bastardy bonds ?

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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 238 Send Message	Alan	Report	22 Feb 2007 14:56
	Contact Edinburgh records office and they will tell you.
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Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 111 Send Message	Denise	Report	22 Feb 2007 12:52
	Hi I think there is a book called the Bastard Book which used to be held by the local Parish Church. THis book would show who the father of the child was and the minister/priest would then ask the father for money on the mother's behalf. I'm not sure if that is an English thing only but they might have it in Scotland too. I've not tried to find out yet.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 1,008 Send Message	♥≈♥Louise♥≈♥	Report	22 Feb 2007 09:14
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 1,008 Send Message	does anyone know if bastardy bonds exsist in scotland thanks