Hi everyone - Just wanted to thank everyone for answering my questions regarding Courts, and legal practices. It's really helped, in that now I have an "authoritative" reference to give the lady who insisted (loudly) at a meeting that Bastardy Courts, as a separate function, existed in Britain in the 1800's. And I now know just how much to trust an author who writes "historical fiction",supposedly basing his stories in historical fact.   You've come through with flying colours!!!! Julia M.   West Briton Transcriptions, 1836-1856 at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad St. Austell Area History and Genealogy at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell

Hello to all, I hope this message is not considered "off topic", however, it does relate to Julia M's message re referencing and fact / historical fiction. I am sweeping my way through a very good publication by Australian author, Carol Baxter titled "Help! Historical and Genealogical Truth: How do I separate fact from fiction?" I have no vested interest in the publication other than to say it is an interesting, at times humorous and carefully constructed publication for new people to genealogy research and a reminder to the more experienced of us. Diane - Western Australia On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Julia Mosman via <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi everyone - > > Just wanted to thank everyone for answering my questions regarding Courts, > and legal practices. It's really helped, in that now I have an > "authoritative" reference to give the lady who insisted (loudly) at a > meeting that Bastardy Courts, as a separate function, existed in Britain in > the 1800's. And I now know just how much to trust an author who writes > "historical fiction",supposedly basing his stories in historical fact. > > You've come through with flying colours!!!! > > Julia M. > > West Briton Transcriptions, 1836-1856 at > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad > St. Austell Area History and Genealogy at > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~staustell > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >