Father of illegitimate child. Beyond reasonable doubt.

[louisa maud]

We cannot change history as I remind myself from time to time,

Louisa Maud

[Mart 'n' Al]

Louisa, sadly there are many supporters of the trendy political correctness of today who seem to be very much set on rewriting history, removing old statues, and rewriting the history books. I think it is imperative that we stand up to this shameful process.

Martin

[IgorStrav]

Louisa, sadly there are many supporters of the trendy political correctness of today who seem to be very much set on rewriting history, removing old statues, and rewriting the history books. I think it is imperative that we stand up to this shameful process.

Martin

Hi Martin - can you clarify what you and Louisa are referring to as it applies to this thread?

[aspin]

I have to admit I liked the idea on Scotlandpeople birth certificates where the father sometime is shown ( Not always ) but my family tree maker make's them the husband of the mother then I add
that the mother is a single mother .This is for whoever takes on my tree after me .

I did have a birth of a baby boy born 1921 when I got a reminder telling me  the father was dead yes he was killed in 1918 poor lad , but I would say it was correct to give the baby her married name at the time this was in England
Elizabeth

[coombs]

No wonder we cannot always find ancestors, if they were born illegitimate and the mother wed someone soon afterwards (the father or a different man), or a baby born to a previous marriage, the father died and mother remarried and the children took the stepfathers surname.

DNA testing is getting more commonplace and it opening up Pandora's Box, I am yet stil on the fence about DNA and genealogy.

[aspin]

I've found a few relatives through my DNA and find its great
Elizabeth