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chris.corrall
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Birth Cert info - illegitimate births
« on: Friday 25 February 05 18:48 UTC (UK) »
Hi
I was under the impression that illegitimate births did not name the father on the birth cert.
However I have a birth cert for William Fuller WEST born Dec 1837 at Brighton Place Cottages, which names his father as William FULLER & mother as Harriet WEST - no maiden name given.
The later marriage cert states that William was illegitimate.
I am having problems finding any info on the father named  William FULLER (other than he was a butcher)
Any suggestions gratefully received
Thanks
Chris
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casalguidi
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Re: Birth Cert info - illegitimate births
« Reply #1 on: Friday 25 February 05 20:29 UTC (UK) »
Hi Chris, it certainly wasn't the norm so you could say that you just struck lucky perhaps   Grin

Where was Brighton Place Cottages?

Have you searched the 1841 census for the area in which William was born to see if Mr FULLER, the butcher, is around anywhere?

They didn't go on to marry then?  Did he marry somebody else either before or after young William's birth? 

Casalguidi
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Re: Birth Cert info - illegitimate births
« Reply #2 on: Friday 25 February 05 20:39 UTC (UK) »
I would second all that Cas said but would add that for the father to be named on the birth cert that he was present at the registration.  For an unmarried person then as is now for a father to be named he as to specifically state he is the father of the child.  From that I would suggest that they may have been living together but were unmarried.  It is then possible that he died or moved on at a later period.

The term iligitimate means that the mother was unmarried at the time of birth and not that the father was not known.

Rob
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WYATT, COX, STRATTON, all from south Derbyshire and the STS, LEI border
chris.corrall
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Re: Birth Cert info - illegitimate births
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 27 February 05 10:34 UTC (UK) »
Thanks Rob & Cas

Your replies have been helpful. I did have some help from another lister re the 1841 census but couldn't find  William Fuller the butcher.
As he say he may have moved or died.
I will concentrate on Harriet to see if I can find her later.
Cheers
Chris
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