ST. CUTHBERTS LYTHAM BASTARDY PAPERS

[sandgrown]

Anyone know the existence and whereabouts of bastardy papers for St. Cuthbert's Lytham. I am seeking two fathers, possibly the same.

1. Isabella Ormond baptised March 11th, 1863 (father not identified in the baptism register).
2. Ellen Whiteside baptised April 7th, 1867.

Thanks. Sandgrown

[mariapbf]

Hi

Have you tried Lancashire Record Office? looking at the National Archives site it would appear there are some bastardy records for Lytham there.

Best of luck

Maria

[Peter Goodey]

Those dates are too recent for bastardy procedures to be the responsibility of the parish.

There is a chance of finding copies of affiliation orders among the records of the appropriate Poor Law Union. Otherwise it is probably a case of searching petty session records, which may have been reported in the local press.

I would advise getting hold of the book My Ancestor was a Bastard which you can buy through Parish Chest. The book describes in detail procedures for tracking down records relating to illegitimacy.