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ideas on how a child born out of wedlock in early

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Kim

Kim Report 16 Jul 2005 18:14

I have four children born out of wedlock to my great grandparents. The first was given her mothers name as her surname and the fathers name as a middle name. The second was given the mothers name and then told he had the father's name so when he came to marry no birth was found so his birth was registered again as at the time he had no idea he had been registered under the other name. The third and forth were given the fathers name with no mention of the mothers. There was then another eight children born after the marriage thankfully all given the fathers name. Kim

Julie

Julie Report 16 Jul 2005 18:01

Hi My grandmother's brother was born(1908) out of wedlock, he was registered with his mothers surname which was the name he used all his life. Although she went to London just before she had him, luckly for me i only found his birth cert due to the fact his name was the only one listed within the 5 year period to which he was born. I wouldn't of ordered it otherwise as the family lived up North. She returned to the North shortly after he was born. She later went on to marry a different man and had my grandmother who took on the married name. Julie

Annie

Annie Report 16 Jul 2005 15:05

this happened in my hubbys family his uncle was born befor parents married and he carried his mothers maiden name all his life ann xx

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Jul 2005 14:33

Most probably, as Carol says, registered in the mothers maiden name and no father's name given. However if the brother who brought up the child was married, and the young mother was VERY young, there is the possibility that the brother and his wife registered the child as their own, to save the girl's reputation. However this would still mean the surname was the same, although the brother's wife would be named as mother. Kath. x

Carol

Carol Report 16 Jul 2005 13:40

I think that in this case, the birth would be registered in the mothers name and no father given.

JALimestonePlains

JALimestonePlains Report 16 Jul 2005 13:37

A family memebr had a child while in service...she was very young...my mother thinks he could have been brought up by a brother...the child died young Any clues on how the child might have been registered? Please email if want more details many thanks JA