Comments on: A matter of legitimacy http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2008/04/26/a-matter-of-legitimacy/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:17:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Will http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2008/04/26/a-matter-of-legitimacy/#comment-46517 Will Wed, 28 May 2008 17:20:17 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/?p=1077#comment-46517 I've had a quick look. There are a few Henry Beards, none of quite the right age, and one Elizabeth Alleway not in quite the right place. I could have done with their fathers names on the marriage certificates to help me pinpoint the right families on the 1841... I’ve had a quick look. There are a few Henry Beards, none of quite the right age, and one Elizabeth Alleway not in quite the right place. I could have done with their fathers names on the marriage certificates to help me pinpoint the right families on the 1841…

]]> By: Alix http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2008/04/26/a-matter-of-legitimacy/#comment-46432 Alix Sun, 18 May 2008 23:12:44 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/?p=1077#comment-46432 Hm, interesting. I have definitely seen cases where the father's *profession* is not recorded if he is deceased, but never the actual name being omitted. One could tell, perhaps, by looking at John Ball's original register to see whether this really was normal practice, but it's probably easier to just try and rule out the illegitimacy possibility. Have you got around to looking at the 1841 census? I only ask cos I is on ancestry.com if you isn't... :-) Hm, interesting. I have definitely seen cases where the father’s *profession* is not recorded if he is deceased, but never the actual name being omitted. One could tell, perhaps, by looking at John Ball’s original register to see whether this really was normal practice, but it’s probably easier to just try and rule out the illegitimacy possibility.

Have you got around to looking at the 1841 census? I only ask cos I is on ancestry.com if you isn’t… :-)

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