Yes, and I've also read that once a couple were 'handfast' with an expected marriage date it was often completely acceptable for sex to happen, thereby explaining many 'early births'. That in fact a proof that the bride was fertile was acceptable all round. Everyone kept quiet about pre-wedlock sex though, secrets, lies, shame and stigma appearing to be order of the day for centuries. Celia Renshaw in Sheffield UK On 4 June 2017 at 13:10, carole williams via DERBYSGEN < [email protected]> wrote: > Prof Rebecca Probert's book on marriage covers this aspect I think. She > asserts that often parents married after the first child was born as social > pressure to be able to reproduce was quite intense. > (sorry can't quickly recall the book title) > > Carole > Sent from my iPad > > > On 4 Jun 2017, at 10:51, Nicholas.Shorthose--- via DERBYSGEN < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > I find this a fascinating thread , having a couple of "blanks" or > mismatches between birth and marriage cert father's details in my tree. > > Is any anywhere of academic research on illegitimacy in C18-19s ? > > > > Nicholas Shorthose > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: DERBYSGEN [mailto:[email protected] > rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington via DERBYSGEN > > Sent: 04 June 2017 10:17 > > To: [email protected] > > Cc: Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [DBY] Baptisms where father isn't named > > > > As others have said, illegitimacy is the most likely reason > > > > But have you checked the original parish register entry? > > > > Vicars sometimes entered a note in the margin > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > >> On 03-Jun-17 3:15 PM, Joan M via DERBYSGEN wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> Apart from illegitimacy, is there any other reason that the father > >> wouldn't be named? > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> Joan > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >