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andrew boynton
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How do i find out a father?
« on: Saturday 26 January 08 20:55 GMT (UK) »

Ive ordered a birth certificate for one of my ancestors ruth farrand to find out who her father was , however when i got my birth certificate is had a line across and no name of the father. THe mother of ruth must of known the father so y didn't she put it down on the birth certificate? and how do i find out whos ruth father was?


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Re: How do i find out a father?
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 26 January 08 21:13 GMT (UK) »

Hello andrew, it sounds as though Ruth was born 'out of wedlock'.

What year was this? any chance of finding the family in census? Have you looked for Ruth's baptism, sometimes the father is named on the original parish record.

When were her supposed parents married? Lots of questions to answer before a solution can be found....even if her mother knew who the father was this might explain why his name is not on the cert

bother can't get the link to work...put Birth Certificate Tutorials into google - it's a good site and explains all sorts about both birth, marriage and death certs

Suey


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Re: How do i find out a father?
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 26 January 08 21:21 GMT (UK) »

If the birth was after 1875, a child born to an unmarried couple could only have the father's name on the birth certificate if he went to the Register Office with the mother and they registered the birth together. Before that date the mother could name the father, although I have rarely seen this happen. She could have been reluctant to name the father for a number of reasons, for example if he was married.

The parish or Poor Law Union authorities (depending on the date) would have tried to extract money from the father for the child's upkeep if she applied to them for relief - and a young unmarried woman with a child to support might have had to do that if her own family were unwilling or unable to support her and the child. so you might try looking for poor law records for the area in question. If the child was baptised, you may find a note in the register suggesting the identity of the father. I once saw a wonderful baptism entry where the vicar added the comment 'Gotten on the body of xxxxx by her sister's husband'. I wish I had noted the reference, but I was young and dumb then, and it never occurred to me.


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