This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/EgC.2ACE/10145.1 Message Board Post: Your best option would be to search the Kirk Session records for Rothes. The Kirk Sessions took a great interest in the paternity of illegitimate children and so you may find a lot of information. The Kirk Session records, that survive, are held in the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh. PS. Check the birth certificate for a stamp on the left hand side - that would be applied if the parents subsequently married and the child was 'legitimised' by their marriage.