Base Child of Mary HARRIS 1775 (General)

by lupine, Tuesday, April 14, 2009, 11:30 (5775 days ago) @ lupine

Hi,

My g-g-g-g-grandad Esau Harris was born in Awre 1775.

Can anyone clear up the memoranda notes? Number one says "son of" and number two "base child"

Am I right in thinking base child means illegitimate? If so, this confuses me as I have had paternal DNA testing done and I have a almost perfect match with another Harris and who can trace his paternal line back to the 1500's.

Finally, can anyone give me advice on where to go from here? I'm struggling to find any further information on Mary but mainly, is there anything I can do to find out who the father of Esau was or is this a virtually impossible task with him not being on the baptism record?

Thanks.

Year: 1775
Month: Jun
Day: 26
Parents_Surname: HARIS
Child_Forenames: Esau
Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
Mothers_Forenames: Mary
Mothers_Surname:
Residence:
Occupation:
Officiating_Minister:
Event: Baptism
Memoranda: [1]Son of [2](Base Child)
Notes: Blakeney Chapel
Register_Reference: P30 1 IN 1 Part 2
Page_Number: 445
Parish_Chapel: Awre
Soundex: H620