On 27 July 2013 21:59, Janet <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI - The doctrine was applied in England & Wales per Legitimacy Act 1926. > More recently under the Legitimacy Act 1967 a child born of a void marriage > is regarded as legitimate if at the time of conception or subsequent > "marriage" either parent believed the marriage to be valid, and a > non-marital > child is automatically legitimised if his parents marry at some time after > his birth. > ===================== Janet Thanks for the detailed explanation of the way the law stands. Of course the whole of this idea of legitimacy is outmoded. So many couples don't see the need to marry - the majority these days - and I believe it is still a requirement that the birth certificates of their children still have "illegitimate" written on them however stable the parents' partnership may be. Best wishes Ray Ray Hennessy www.whatsinaname.net

Ray, I am almost sure that the word "illegitimate" is no longer used on official documents. I would have to look up chapter and verse again. The information I gave relates to England & Wales of course and was to add to what John (Hardy) usefully posted. Fragmented families will find it difficult to pursue genealogy in future, though one might hope children would ask. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hennessy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2013 6:29 PM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Irregular Marriage > On 27 July 2013 21:59, Janet <[email protected]> wrote: > >> FYI - The doctrine was applied in England & Wales per Legitimacy Act 1926. >> More recently under the Legitimacy Act 1967 a child born of a void >> marriage >> is regarded as legitimate if at the time of conception or subsequent >> "marriage" either parent believed the marriage to be valid, and a >> non-marital >> child is automatically legitimised if his parents marry at some time after >> his birth. >> ===================== > > > Janet > > Thanks for the detailed explanation of the way the law stands. > > Of course the whole of this idea of legitimacy is outmoded. So many > couples don't see the need to marry - the majority these days - and I > believe it is still a requirement that the birth certificates of their > children still have "illegitimate" written on them however stable the > parents' partnership may be. > > Best wishes > > Ray > > Ray Hennessy > www.whatsinaname.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have been told that it is possible for an abbreviated version of the birth certificate to be issued where the pejorative and judgmental wording "illegitimate" does not appear. I much prefer the wording which appears on old Scottish records of "natural" son or daughter. George George Brander Torre de la Horadada España On 28 July 2013 19:29, Ray Hennessy <[email protected]> wrote: > On 27 July 2013 21:59, Janet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > FYI - The doctrine was applied in England & Wales per Legitimacy Act > 1926. > > More recently under the Legitimacy Act 1967 a child born of a void > marriage > > is regarded as legitimate if at the time of conception or subsequent > > "marriage" either parent believed the marriage to be valid, and a > > non-marital > > child is automatically legitimised if his parents marry at some time > after > > his birth. > > ===================== > > > Janet > > Thanks for the detailed explanation of the way the law stands. > > Of course the whole of this idea of legitimacy is outmoded. So many > couples don't see the need to marry - the majority these days - and I > believe it is still a requirement that the birth certificates of their > children still have "illegitimate" written on them however stable the > parents' partnership may be. > > Best wishes > > Ray > > Ray Hennessy > www.whatsinaname.net > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >