No Father on birth cert

[Billyblue]

I know of someone born after 1926 to an unmarried mother, they were brought up by related family members believing they were the true parents, but the birth had still actually been registered to the natural mother.

That happened in the case of my aunt who was really my cousin.
On her marriage certificate, she gave her parents as being the same as my Dad's.  But when I got her birth certificate - which I got because as the youngest, her b.c. would have all the older siblings listed (NSW, Aust.) - her mother was shown as Dad's sister, no father acknowledged.

Dawn M

[Tusker255]

Hello All

My Grandfather has "Illegitimate" on his BC. He was the youngest of eight children by Sarah, she seems to be a very interesting lady. Four children born to her husband, the next three all have a caveat on their BC which says;

" Sarah Dempster wife of John Hutchison. Declares for the purposes of this record, that he is not the father of this child, further that she has had 'no' personal relationship with him since they ceased to live together around the 20th March 1882."

At the time of my Grandads birth they had a lodger, one Archibald McLuskey, (1901 Census) a miner from Ayrshire. Always wondered if he is in fact, my biological Grandparent?

There is a chance if she claimed "parish" that she would have had to declare the father, but have not got there yet.

Seems lots of us have the proverbial skeleton in the cubboard?

Alan H

[oldphil]

I have noticed on numerous occasions when viewing census entries, that women shown as being in their fifties and sixties have children at the address given as sons or daughters...Aged under five..Also at the address is often a teenger as single..Seems a bit dodgy!  Regards Phil

[rancegal]

  Someone transcribing Northants PRs for FreeReg was asking for help with an entry which was deciphered as 'Bastard child of Anne Gibbard, wife of Wm Gibbard, the said William being abroad with his regiment 4 or 5 years'
      Naughty Mrs Gibbard!

[AlisonT]

We have recently discovered that my husband has an older brother, apparently adopted out in late 1943. His birth was registered at Derby, mothers married name given as his surname although her first husband had died  2 years previously, and her correct maiden name given. His first names were a reversal of the suspected father's names. Any ideas as to how we might find this long lost brother? What adoption agencies were around then?

[rancegal]

   As he may very well be still alive, I recommend you try solely because they have a special part for Sensitive Research which does not show up on search engines.

[AlisonT]

Thanks very much indeed for the reply. We will give anything a go. By the way, love the pic of Georgiana. Regards Alison