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Help with a birth cert please
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Michelle Keeley | Report | 31 May 2006 19:05 |
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I have a birth cert with the father missing although the mothers name is down as Askham formaly clark. The Askham name came from the babies father so they must have been married but why would he be missing from the cert? any ideas? |
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Unknown | Report | 31 May 2006 19:08 |
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The fact that the mother says Askham formerly Clark doesn't mean that that was her name. She could be Clark pretending to be married. Generally if there is no father listed it means the child is illegitimate. If the mother was married, her husband would be assumed to be the father of the child and should be recorded on the cert. Perhaps you might get more joy from the baptism record, if there is one. nell |
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Michelle Keeley | Report | 31 May 2006 19:09 |
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Where will I find that? |
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Unknown | Report | 31 May 2006 19:11 |
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Depends where the baby was baptised! If in a C of E church, the parish registers are usually at the relevant county records office. nell |
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Michelle Keeley | Report | 31 May 2006 19:13 |
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will give that try. Many thanks for your help |
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The Ego | Report | 31 May 2006 19:33 |
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catholic ones are sometimes kept at the cro aswell |
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