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Birth Certificate Obfuscation?
Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:28:50 +0100 soc.genealogy.britain
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Nigel Bufton...
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I am researching the genealogy of a relative.
One ancestor, "Son", was born in 1882, and his sister, "Daughter", was born fifteen months later. Each birth certificate records the father as "Father" and the mother as "Mother" (under her maiden name). At that time "Mother" lived with her mother and step-father, and they initially raised "Son". "Daughter" was initially raised by "Mother"'s aunt. There is no record of "Father" and "Mother" having married, and there are strong data indicating that they were not married. Nor can I locate any census records of "Father" during his lifetime (except for some with the surname slightly different, but miles away from the birthplace of these children). "Mother"'s step-brother, "Step", was residing in the same household around the time of the births. When "Son" was conceived, he would have been 15. "Son"'s two first names are the same as "Step"'s first names. Despite the birth certificates, a scenario that seems to make more sense was that "Step" was the true father and that "Father" was fabricated. Being under 16 and a co-resident step-sibling would presumably be a strong disincentive to documenting his fatherhood, if he was the father. Is this possible? Has anyone ever come across a similar scenario? Anne Chambers...
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