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marriage info please

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Peter

Peter Report 1 Oct 2007 23:10

Sue,

All is not lost. In the first place you can pursue their mothers since the later censuses should tell you where and when they were born. Then you should be able to find their baptisms in the parish registers and thus their mothers at least.

Secondly you can see if there were any bastardy orders against their fathers. The appropriate record office is the place to go for these.

Peter

Sidami

Sidami Report 1 Oct 2007 23:04

Oh I see Peter thankyou, that makes it difficult then especially with the names of the fathers both not there.

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.

Peter

Peter Report 1 Oct 2007 23:03

Sue,

The usual reason is that they were illegitimate and their fathers were unknown.

Peter

Sidami

Sidami Report 1 Oct 2007 22:59

I have a marriage certificate for 1838 both were full age but no name for the fathers what would the reason be please?
Sue

Researching:
Ringrose from Countesthorpe Lord and Burley from Countesthorpe...Dixon Dawson Wood and Wilkinson from Caistor ,Starkey and Wood from Edendam. Hare from Horncastle.