maintenance or bastardy papers, Prescot 1908

[Eilleen]

Hello.

Ester Eccleston , aged abt 17,

gave birth to Elizabeth Eccleston, in 1908, Prescot.

they were living at 9, Still street, Prescot in 1911.

I do not need information on this family , thank you x

just whether there might be away to find presumed Father. xx

thank you from Eilleen.

[CaroleW]

Did Elizabeth marry & name a father on her marriage cert?   If his surname was also Eccleston then she made him up

In the absence of any financial evidence - DNA seems the way forward

[CaroleW]

Elizabeth's marriage can't be looked up as it was a "registrar attended" in 1930

A tree on Ancestry has no father listed for her

[Eilleen]

CaroleW

Thank you for that,

yes DNA has been done ,

I know it was along shot,

but I remember finding bastardy papers for a son that My Great Grandfather produced ,

the Mother of the boy, took My Great Grandfather to some court, and got a weekly maintenance ,

this was in 1899 . it was also reported in the newspapers .

[Eilleen]

I have Elizabeth's marriage cert,

it is not a help . x

just wanted to know about bastardy cases x
 

[LizzieW]

Did they still have bastardy cases in 1908?  I imagine she either didn't need help or the father just gave her some money at some time.

[Eilleen]

I do not know,
My Great Grandfathers case,

was in a court and in the local papers,

it was the only way I found out He had a son , by another lady,

then DNA came along and confirmed it x

[Blue70]

I've done similar research in Liverpool for a birth in 1933 and found a father's name from the affiliation register. I don't know where you would look for Prescot. Prescot has a town council, there's Knowsley council and there's the Lancashire Archives. I can't see anything online so I think you would need to e-mail each one to ask if they have those records for Prescot covering 1908.


Blue

[Eilleen]

Blue,

Thank you for that information,

much appreciated Eilleen.