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World War Two / Re: Question about Coldstream Guards during WWII
« on: Thursday 20 September 18 21:06 BST (UK) »
Thank you for your reply. This helps tremendously. As far as the birth record goes, I'm afraid that I was unclear. The record we've found is for the child, and it is the Civil Registration Birth Index. Fathers' names are not included in the index, but mother's maiden names are. This child, unlike the others on the page, shares her mother's last name. So, we can assume that she was indeed born illegitimate in the time and place she was told.
As far as the father's name is concerned, the people who knew it are no longer living. Relatives today, all of whom heard the story second- or third-hand, remember that his last name sounded like "Bella."
My friend's mother has her DNA on Ancestry.com. A few show promise of connecting to the father's side of the family.
As far as the father's name is concerned, the people who knew it are no longer living. Relatives today, all of whom heard the story second- or third-hand, remember that his last name sounded like "Bella."
My friend's mother has her DNA on Ancestry.com. A few show promise of connecting to the father's side of the family.