriet probably had two middle names:- Sarah Ann

Many thanks

[Valda]

Hi

Bastardy bonds ceased in 1834

'After the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, responsibility for poor relief switched from the parish to the poor law unions. Thereafter, the guardians of the poor could apply to quarter sessions courts for maintenance from an alleged father. These applications were called affiliation applications and, if granted, an affiliation order was made. Details of affiliation orders can be found in the guardians’ minute books. Unmarried mothers often had to go into the union workhouse for the birth of their children.
In 1844, the Poor Law Amendment Act allowed women to apply to the petty sessions courts, rather than quarter sessions, for maintenance from the father. So it is the petty sessions books (where they survive) that will hold details of such affiliation applications and orders, after 1844. Affiliation orders are usually recorded in the general court minutes. However, copies of these orders were sent to the relevant guardians of the poor and there may be a record of them in their minute books.'

https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Illegitimacy_in_England


Regards

Valda

[vouvray]

Thanks Valda