Is it safe to assume that as the 'Name & Surname of father' and 'Occupation of father' are struck through on a child's birth certificate that the child was illegitimate. The mothere's sister waws present at the birth. David Blackmore

Dave wrote: > Is it safe to assume that as the 'Name & Surname of father' and > 'Occupation of father' are struck through on a child's birth > certificate that the child was illegitimate. The mothere's sister > waws present at the birth. It's a reasonable assumption but how does it fit with other information you have regarding the child and his/her mother? Did the mother later marry a man of that name? Was the child known by the apparent father's name or by the mother's? Do the parents appear on any census as a couple? -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton and Greinton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk