John BALDWIN, baptised Nov 1796 - base child (General)

by geniejan, Wednesday, November 05, 2008, 19:51 (5873 days ago)

I descend from John BALDWIN, baptised 1796 in Ruardean, Gloucestershire. In the baptismal record John is listed as the base child of Mary BALDWIN. John married an Ebbw Vale woman, Elenor JONES, probably before 1826 and in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census records is living in Bedwellty Parish, Monmouth. He lived for over 15 years in the village of Victoria and died in that village in 1866. John's occupation is listed as a collier in census records. I have not yet been able to locate a marriage record for John and Elenor. I am wondering if any one is familiar with researching illegitimate children born before 1800 and could suggest what would be the best record source to try and find out more about the mother, Mary BALDWIN, and the probable father for John BALDWIN? I also would love to find out who Mary BALDWIN's parents are and what happened to Mary BALDWIN!

Thank you,
Jan, in Oregon (the west coast of the USA)