Birth certificates - father's name

[Jill Eaton]

Must add my bit

My g/g/grandfather is listed as deceased on several of his daughters marriage certificates. 

He was alive and well and living with his 2nd much younger wife!!!

Do not believe all you see....

Yes. I've had fathers on marriage certificates who never existed at all - at least not by the name they were recorded as.

I was simply hoping the father's demise (or not) would be a standard question. I appreciate it was a long shot

[Plummiegirl]

Forgot to add that the sister of said g/grandfather had 2 illegitimate daughters (to same man judging by later info).  No father mentioned on either birth certificate.

However, when the eldest one married she named her father and claimed he was a surgeon! 

This man never existed nor can I find any record of the man also named later by both daughters.   

The problem is that illegitimacy was such a taboo subject, yet so common, that people were ostracised and it was never if rarely talked about within the family.
 

[ambers]

A few instances from some of the  certificates I have.

Father registered all five births, he was their father, but not their mothers husband...someone else was.

Child registered and baptised without a mention that his mother died four days after his birth.

Two from different families where  a fathers name and occupation is listed on the birth certificates....I don't think they existed.

One certificate and baptism where the father is noted as deceased.

Two marriage certificates  where the father is noted as deceased, but he is actually living with another woman.... No1 on my list, one with five children.

Two where the father is actually deceased, so I guess no one asked them that question.

So we can't believe all we find on official documents.

Ambers

[carol8353]

Here are some of the previous links and the info already found.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295235.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,295108.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,275967.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,204912.0.html

Carol