Dead father on birth certificate

[danuslave]

If a child's father (husband of mother) died before the child was born, would he be shown on the birth certificate?

Linda

[O1dgobbo]

Hi

I don't know for sure about birth certificates but the father is often marked as 'deceased' on marriage certificates.  The one case in my tree that I can think of - Dorothy Heaviside was listed in the parish baptism records as daughter of John and Mary although John had died some weeks before the christening (Durham Bishop's Transcripts>Durham>Durham>1773-1869 image 556).

All the best

Gobbo

[slyvia]

Hello

Yes my father is named on my birth certifcate and he died 3 months before I was born

Sylvia

[toni*]

i see Slyvia has the authority in this matter however i was just going to say that yes he would be if the woman was married - if not and the birth occured after 1875 then no because before 1875 the lady could say anyone was the faterh and he be put on teh certificate afetr 18756 the father needed to be present or a written declaration provided unless the woman was married in which case tehe baby was assuemd to be that of the husband if this was the case or not.

[danuslave]

Thanks everyone - I hoped it might be the case

Linda

[avm228]

I've an 1837 birth certificate in which the deceased father was named - even though he had died some 4 years (ahem!) before the birth

[AngelaR]

I've an 1837 birth certificate in which the deceased father was named - even though he had died some 4 years (ahem!) before the birth

Now that IS a good one - none of my people have tried to get away with anything like that    Lack of imagination perhaps....

[majm]

I've an 1837 birth certificate in which the deceased father was named - even though he had died some 4 years (ahem!) before the birth

Now that IS a good one - none of my people have tried to get away with anything like that Lack of imagination perhaps....

err...    err ... so were you able to figure out who the father actually was ? Did the 1841 census help with clues 

[avm228]

I've an 1837 birth certificate in which the deceased father was named - even though he had died some 4 years (ahem!) before the birth

Now that IS a good one - none of my people have tried to get away with anything like that Lack of imagination perhaps....

err...    err ... so were you able to figure out who the father actually was ? Did the 1841 census help with clues 

Fortunately there was a strong clue to his true paternity, in that the baby's middle name (Moore) was the surname of the man his mother married soon afterwards.

Anna