Hi Ella, The last entry you mention sounds similar to what is on Eva's birth certificate, where your one states "daughter of a labour", Eva's mother is recorded as "daughter of a Butcher's assistant". Hope you are enjoying the lovely Spring weather in Sydney today and the blooming wattle, colourful display of the azaleas and the lovely orchids. Regards, Janice Belrose - Sydney Up the Sea Eagles. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ella Ross" <ebbtide@ihug.com.au> To: <sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 9:52 AM Subject: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Birth certificates > Hi > My father was illegitimate. His birth certificate does not show > "illegitimate" although there is no father's name. > > My mother in law was also illegitimate. Not only does it show " > illegitimate" but records that her mother was the widow of a man killed in > a > pit accident some years earlier. Just in case we were in doubt. > > Another birth certificate I have shows " illegitimate" and under the > mother's name states (daughter of labourer). > > Maybe it was up to the registrar. > > Ella Ross, Sydney >