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William BASTARD
Abt 1715 -
Has 10 ancestors and 278 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William BASTARD Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1715 Stokenham, Devon, England 
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Baptised 12 Jul 1715 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England [1] Gender Male Died - Possibly before 1768 - looks like his widow may have remarried in 1762 or 1768 (see notes on her page)
Siblings2 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
John BASTARD, b. Est 1535, d. Yes, date unknown (3 x Great Grandfather)
Mary ROBERTS, b. Est 1685, d. Stokenham, Devon, England (Mother) Notes - A Benedict Bastard of Stokenham made his mark ("B") on the oath in 1723 (at Kingsbridge) - possibly a relation of William.
- (Research):A William b c 1712 and Elizabeth b c 1715 are buried at Slapton (I have a pic of their gravestone). Looks like stone was erected after the death of Wm (1785) rather than Eliz (Feb 1755) - and this latter date precludes this Eliz from being the mother of the younger children shown here - incl my ancestor Susanna.
(They were of Alston - in the East Allington direction from Slapton village)
If this was my Wm's first marriage he would have had to have remarried quickly for another child of his, presumably born to a 2nd wife rather than a late baptism of a child of his 1st wife, to be baptised in Mar 1756. The DFHS index would be expected to show a marr in 1755 or 6 but no marr of a Wm to an Eliz at this time is found.
There were quite a number of Bastard families in the area, and Wm and Eliz were such common names that 2 similarly named couples in neighbouring parishes is not that much of a co-incidence.
Person ID I81 All | Teresa's direct ancestors Last Modified 15 Oct 2023
Father John BASTARD, b. Abt 1683, Stokenham, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Mary ROBERTS, b. Est 1685, d. Stokenham, Devon, England Married 20 Oct 1706 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England [2] Family ID F6071 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth HEXT, b. Abt 1720, Stokenham, Devon, England , d. Yes, date unknown Married 3 Apr 1739 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England [3] Children11 children Last Modified 21 Jun 2014 Family ID F42 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Sources - [S23] Stokenham Parish Registers, The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels (Stokenham, Devon, England), Baptism of William BASTARD; m/f 5 (Reliability: 3).
"[1715] July 12: William the Son of John Bastard and Mary his wife was Baptized" - [S23] Stokenham Parish Registers, The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels (Stokenham, Devon, England), Marriage of John BASTARD and Mary ROBERTS; m/f 5 (Reliability: 3).
"[1706] October 20th John Bastard and Mary Roberts were marryed"
Not certain of actual date (year and month clear) - [S23] Stokenham Parish Registers, The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels (Stokenham, Devon, England), Marriage of William BASTARD to Elizabeth HEXT; m/f 7 (Reliability: 3).
"April the 3d Wilm Bastard and Elizabeth Hext were Married." (under heading 1739)
- [S23] Stokenham Parish Registers, The Parish Church of St. Michael and All Angels (Stokenham, Devon, England), Baptism of William BASTARD; m/f 5 (Reliability: 3).