One of my colleagues is a very keen family historian. She went to a talk at a local FHS lecture and came back saying that often (especially pre-Victorian) people wouldn't actually get married until they had proved that the couple were able to produce a child - so a great number of first children appear less than 9 months after a marriage. ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.P. & A.L. Lawrence" <lawrence@hazels.u-net.com> To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 11:38 AM Subject: [[Hawks]] RODWAY - ALWAY - Wanted Dead or alive !!! & WHITWORTH/HOPKINS <snip for brevity> > My feeling is that there was a much greater tolerance of illegitimacy than > is generally thought. At a time when many brides were pregnant on their > wedding day, and life expectancy short, it would seem that a bastard child > was an accepted event in the early 19th century, and treated > sympathetically. Perhaps it was later that morality took its revenge. > > Nothing to do with Hawkesbury there, but hope it helps someone. > > Bob Lawrence > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Geoff Brightman <geoff_brightman6@thefreeinternet.co.uk> > To: <ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 10:47 PM > Subject: [[Hawks]] RODWAY - ALWAY - Wanted Dead or alive !!! > > > > Morning All > > > > Received today from Odette BADMAN in Glastonbury, who members will > remember > > we went to visit last week. > > > > Odette is a RODWAY - ALWAY descendant. Her letter includes details of a > > cousin of Bernadette SIEBERT in Canada. Bernadette lives in New Zealand. > > > > Also enclosed is a photocopy of the following web page which is brilliant > :- > > > > http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/events/twofift/gat12.gif the poster is dated 16th > > December 1837 or 87. > > > > It is thought that the Robert ALWAY referred to is the grandson of Robert > > ALWAY and Ann RODWAY > > > > Geoffro > > The Pond Dipper > > Http://www.HawkesburyFamilyHistory.co.uk > > > > > > ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== > When replying to messages please make sure to remove ALL the "Re: and Hawks" bits in the subject line as otherwise these will be repeated. > Penalty for non-compliance is a Pond Dipping. > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >