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Wiltshire Bastardy Look-Up Request
« on: Yesterday at 11:42 »

Hi, does anyone have access to the Wilts FHS CD20 Bastardy records please?  I'm looking for anything relating to Sarah Edwards of Hannington having a child in 1788.

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Davison - London
South - London, Hampshire
Sharp(e) - Hertfordshire, Suffolk
Lee - Ireland, London
Edwards - Wiltshire, London
Bickers - London, Norfolk, Suffolk
Murray - London

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Re: Wiltshire Bastardy Look-Up Request
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 12:31 »
Wiltshire FHS has the following

Henry Edwards
born 10 June 1788
baptised 15 June 1788 in Highworth
Mother Sarah Edwards

Highworth is about 2 miles from Hannington.
Smith Tiplady Boulton Branthwaite King Miller Woolfall Bretherton Archer and many more

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Re: Wiltshire Bastardy Look-Up Request
« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 12:42 »


Thank you, they are my folks.  Is that all that the FHS cds show?  No mention of a hearing or a possible father or affiliation/maintenance order by any chance? 

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Davison - London
South - London, Hampshire
Sharp(e) - Hertfordshire, Suffolk
Lee - Ireland, London
Edwards - Wiltshire, London
Bickers - London, Norfolk, Suffolk
Murray - London

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Re: Wiltshire Bastardy Look-Up Request
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 13:30 »
FindMyPast does have another transcription entry, also from Wiltshire FHS, which does show "Notes - base born; poor" - Record Set = Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917.
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
He/she who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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Re: Wiltshire Bastardy Look-Up Request
« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 16:44 »
Hi BumbleB - and thanks for confirming the details. I appreciate the help. 

I have all those details but wandered if the Wilts FHS Bastardy CD was taken from poor law hearings or from baptisms, hence asking if anyone had that particular CD.  I'd be happy to pay for the set if it contained any poor law findings but it would be pointless if the collection repeated facts from the baptismal registers.

Thanks again  ;D 
Davison - London
South - London, Hampshire
Sharp(e) - Hertfordshire, Suffolk
Lee - Ireland, London
Edwards - Wiltshire, London
Bickers - London, Norfolk, Suffolk
Murray - London

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Re: Wiltshire Bastardy Look-Up Request
« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 17:07 »
You could always contact Wilts FHS and ask them the question!!
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
He/she who never made a mistake, never made anything.
Archbell - anywhere, any date
Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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Re: Wiltshire Bastardy Look-Up Request
« Reply #6 on: Yesterday at 19:12 »
Very true, why didn't I think of that!  :D
Davison - London
South - London, Hampshire
Sharp(e) - Hertfordshire, Suffolk
Lee - Ireland, London
Edwards - Wiltshire, London
Bickers - London, Norfolk, Suffolk
Murray - London
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