Hi Anne, just poking around in the IGI, looking at your Anne Hulme idea and found an Anne Holme who died in 1837 buried 23 Feb 1837. Her husband was James Holme. Now a couple of questions, if a mother is listed on a birth with no father, does that always mean a bastard, or could it be a married woman whose husband was away (or dead) at the time of baptism? Could this be the mother of the 1830 James, with the father dying or leaving and then the mother dying in 1837 and the son being "fostered" by the Brindles. Does this idea make any sense? Pete
Hi Pete, I think the father would be shown on the baptism record, even if he was deceased. On the baptism record I sent to the list yesterday, both the parents were shown as deceased when the son was baptised, although he was 9 when he was baptised. I have always assumed that on a baptism record, where only the mother is shown, the child is illegitimate. Other people may know differently. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Hulme" <phulme@glasshouse.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 6:25 PM Subject: RE: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] JAMES HULME > > Hi Anne, just poking around in the IGI, looking at your Anne Hulme idea > and found an Anne Holme who died in 1837 buried 23 Feb 1837. Her husband > was James Holme. > > Now a couple of questions, if a mother is listed on a birth with no > father, does that always mean a bastard, or could it be a married woman > whose husband was away (or dead) at the time of baptism? > > Could this be the mother of the 1830 James, with the father dying or > leaving and then the mother dying in 1837 and the son being "fostered" > by the Brindles. > > Does this idea make any sense? > > Pete > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > For Family/Local History covering Bolton, Horwich, Farnworth, Westhoughton > and Turton. Please keep the messages coming. > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.7.1/347 - Release Date: 24/05/2006 > >