I agree, Jim - I have this record already and think the same.
Actually it was my second best guess for the right James, after realising that Jacob's James had died at 5. Now I'm not so sure - there are several with the same name who would fit as the husband of Mary Tempest, all born within the right time span - and it seems most of them are in the extended tree!
Mary, the mother of the James who was illegitimate, had a sister Martha, who also had an illegitimate son, named Elijah. I think there may be other children too, and another sister, so that's where I am searching at the moment.
The 1700s aren't that easy, are they?!
Cliffelinks65
Hi there Cliffelinks
I do not have an online tree but can post an link to some info from a previous rootschat topic i posted (I think you may have seen these , but if not here is info)
The Elijah you mention is my grt x 4 grandfather , he was born illegitimate , his mother was Martha Butterfield born 1763 d/o Joseph and Mary , Martha had a sister Mary who is baptised the same day( Mary i believe also has illegitimate children) and I believe is also the subject of a removal order when she was age 4 " a poor child" (see link at bottom of post) . There was another sister too Eunice / Unice. I think there is also a brother John.
One strange thing is that at thier parents Joseph and Mary (Hey) marriage 1755 is that Joseph makes his mark with a circle O instead of the usual cross X
Elijah was born at a place called Pitchers Clough not far from Ponden Mill. Its all rather sad I'm afraid as Martha died in the workhouse (in a time of famine 1795-6). If you notice in the Keighley burials for the same time period there are quite a number of early / young deaths of "decay" . She had other illegitimate children, Michael and Martha . Baby Martha was baptised after mum Martha had died "abode workhouse" .
Elijah marries Ann Hoyle.
An interesting Butterfield is Henry , who was a physical force chartist and sent to prison for illegally drilling men in Bradford. I believe he is probably the Henry born about 1816 Bingley he marries Mally Judson), occupation Stuff weaver 1841 . . He is living at Hainworth Shay toward Bingley in 1851 . Near where many of his co-accused (sedition, drilling , riot ect) are and not far from the ringleader Isaac Ickeringill . There is a long list of them in court same time. His record is on ancestry criminal records in 1848 . He is a pauper in 1851.
Sorry if this post is all a bit cobbled together but do not have info at hand at moment . Just going by what I remember. Will post more info soon
Info from link below
"... believe Mary is the daughter of Joseph and Mary (nee Hey) Butterfield m 1755 . Mary was bpt Keighley 19th Oct 1763 (with sister Martha bapt the same date) Both born Ponden Mill near Stanbury (owned by a different local family and before the big mill was built there) .
There is a family connection with Addingham mill but thats later on .
Another thing is that sister Martha has illigitimate children (as does Mary and another sister Unice) .
Marthas illegitimate children are bapt at Keighley , at Haworth and a possible one is bapt as far away as Dewsbury . ( Martha dies just after childbirth with her baby bapt living /Oakworth/Keighley Workhouse . Martha dies of 'decay' age 31 and is buried Keighley d/o Joseph) .
Mary dies age 29 of "lung" d/o Joseph buried Keighley . So if its same Mary in above removal order im wondering why Addingham and West Layton .
There is a lot of ilegitimacy in this family and also im wondering if the siblings are moving around for work.."
also there is a later removal order
Held at Keighley library 1784
Removal order of Mary Butterfield from Haworth to Keighley
unfortunatly , this one dosnt give an age but it does fit with our Mary being pregnant and unmarried
(son
James bapt Haworth 15th feb 1785 b****rd )..
... . . . also held at Keighley archives .
"Bastardy bond of John Butterfield of Pitcher Clough , Keighley , shalloon weaver , and Mary Butterfield same , the mother of a female child . 28 Feb 1760".
All these 3 orders in my above posts are (i believe) about an extended family from a very remote sparsly populated part of the Keighley/Haworth Moor area near Ponden mill ..."
Topic with infi above about Mary removal order "a poor child" and bastardy orders
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=604211.0Another topic about Joseph and Marys (Hey) marriage The mark of is a circle
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=584780.0