Over the past few days I've bee reviewing some of my findings, emphasis on some because i've been involved in this great past-time for over 20yrs.
On one of my census, in 1901, I'd overlooked an intriguing entry at the bottom of the listing of family members for a child aged 2 stated as being the G/Son to the Head of the family. I was puzzled because I was fairly certain I had the family well documented. The only candidate could be a daughter, aged 20yrs, not yet married.
I could not find a birth entry but intriguingly found a baptism six yrs after his birth stating just the family surname under the "Parents" heading. I then purchased the 1911 census in the name of the daughter, now married, and there he was but described as
brother-in-law to the head, therefore her brother. Clearly now illegitamcy confirmed.
My next move, I thought, could be the purchase of his Marriage Certificate which
should normally show the father and this is where I stopped!. Not really wanting to spend the increased amount of £9.50 for a certificate which would state everything I
already knew (his spouse's name) is shown in the index, would anyone know if a name
would be shown under the "Father" heading or would it state "unknown". There is, of course, the possibility of him using a ficticious name for the purpose of the Marriage Certificate.
So, if anyone out there has encountered a similar intriguing happening perhaps they would give me a shout.
dreen22
On one of my census, in 1901, I'd overlooked an intriguing entry at the bottom of the listing of family members for a child aged 2 stated as being the G/Son to the Head of the family. I was puzzled because I was fairly certain I had the family well documented. The only candidate could be a daughter, aged 20yrs, not yet married.
I could not find a birth entry but intriguingly found a baptism six yrs after his birth stating just the family surname under the "Parents" heading. I then purchased the 1911 census in the name of the daughter, now married, and there he was but described as
brother-in-law to the head, therefore her brother. Clearly now illegitamcy confirmed.
My next move, I thought, could be the purchase of his Marriage Certificate which
should normally show the father and this is where I stopped!. Not really wanting to spend the increased amount of £9.50 for a certificate which would state everything I
already knew (his spouse's name) is shown in the index, would anyone know if a name
would be shown under the "Father" heading or would it state "unknown". There is, of course, the possibility of him using a ficticious name for the purpose of the Marriage Certificate.
So, if anyone out there has encountered a similar intriguing happening perhaps they would give me a shout.
dreen22
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