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:nullius Filius:

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lynnmag

lynnmag Report 27 Aug 2009 21:48

Latin for ; son of nobody; has anyone had this on fathers name on any certificates ?

alviegal

alviegal Report 27 Aug 2009 22:24

No I haven't come across this...yet. How sad to have this on your certificate, son of nobody, the poor child sounds so unloved and unwanted.

Ozibird

Ozibird Report 27 Aug 2009 22:25

I've never come across it before. He must've been a foundling.

Ozi.

lynnmag

lynnmag Report 27 Aug 2009 22:31

He must have had a mother somewhere. found it quite upsetting really

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 27 Aug 2009 22:35

I looked it up:

nullius filius
noun
(context, Latinate) A child of unknown parentage; an orphan.
: The son of no one; a bastard. A bastard is considered nullius filius as far as regards his right inherit. But the rule of nullius filius does not apply in other respects. - Bouvier Law Dictionary 6th edition, 1856.
Etymology: Latin; 'nullius filius' literally "nobody's son".


So sad.

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lynnmag

lynnmag Report 27 Aug 2009 22:39

thanks all. poor sole must have been disowned so wont be able to go back on that side of family, so sad ....

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 27 Aug 2009 22:41

And so untrue - because everyone has a mother and a father - whether we know who they are or not.

Kath. x

lynnmag

lynnmag Report 27 Aug 2009 22:50

Id like to think maybe his father was wealthy and he didn't want a fling to show years later. I can dream..............

lynnmag

lynnmag Report 27 Aug 2009 22:55

By the way this showed on his marriage certificate in 1842. it may help others . I hope

lynnmag

lynnmag Report 28 Aug 2009 10:36

maybe he stated it himself, but he is long gone and I will never know. thanks to you all.