My gt gt uncle William Gray died 12 June 1878, I have his death cert. He was drowned at sea so the informant was the coroner.
He married Sarah Ann Thompson in 1862. Since William was a fisherman he is at sea on 1871 census and then died 1878. Sarah is with their children.
Birth cert for youngest child:
birth ref: Laura Bertha T Gray
22 December 1877, Row 80 Yarmouth.
Father: blank. Mother: Sarah Ann Gray, formerly Thompson.
Informant: Sarah Ann Gray, mother, Row 80 Yarmouth. 29th January 1878.
Now if Sarah's husband was still alive why didn't she put him as father on her child's birth cert?
He married Sarah Ann Thompson in 1862. Since William was a fisherman he is at sea on 1871 census and then died 1878. Sarah is with their children.
Birth cert for youngest child:
birth ref: Laura Bertha T Gray
22 December 1877, Row 80 Yarmouth.
Father: blank. Mother: Sarah Ann Gray, formerly Thompson.
Informant: Sarah Ann Gray, mother, Row 80 Yarmouth. 29th January 1878.
Now if Sarah's husband was still alive why didn't she put him as father on her child's birth cert?
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