There are also cases quoted of women bearing children for their barren sisters. But I do accept that the female line is much more likely to be genetically true than the male one. Chris Watts ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marie-Louise Backhurst" <merla@psilink.co.je> To: <SOG-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 11:44 AM Subject: [SoG] The Female Line | Until recently I would have agreed with Yvonne that only the female line is correct, but have just come across a case where the father registered the child's birth under his wife's name, but the real mother was his mistress. It took a lot of other evidence to prove it, but it has now been accepted as true. | Marie-Louise Backhurst | | -- | This email has been verified as Virus free | Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net