My gg-grandmother, Hannah Mortimer Jennings was born in Scarborough in 1841, the illegitimate daughter of Mary Jennings. Hannah was baptised in Scarborough, no father named. I do not have her birth certificate.
Mary and Hannah (age 3 months) appear on the 1841 census.
As far as I can see there is only one male with the surname Mortimer in Scarborough on the 1841 census, William Mortimer age 25, a servant.
Hmmm, I thought! How can I tell if he is my man?!
It is quite possible that Mary was a servant before Hannah was born, one of her sisters was the servant of a doctor for a number of years. Mary died before the 1851 census.
I have tried googling Bastardy bonds, but have never looked for this sort of thing before so any ideas on what I can do next would be appreciated.
Mary and Hannah (age 3 months) appear on the 1841 census.
As far as I can see there is only one male with the surname Mortimer in Scarborough on the 1841 census, William Mortimer age 25, a servant.
Hmmm, I thought! How can I tell if he is my man?!
It is quite possible that Mary was a servant before Hannah was born, one of her sisters was the servant of a doctor for a number of years. Mary died before the 1851 census.
I have tried googling Bastardy bonds, but have never looked for this sort of thing before so any ideas on what I can do next would be appreciated.
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