Durness Free Church records used "antinuptial" Angi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Thomas" <Sethomas@btinternet.com> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 3:51 PM Subject: [SUT] Legal term? > I need a term to describe a child born before the marriage of his/her > parents but who is presumably automatically legitimised by the > marriage. I have thought of 'pre-nuptial' but wonder if this is > self-explanatory or, better still, if there's already an accepted > term. > > This state of affairs has happened more than once in my family. > > Sara > (Wales) > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > To check out previous messages > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Properly, antenuptial - from "ante" = before. (Anti=against). Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angi Lamb" <angigael@blueyonder.co.uk> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 23 March 2003 19:23 Subject: Re: [SUT] Legal term? Durness Free Church records used "antinuptial" Angi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Thomas" <Sethomas@btinternet.com> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 3:51 PM Subject: [SUT] Legal term? > I need a term to describe a child born before the marriage of his/her > parents but who is presumably automatically legitimised by the > marriage. I have thought of 'pre-nuptial' but wonder if this is > self-explanatory or, better still, if there's already an accepted > term. > > This state of affairs has happened more than once in my family. > > Sara > (Wales) > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > To check out previous messages > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== Please visit our NEW POSH web site at www.sutherlandheritage.com ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237