Perhap being a bit naive but on my 5 x great grandfathers Will, made in 1811, he splits his estate up equally between his children. However he also gives equal shares to the two sons of his 'house keeper' Hannah Burgess, namely William and Peter Burgess.
5x g grandad, John Mears, was married in 1768 and widowed in 1780. Hannah Burgesses childrens baptisms are on the IGI. Significantly perhaps they were all born after John was widowed, and have no fathers name on the record, which seems to strongly suggest they were illegitmate:
WILLIAM BURGESS - 10 AUG 1785 Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
WILLIAM BURGESS - 21 SEP 1790 Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
PETER BURGESS - 14 MAR 1792 Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
Do you think given this and the will that there is enough evidence to add Peter and William to my tree as 4xgreat grandads half brothers?
5x g grandad, John Mears, was married in 1768 and widowed in 1780. Hannah Burgesses childrens baptisms are on the IGI. Significantly perhaps they were all born after John was widowed, and have no fathers name on the record, which seems to strongly suggest they were illegitmate:
WILLIAM BURGESS - 10 AUG 1785 Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
WILLIAM BURGESS - 21 SEP 1790 Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
PETER BURGESS - 14 MAR 1792 Bishops Waltham, Hampshire, England
Do you think given this and the will that there is enough evidence to add Peter and William to my tree as 4xgreat grandads half brothers?
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