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Offline barnard-crook

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Help with Parish Record
« on: Tuesday 30 November 10 23:50 GMT (UK) »
I have a Parish Record and the text is:
19 Jan 1768 William, base s. of Eliz. Rowley, bap.
Book: Burials, wedd. & Christenings, (Burial)
Collection: Shropshire, Shrewsbury - St Mary Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese.

My question is:  What does "base s." stand for please?

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Re: Help with Parish Record
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 30 November 10 23:53 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Base S. stands for Base son, in other words an illegitimate son.  That's why no father is shown on the record.

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Re: Help with Parish Record
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 December 10 03:39 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for that.  I had a feeling it may have been something like that, but hadn't heard that terminology before.
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