Names Given to Foundlings in County Middlesex England (National Institute)

Foundlings' Names
Sometimes these were not very original, for example those surnamed PARISH, or Sarah FOUNDLING, a dropt child at St. Giles-in-the-Fields, Middlesex 1782.

Named after the Saint to Whom the Church is Dedicated
Typically the saint’s name is used as a surname, but in St. Clement Danes, Middlesex there are many examples of the use of Clement/ina as the first name and the place found as the surname:

Terms Used for Illegitimacy
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