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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Sutherland => Topic started by: ScottishAncestry on Wednesday 17 October 18 18:40 BST (UK)
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Hi,
We have created an index to Dornoch Sheriff Court Paternity Cases (1855-1869). These are cases where the mother of an illegitimate child takes the father to court to prove he's the father and force him to pay maintenance for the child.
These are great if you know of an illegitimate ancestor, but also search the database for male ancestors and see how many had children you know nothing about! Could explain some odd DNA results!
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Emma