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Winster Bastardy Cases 1718-1828

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00-00-1718 Easter LAMPSON? of Winster delivered a female child…..<the rest illegible>.

19-08-1719 Catherine RUDIORD single woman of Winster with child, father Henry NEWTON the younger of Elton. <The Winster parish records for this baptism shows the surname of HALLUM for Catherine>

20-01-1724 Ann STAFFORD spinster of Winster, father Nicholas HALL miner of Winster.

31-05-1725 Jane HALL of Winster widdow delivered a female bastard child and Thomas HAMPSON is the reputed father. Signed in presence of Mary LOMAS and …..?

Church Wardens and Overseers of the Poor - Richard WILLCOCK, William HAWLEY, Richard TOFT and John HAMPSON.

03-11-1729 Sarah BLACKWELL single woman of Winster delivered a child, father Jonathan HALL labourer of Winster.

04-11-1730 Annie SELLORS singlewoman of Winster is with child or children, said father George CARDER son of William?

12-04-1732 Ellen DEAN of Winster, said father of child Jonathan HALL.

09-03-1735 Mary MOORHOUSE is now pregnant, father Caleb WILCOCK roaper.

24-02-1736 Sarah BLACKWELL, said father Robert BAXTER/BUXTON. About the ? of November last the said Robert who was then servant of John BADERLEY in Winster had several times carnal knowledge of her body in a barn standing in a Croft near Winster called the Horse Croft belonging to the said John Baderley and at some of the said times did beget her with the said child. She is now pregnant and saith that the said Robert Baxter is the only and true ….. thereof she not ….. ….. had anything to do with any other man in a carnal way.

01-05-1736 Ellen SELLORS single woman of Winster, said father of child Arthur HEATHCOTE.

18-03-1739 Jane EYRE singlewoman against Stephen HARRIS blacksmith of Avonhead? in Staffordshire.

02-10-1739 Wife of George BULLOCK miner of Stanton. About the 22nd day of April 1733 she then being a singel woman her name then being Sarah SELLORS was delivered of a female bastard at Upper Haddon, child is still living.

20-04-1750 Susan DEANE with child, father James CAHILL.

23-04-1750 Sarah DEAN single woman of Winster now with child, father James CAHILL to pay 9d weekly for 7 years plus 25/- for the lying in.

12-04-1755 Henry BROCKLEHURST hath hired Sarah HALL an infant of the age of 7 years and upwards and shall pay and maintain her until she is 21.

21-05-1757 Ellen JOHNSON single woman lately delivered a male bastard child, James JOHNSON agrees to pay until child is 21.

06-01-1759 Mary SWINDALE single woman of Winser delivered a male bastard child, John ALLEN miner and Anthony ALLEN miner both of Winster agree to pay until he is 21.

06-09-1760 Elizabeth BENNETT late of Kniveton now of Winster single woman now with child. Mary LOMMAS and German HICKLING. Mrs Mary Lommas of Winster …… last will and testament of William LOMMAS late of Winster gentleman deceased and German HICKLING of Halton? in the parish of Marston? <I didn't quite understand this one, very hard to read>.

14-09-1763or65 Hannah GAMBLE single woman of Winster delivered a male bastard child, said father Robert SHAW.

07-10-1763or65 Hannah GAMBLE examination to her bastard child at Derby. Various expenses including Lying In expenses on the 15 Sep and filling up a warrant for Robert SHAW for 1/11d. She went to court for an illegal removal from Winster.

14-04-1768 Sarah TOMPSON of Winster is with child, John ALSOPP of Ashborne gentleman.

27-10-1768 Thomas BOOTH apothecary and James BOOTH sadler of Winster. Ann DAWSON single woman now residing at Winster now with child, said father James.

08-06-1770 Mary HOLBROOK? widow of Winster with child, father John GREGORY of Winster.

25-08-1770 Hannah BATEMAN single woman of Winster with child, father Robert HITCH sadler of Winster.

25-09-1770 Robert HITCH sadler of Winster and Anthony FOXLOW the Younger woolcomber of Winster. Hannah BATEMAN single woman of Winster now with child, Robert the reputed father.

01-12-1770 Elizabeth BENNET spinster of Masdin Grange in Staffordshire who hath lately been removed thither from Winster and is returned to Winster without a certificate is pregnant, Edward DAKIN and Henry FORD have requested she may continue at Winster.

28-01-1771 Henry ROPER woolcomber of Bonsal and George ROPER woolcomber of Cromford. Sarah KILLER single woman of Bonsal about 3 years ago delivered of a bastard child now living and Henry Roper is the father.

21-03-1775 Robert HITCH sadler of Winster and William LONGDIN husbandman of Great Close. Hannah BATEMAN spinster of Winster lately delivered a female bastard child, father Robert Hitch.

28-08-1775 Benjamin ANDREW miner of Winster and Robert HITCH sadler of Winster. Mary ASHTON single woman of Winster hath lately delivered a fem bastard child, father is Benjamin Andrew.