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From: "MaryH" <>
Subject: Re: [UK-W&H] Hants/Wilts border
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:49:35 -0000
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> Does anyone have any ideas about any poorhouses around the Winterbourne
Gunner, Wiltshire/ Broughton, Hampshire area (they are only a few miles
apart).
> I am looking for the baptism of George Edward Kelsey in early 1828. There
was a bastardy order dated April 1828, his mother Sarah Kelsey from
Wint.Gunn and father William Collins (labourer) from Broughton. Would be
grateful to know which parishes to look in.

Hi Liz,
In 1828 each parish tended to have its own poorhouse (if it was big enough).
An illegitimate child was normally baptised in its mothers home parish, so I
would look in the parish records for Winterbourne Gunner first. The parishes
immediately adjacent to W. Gunner are Idmiston, Winterbourne Dauntsey,
Winterbourne Earls, Winterslow and Durnford and Pitton Farley.

Also in 1813 a new parish church was opened in Porton which is the nest
village along from Winterbourne Gunner. If you don't find him in W Gunner's
records, I would check Porton next and then the others in the order listed
above. Then I would check the records for the father's home parish.

Good luck
Mary Hallett - West Sussex
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