It seems like this has been covered before, but my B-G search doesn't find it.

Looking on FreeREG at baptisms, several have the Note: Natural son or Natural daughter. For example: Elizabeth, Female, Mother: Mary Able, Note: Natural daughter. In fact, for this mother, Mary Able, 2 are like the above & the 3rd says "Fathers occupation: spinster"

Also a burial shows James son of Martha Jordan , infant, Note: natural son. Another burial shows, William son of Matilda Jordan, infant, Note: Natural son: widow.

It sounds to me like it is a term used for illegitimacy, however the same church also wrote on a baptism: Note: Base Born child. Do these all mean the same thing ? In every case, no fathers name is on the register record.

Thanks