Think of all the family allowance or tax credit the mother would get!! Chris and Caroline ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gill Wensley" <gillw2407@ntlworld.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 07, 1904 1:38 AM Subject: Re: [Ham] An Interesting Observation And to think that we thought the sixties were permissive! Gill on 11/5/03 1:43 pm, Alan McGowan at mcgoa@lineone.net wrote: > John Monkhouse, Rector of Bramshott, wrote the following in the Bramshott > parish register: > > "Of 72 marriages in the last 10 years ending 1820, not less than 69 females > have been unchaste before marriage. Those who gain husbands are more > fortunate than those who bear bastards, but not more virtuous." > > Alan McGowan > > > > > > > ==== HAMPSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Turn over a new leaf - there might be a new ancestor hiding underneath > ______________________________ --- All of our Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. And attachments are also scanned before being added. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.480 / Virus Database: 276 - Release Date: 12/05/2003