Arabella Churchill Tompkins was born in Sep quarter 1858. Her parents were married on 12 Oct 1858, and Arabella was baptised on 31 October (info thanks to the new Dorset records on Ancestry!)
Why then did the Vicar put her down as base born daughter of Mary, and not mention her father at all? I thought that children were legitimised after their parents marriage and could be christened as such then? For the rest of her life Arabella was known as Arabella Churchill.
Linda
Why then did the Vicar put her down as base born daughter of Mary, and not mention her father at all? I thought that children were legitimised after their parents marriage and could be christened as such then? For the rest of her life Arabella was known as Arabella Churchill.
Linda
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