Catalogue description North Devon Record Office: Ledger of parish bastards

Gives names of the putative father & mother; also how much was paid in maintenance & for what period

1 Thomas Zeal (died 1819) - mother: Sarah Bowden 1817-1819

2 John Skinner (died 1823) - mother: Ann Crocker 1817-1823

3 John Hunt - mother: Mary Chapple 1818-1826

4 Abraham Horsell of Taunton - mother: Mary Thorne 1817-1819

5 John Yewett - mother: Elizabeth Lewis (child taken away) 1817-1822

6 Peter Scamp of Landkey - mother: Sue Priscott 1818-1819

7 William Prier - mother: Elizabeth Scoynes (child died in 1820) 1818-1820

8 William Reed - mother: Sue Holland 1818-1822

9 Henry Maker of Tavistock - mother: Elizabeth Niner 1818-1819

10 Robert Luxton - mother: Agnes Blackmore (child died in 1825) 1818-1825

11 John Scott of Witheridge - mother: Mary Lake 1818-1823

12 John Cutcliffe - mother: Sarah Elliott (child died 1823) 1818-1823

13 Arthur Barns of Ilsington - mother: Mary Batter 1818-1822

14 John Hill of Rose Ash - mother: Catherine Ashton 1818-1822

15 William Kingdon of Witheridge - mother: Ann Williams 1818-1825

16 Henry Searles - mother: Mary Hawkes 1818-1820

17 William Nutt - mother: Elizabeth Quantick 1818-1823

18 John Vauter of London - mother: Mary Warren 1818

19 William Osborn of Greenwich - mother: Elizabeth Gillard 1818-1820

20 William Quick - mother: Sue Priscott (child apprenticed in 1822) 1818-1820

21 Robert Gill - mother: Sarah Mills (child apprenticed 1824) 1818-1824

22 Anthony Hill - mother: Elizabeth Ford 1819-1823

23 William Brutton (died 1827/8) - mother: Sarah Hobbs 1819-1827

24 G Sheperd - mother: Ann Williams (child born 8/3/1820) 1822-1831

25 G Sheperd - mother: Hannah Marsh 1822-1831

26 J Scains of Exeter - mother: Elizabeth Bradford 1822-1832

27 J Harris of Atherington - mother: S Mills (boy apprenticed in 1828) 1822-1828

28 William How - mother: Mary Western 1822-1829

29 W Thorne - mother: Mary Rooks (child 9 years old in 1829) 1822-1829

30 William Hitchcock - mother: ---- Fisher 1822

31 Christopher Mathews - mother: Betty Barrish (discharged by magistrates 1823) 1822-1823

32 William Bowden - mother: Susan Mallet (bound to apprentice to George Cock, butcher) 1822-1831

33 Henery Buriadge of Great Torrington - mother: Betty Priscott (child born 10/12/1822) 1823-1832

34 Richard Gratten - mother: Faith Slee (child born 16/11/1822) (Boy bound to John Brown, draper) 1822-1831

35 Mr Street (died 1826) - mother: Ann Pool 1822-1826

36 Thomas Flatcher of Colebrook - mother: Betty Courtnay (child born 11/10/1824 - apprenticed 1834) 1824-1834

37 John Clarke of Chittlehampton - mother: Mary Baker (child died 1829) 1824-1829

38 John Nott of Kingsnympton - mother: Mary Allen (child born 17/4/1825) 1826-1832

39 John Blackmore of Chittlehampton - mother: Jane Brayley 1825-1834

40 William Palmore of Molland - mother: Grace Beer 1826-1828

41 William Mairr of Romansleigh - mother: Susanna Boundy 1826-1833

42 W Byne - mother: Mary Coysh 1828-1834

43 William Trawin - mother: Susan Kingdon (W Trawin paid £10 in 1828 to discharge his responsibility) 1825-1828

44 Samuel Cocks - mother: Betty Scoins (child born 20/3/1826) 1826-1830

45 Edmund Tepper - mother: Ann Jones 1825-1830

46 William Sloaley of Newton Bushell - mother: Ann Nott (child died c.1828) 1826-1828

47 William Hunt of Kingsnynpton - mother: Ann Govier 1828-1836

48 John Tucker - mother: Mary Elworthy 1828-1830

49 William Chapple - mother: Elizabeth Edworthy 1828

50 William Parramore - mother: Rachael Alford 1829-1830

51 James Lake - mother: Mary Bulled 1829-1833

52 William Thorne of Meeth - mother: Susan Rice 1829-1835

53 John Bater - mother: Ann Palmer 1830-1836

54 George Milton - mother: Mary Westacott (payment stopped as M Westacott married) 1830-1835

55 John Heale of Minehead, Somerset - mother: Sarah Bowden (child born 4/2/1831) 1832-1835

56 James Bowden - mother: Grace Isaac (child born 24/12/1831) 1832-1834

57 Henry Whitfield of Chittlehampton - mother: Susan Bawden 1832

58 Thomas Footman - mother: Susan Bowden (child born dead ?) 1832

59 No payments made

60 Henry Tapp - mother: Mary Boucher (child born 10/7/1833) 1835

61 No payments made

62 No payments made

63 No payments made

64 William Taylor of Tiverton - mother: Elizabeth Smale (child born 9/8/1834) 1835

65 Frederick Hearn of Exeter - mother: Elizabeth Parker (child born 2/6/1834) n.d