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Title: Robert Platt Hay - Illegitimate - Any resources to explore? Lesmahagow
Post by: hopeful1 on Monday 21 May 18 12:19 BST (UK)

Hi - I am wondering if anyone could advise if there are any resources at all that could be explored where have a birth record showing an illegitimate child - to try and find the father. I have Robert Platt Hay born 20th Feb 1874 in Lesmahagow to Elizabeth Platt. (Birth record speclling as Robert Pleat and Elizabeth).   
In researching the family I can see that Elizabeth has other illegitimate children and one birth record has a Register of Corrected entries noted - which shows a court summary naming the father of that child... I am hoping there may be some resources I can check with regards Robert Platt Hay?
Does Anyone have any advice? ideas?

Title: Re: Robert Platt Hay - Illegitimate - Any resources to explore? Lesmahagow
Post by: DonM on Monday 21 May 18 13:16 BST (UK)

You could try this but I have no experience with their services.

https://www.oldscottish.com/lesmahagow.html#KirkSessions

Don

Title: Re: Robert Platt Hay - Illegitimate - Any resources to explore? Lesmahagow
Post by: idmmdi on Monday 21 May 18 14:08 BST (UK)

There is a Robert Hay, in the 1871 census living in Kirkfieldbank, Lesmahagow, age 24 and single. It's possible the child was given the father's name, and so he may be the one.

Title: Re: Robert Platt Hay - Illegitimate - Any resources to explore? Lesmahagow
Post by: lizci on Monday 21 May 18 20:19 BST (UK)

If Elizabeth applied for Poor Relief to help her bring up her children, the father(s) may be named.  The Poor Law records for Lesmahagow are in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow.

Also check Robert's marriage and death records to see if a "reputed father" is named.

Lizci

Title: Re: Robert Platt Hay - Illegitimate - Any resources to explore? Lesmahagow
Post by: hopeful1 on Tuesday 22 May 18 11:44 BST (UK)

I checked the marriage and death certificates and states illegitimate so no further records there - they moved to England and he became a police officer so I will try and see if there are any records that end - thanks for the ideas - I will be following up on these and hope they bear fruit!.

Title: Re: Robert Platt Hay - Illegitimate - Any resources to explore? Lesmahagow
Post by: ev on Tuesday 22 May 18 11:58 BST (UK)

Found this entry -
http://www.maxwellancestry.com/courtsearch.aspx
(Enter pursuer as Elizabeth Pleat).

Perhaps that's the one you found already ?


ev

Title: Re: Robert Platt Hay - Illegitimate - Any resources to explore? Lesmahagow
Post by: hopeful1 on Wednesday 23 May 18 07:39 BST (UK)

Thanks ev - that is the one for her later child yes - useful site link thanks - I cant see anything else for her on there ... I will maybe try some further name variations as they seem to spell both names differently on some of her records