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Base child?
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Eddieisagrandad | Report | 26 Jun 2009 09:34 |
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thank you everyone, that clears that up nicely. |
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Heather | Report | 26 Jun 2009 09:17 |
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And the surprisingly modern sounding "natural child". I think it rather depended on the attitude of the vicar/clerk and indeed the status of the person who was the mother. |
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Mick in the Sticks | Report | 25 Jun 2009 22:38 |
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Prior to the introduction of registration of BMD's in 1837, the christening of many illegitimate children was left until the same day as the parents marriage. This was to avoid the stigma of illegitimacy. This was no longer possible after 1937 when the birth of a child had to be registered within a short time of the birth. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 25 Jun 2009 22:15 |
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You will often see children described as "base born" which is the same - illegitimate. |
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Elisabeth | Report | 25 Jun 2009 13:35 |
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Illegitimate - born to a single lady. |
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Eddieisagrandad | Report | 25 Jun 2009 13:31 |
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I've been on Genogold researching and find regular references in the parish records to a "base child". |
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