In 1871, my gg gran is aged 17 and in service, her parents appear at home with no other children, she seems to have been an only child until 1871 when according to the 1881 census & Free BMD a child named Mary Alice was born and appears with my gg grans parents, recorded as their child.
Admittedly the mother is young enough (37 at time of birth) to have given birth to her. If she was born illegitimately to my gg gran but raised as her sibling, would my gg grans parents have registered her as their child?
I am weighing up whether to send for the birth cert, I know the parents could have numerous miscarriages, it just seemed odd for there to be a 17yr gap between children.
George
Admittedly the mother is young enough (37 at time of birth) to have given birth to her. If she was born illegitimately to my gg gran but raised as her sibling, would my gg grans parents have registered her as their child?
I am weighing up whether to send for the birth cert, I know the parents could have numerous miscarriages, it just seemed odd for there to be a 17yr gap between children.
George
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