Hi Nivard Yes, I know what you are saying. It was all very convenient in them days, wasn't it. They do say we all have a skeleton in the family somewhere. Mine's been jangling away for near on 20 years and I can't lay it to rest. One day maybe. Michael On 22-Sep-12 4:31 PM, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi Michael > > Unfortunately at that time the onus was on the mother to more or less > take the reputed father to court and to prove he was the father, very > few did > > If there was an action it should be in the petty sessions I believe, I > would try the County records office > > Sadly there was no proof required when giving information for a marriage > certificate so the father could be a made up one to save embarrassment > > A deceased father was convenient as he could not attend the marriage > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 22/09/2012 16:05, Michael wrote: >> I'm having great trouble trying to pin down my Gt Granny who according >> to the 1901 census was born Yarmouth, Suffolk in 1872 and according to >> the 1911 census Yarmouth, Norfolk in 1873. >> >> According to her marriage certificate of February 1899, Kilburn, >> Middlesex. She was the daughter of John WILSON a deceased fisherman. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >