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Subject: Re: Eastley
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:11:58 +0100
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What a fascinating story!

PROWSE is a very likely candidate to be the name of the father
of the two illegitimate children? Unless it turns out to be
Elizabeth's maiden name or another surname from the family you
already know about. There's a will of a William Prowse - died
1843 - in the Devon Record Office:

FILE [no title] - ref. 1078/IRW/P/1270 - date: 1843
[from Scope and Content] William Prowse of Diptford, Devon

- highly unlikely to be relevant but - if you don't mind wasting
3 pounds 50 on a very long shot - it might be worth having a
look to see if he might be the father and acknowledged it in
some way in the will. (Having said that I recently took a look
at the will of someone we know to be the father of an
illegitimate child that was acknowledged and financially
supported by his family - but she isn't mentioned in his will.)

Also in the A2A archives are the following apprenticeship orders
for Diptford:

Diptford Parish
Catalogue Ref. 3095 A-2
Creator(s):
Church of England, Diptford Parish, Devon
OVERSEERS
Apprenticeship indentures
FILE - Apprenticeship indentures - ref. 3095 A-2/PO 8 - date:
1750-1793
item: Grace Eastley apprenticed to Stephen Boon, yeoman - ref.
3095 A-2/PO 8/69 - date: 1787
item: Mary Eastley apprenticed to Roger Lavers - ref. 3095 A-
2/PO 8/86 - date: 1791
item: Jane Eastley apprenticed to David Manning junior, yeoman -
ref. 3095 A-2/PO 8/91 - date: 1792

These could be likely candidates for sisters of William? Or
aunts? Poor children were often apprenticed out at a very young
age - 7 or so.

There's also a Robert Eastley mentioned in the Modbury archives
but the wife's name is different:

OVERSEERS OF THE POOR
Removal Orders from Modbury
FILE - Judith, the wife of Robert Eastley (a private in the
first battalion of the 5th Regiment of Foot) and Elizabeth their
daughter aged 6 mths to Ermington - ref. 269A/PO 204 - date:
1789

It's worth keeping an eye on the A2A results because they add
stuff every month or so. Currently there is nothing yet for
North Huish but it will be coming some time.

Not a lot of help but . . .

Best wishes, Sandra

Home Page: http://www.windeatt.f2s.com

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