This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: eworld_2 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.england.yks.general/15655.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: If you're lucky yes. Certainly some of the earlier records from the 1800s have indications of who the father was so if you can find a baptism go and look at the original record. The reason is that sometimes the father's name is there and crossed out. My guess is so that if asked for a copy the parson would not include the detail but it would be there to remind him. You don't say what date you're looking at so the above may not help but it's probably worth a try. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.