Is it my 4th Gt. G'daddy you are referring to Lass? Edward Male or in some quarters 'Mail'. Bapt'd 3 Apr 1757 St George the Martyr, Southwark
Not mine, but wandering around churchyards in Devon looking for Wyatts I found a number of people with the surname Bastard. My friend, who's from Dorchester, said, "...But we have a lot of Bastards around here."