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« on: Saturday 13 October 12 19:14 BST (UK) »
Hi all,
I couldnt really find a relevent area to put this under so i hope this is sufficient.
Just a general question really regarding births and marriages in 1800's. I have found amongst my recent research a couple of instances where a child is given their mothers maiden name at birth.
for example.
Elizabeth Louisa Gravestock (later Crawley) Who was born in the apr Qtr of 1871 to Walter Crawley and Louisa Gravestock whom also married in the apr qtr of 1871 (unsure if this was before or after her birth though)
and more significantly
Frederick George Stapleton bn in 1868, parents i believe are Charles Walker and Mary Ann Stapleton married 1871. This is the one that causes me the most confusion, as Frederick went on to use the name Walker.
Is it likely that Charles was his father even though they didnt marry till 3 years later?
If Charles was Frederick's father why would they have waited 3 years before getting married, i have come across many an illigitimate child but the parents always seemed to get married very close to the birth.
and lastly
was is common practice for the child to be given the mothers maiden name in the case of unmarried parents, even though the father was known and they later marry?
hope this makes sense, i will most probably obtain a birth certificate to confirm the father of Frederick but in the mean time it would be nice to know if anyone has any knowledge on this as i find it strange that the mothers maiden name was used so frequently in this situation when it isnt as much today?
Many thanks
Sarah
I couldnt really find a relevent area to put this under so i hope this is sufficient.
Just a general question really regarding births and marriages in 1800's. I have found amongst my recent research a couple of instances where a child is given their mothers maiden name at birth.
for example.
Elizabeth Louisa Gravestock (later Crawley) Who was born in the apr Qtr of 1871 to Walter Crawley and Louisa Gravestock whom also married in the apr qtr of 1871 (unsure if this was before or after her birth though)
and more significantly
Frederick George Stapleton bn in 1868, parents i believe are Charles Walker and Mary Ann Stapleton married 1871. This is the one that causes me the most confusion, as Frederick went on to use the name Walker.
Is it likely that Charles was his father even though they didnt marry till 3 years later?
If Charles was Frederick's father why would they have waited 3 years before getting married, i have come across many an illigitimate child but the parents always seemed to get married very close to the birth.
and lastly
was is common practice for the child to be given the mothers maiden name in the case of unmarried parents, even though the father was known and they later marry?
hope this makes sense, i will most probably obtain a birth certificate to confirm the father of Frederick but in the mean time it would be nice to know if anyone has any knowledge on this as i find it strange that the mothers maiden name was used so frequently in this situation when it isnt as much today?
Many thanks
Sarah