My understanding is that it was father unknown - or he wouldn't own up to it! David Blake --- "R.M.Adams" <R.M.Adams@open.ac.uk> wrote: > I have recently received a couple of birth > certificates with the > father's name (and thus occupation) absent. > > > > Does this indicate to me, that with older > certificates this was common > practice (i.e. it was not that important or > required), or that the > father is indeed unknown. > > > > Any advice welcomed. > > > > Thank You, > > > > Richard. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/