Just cracked an illegitimacy... Now What?

[blamcca]

I had an illegitimacy for an ancestor born in 1812 and just presumed there would be no records to reveal the father any further than the daughter bearing the middle name 'Dunstan' on the baptism record. Her name was Elizabeth Dunstan Hicks born in Perranarworthal around 1812. Her mother Elizabeth Hicks was born in 1792 in Feock, Cornwall and she later married Thomas Pedler in 1821.

I have just found here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=021-p182&cid=2-1-4-23#2-1-4-23
The quarter session outline describing a bastardy case for a daughter of Elizabeth Hicks of Perranarworthal and Nicholas Dunstan, jnr. of Kea.

So now presuming that Nicholas' father is also Nicholas I have come up with 2 possibilities. These are brief outlines so may contain errors.

POSSIBILITY 1 - Nicholas Dunstan bap. 1793 in Kea, son of Nicholas. Went on to marry Ann Bennets in 1816 at Kea.
POSSIBILITY 2- Nicholas Dunstan bap. 1784 in Feock (Elizabeth Hicks was born here as well), son of Nicholas and Dorcas. He married Joanna Bryant in 1833 at Feock.

Personally I am thinking number 1, despite being younger than Elizabeth at 19. He was still probably capable of getting the job done 

Blake

[blamcca]

Further information on the case here:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=021-qs_4&cid=1-2-2#1-2-2

Blake

[osprey]

you could get a copy of the record from the Record Office in Truro, there may be something that helps you identify which one.

Document ref P182/16a/23 Quarter Sessions order, female bastard child of Elizabeth Hicks, singlewoman

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/media/3627629/Photocopy-Form-Oct2013.pdf

 

[MargP]

I had an illegitimacy for an ancestor born in 1812 and just presumed there would be no records to reveal the father any further than the daughter bearing the middle name 'Dunstan' on the baptism record. Her name was Elizabeth Dunstan Hicks born in Perranarworthal around 1812. Her mother Elizabeth Hicks was born in 1792 in Feock, Cornwall and she later married Thomas Pedler in 1821.

I have just found here: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=021-p182&cid=2-1-4-23#2-1-4-23
The quarter session outline describing a bastardy case for a daughter of Elizabeth Hicks of Perranarworthal and Nicholas Dunstan, jnr. of Kea.

So now presuming that Nicholas' father is also Nicholas I have come up with 2 possibilities. These are brief outlines so may contain errors.

POSSIBILITY 1 - Nicholas Dunstan bap. 1793 in Kea, son of Nicholas. Went on to marry Ann Bennets in 1816 at Kea.
POSSIBILITY 2- Nicholas Dunstan bap. 1784 in Feock (Elizabeth Hicks was born here as well), son of Nicholas and Dorcas. He married Joanna Bryant in 1833 at Feock.

Personally I am thinking number 1, despite being younger than Elizabeth at 19. He was still probably capable of getting the job done 

Blake

Hi, The NA record does say he was of Kea

[Redroger]

From experience with illegitimacy in my own tree, and should we say irregular marriages in my tree at the same historic period I think it is likely that the younger man is responsible

[osprey]

  My apologies, just noticed that quarter session record books cannot be copied as they are bound into books.

He is noted as Labourer on the order. Does that help to identify him?

[Galium]

I think you can get  digital images of documents which can't be photocopied.  More expensive (the Archives website doesn't appear to give details of cost), but there's no harm in asking them for a quote.

[blamcca]

From what I've gathered here, I am going to make the decision that number 1 is the candidate we want.

The other guy seems to stay in Feock and our guy stays in Kea...

Although that quarter session book entry could be interesting... would there usually be more information available?

Thanks,
Blake

[Redroger]

I think you can get  digital images of documents which can't be photocopied.  More expensive (the Archives website doesn't appear to give details of cost), but there's no harm in asking them for a quote.

Worrying! Remember the saying; if you have to ask the price you can't afford it!