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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Illegitimate Children
« on: Thursday 17 October 13 14:19 BST (UK) »
Not sure how to go about that, do you have any links and advise as to how to search?
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Illegitimate Children
« on: Wednesday 16 October 13 15:24 BST (UK) »
Yes that must be it as they were only 8, 7 and 2 when their mother married.
There was another child born the year they were married (they were married in April, so was either born early in the year or she was pregnant when they married) - he took the father's surname but he died aged 1. There were no more children after that that I can find.
There was another child born the year they were married (they were married in April, so was either born early in the year or she was pregnant when they married) - he took the father's surname but he died aged 1. There were no more children after that that I can find.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Illegitimate Children
« on: Wednesday 16 October 13 15:00 BST (UK) »
His next of kin was his father and he had put 'no' under 'are you married?'
No clues in their names, I only managed to find them in the end from a marriage record where a middle name seemed an odd name to have - looked into it an it was their mother's maiden name.
I wonder why they were given/kept their stepfather's surname when seemingly he was only around for 9/10 years (and I don't think died for a further 10 despite not being around)
Puzzling.
No clues in their names, I only managed to find them in the end from a marriage record where a middle name seemed an odd name to have - looked into it an it was their mother's maiden name.
I wonder why they were given/kept their stepfather's surname when seemingly he was only around for 9/10 years (and I don't think died for a further 10 despite not being around)
Puzzling.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Illegitimate Children
« on: Wednesday 16 October 13 14:41 BST (UK) »
Ah ok, well that's that branch of my tree at a brick wall then as I have no idea who the father could be!
I've looked for baptism records and can't find anything at all for any of the children
I've looked for baptism records and can't find anything at all for any of the children
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Family History Beginners Board / Illegitimate Children
« on: Wednesday 16 October 13 12:38 BST (UK) »
Could children born with no father noted on birth certificate just have unmarried parents as oppose to the mother not knowing who the father is?
Ancestors of mine were all registerred under the mother's maiden name with a diagonal line under 'father' in 1914, 1915 and 1920, their mother married in 1922 and all children took her husband's surname, is he likely to be the father too or just stepfather??
There was no father noted on any of the marriage certificates when the children got married either and after the mother died in 1931 it seems the father/stepfather disappeared...
Thought going off the years involved that WW1 might have something to do with it but I found his service record and he was only in army for a matter of months (Dec 1915 - June 1916) before being discharged due to deafness.
Any info on this would be much appreciated
Ancestors of mine were all registerred under the mother's maiden name with a diagonal line under 'father' in 1914, 1915 and 1920, their mother married in 1922 and all children took her husband's surname, is he likely to be the father too or just stepfather??
There was no father noted on any of the marriage certificates when the children got married either and after the mother died in 1931 it seems the father/stepfather disappeared...
Thought going off the years involved that WW1 might have something to do with it but I found his service record and he was only in army for a matter of months (Dec 1915 - June 1916) before being discharged due to deafness.
Any info on this would be much appreciated
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Pre 1800
« on: Monday 30 September 13 13:52 BST (UK) »
That's great, thanks for your help!
Just wish they'd had more unusual names and perhaps that may make it easier to track some down!
Just wish they'd had more unusual names and perhaps that may make it easier to track some down!
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Family History Beginners Board / Pre 1800
« on: Monday 30 September 13 12:39 BST (UK) »
Hi, I'm relatively inexperienced when it come to ancestry/family history but have managed to get quite far back with one line in Manchester (because we haven't moved very far! 
I have now hit a bit of a brick wall pre 1837 and pre 1800. I belive I have to turn to parish registers but have found them to be rather vague... does anyone have any tips regarding delving further using parish registers etc??
I have now hit a bit of a brick wall pre 1837 and pre 1800. I belive I have to turn to parish registers but have found them to be rather vague... does anyone have any tips regarding delving further using parish registers etc?? 8
Family History Beginners Board / name changes
« on: Friday 26 April 13 09:30 BST (UK) »
Was wondering if anyone can help - was it a common occurence that people would change/swap their name in late 19th century? An ancestor of mine was John Clynes when he got married and on subsequent 1881 & 1891 census' then on 1901 census (the only i record i can find which i believe to be him) he seems to have swapped names with his son William! a
Ages/place of birth/occupation match up but his son William is down as John and John is now William?! Can't find any record of him or his wife Mary Clynes (nee Smith) on census' prior to 1881 either... Help! 
Ages/place of birth/occupation match up but his son William is down as John and John is now William?! Can't find any record of him or his wife Mary Clynes (nee Smith) on census' prior to 1881 either... Help!
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Help deciphering address
« on: Thursday 18 April 13 12:01 BST (UK) »
ah no S! Thanks!