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lie on birth cert?
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Michelle | Report | 10 Sep 2006 16:46 |
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Michelle | Report | 10 Sep 2006 16:49 |
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my grandad was adopted. i found him on the 1901 census aged 2 living with a family called epps. that was all i could find out about him until my aunt sent me a copy of his birth cert that she had managed to trace. the birth cert shows mother = edith fanny matthews formerly Marwood father = william george matthews however, i can't trace their marriage. also the fact that he is called edward marwood on the 1901 census - does this not suggest that she was not married. why would he not have been handed over to the new family as Edward Matthews. would be grateful for any advice to research further. thanks michelle |
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Janet in Yorkshire | Report | 10 Sep 2006 17:49 |
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Sometimes children were brought up by family members - can you find any connection between the family bringing him up and your grandfather? My great-aunt ( WRIGHT) was actually brought up by her childless aunt and husband (Mr & Mrs HALL) She was legitimate, but her father died when she was six weeks old and seems like Mum's elder sister helped out, then continued to do so. Elder brother was brought up by his paternal grandma. The Mum married later and had another family, but the child adult bonds were already formed, and they seem to have continued with the substitute guardian. There was no formal adoption until the 1920's and you could call yourself what you liked. Another alternative is that he was just staying away from home when census was taken. Jay |
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Devon Dweller | Report | 10 Sep 2006 18:37 |
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When my Great Grandmother had my Grandad in 1895 she made up a fathers name on the certificate and gave him the occupation of Captain in Merchant Navy. That way she could save face. Very inventive I thought! Thankfully though she told her son the truth and so we have always known and it's saved me a fortune trying to find someone who is not real. |
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Christine | Report | 10 Sep 2006 20:57 |
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I too have a questionable birth cert. My G Grandad was born in Stamford workhouse his mother was a domestic servant. There is no father listed and she only made her mark rather than wrote her name. However she is listed under what seems to be her married name. I can only think that she had lost her job as servant because of the pregnancy and her husband could not support them both on whatever he was able to earn. It was the height of the industrial revolution and life was hard for many people. |
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