Jim:
You are right in that Daniel was born out of wedlock. I have a copy of the baptism of Daniel and it says definitely that he was illegitimate. And that his mother is Mary Cormode. In fact the same info is entered a second time, for some reason, two lines lower. Both Mary and Daniels father had to appear before the Curate on 29 June 1825. They were latter fined on 22 Oct 1825 and had to go before the church to confess their indescretion. I have a copy of those decrees also.