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Originally Posted by Katarzyna

The vicar clearly had no qualms about calling my 2nd gt grandmother out at her marriage in 1855. Under the father's name column is written- illegitimate daughter of Rosa Killick

How interesting, Kat! My gt grandmother Ruth Barnes was illegitimate and was recorded as "illegitimate daughter of Susannah Barnes" on her marriage cert. I was surprised as I thought mothers were never recorded. Ruth named one of her children after the vicar.

I've also got relatives recorded as "bastard" in place of occupation on the census and also one as "love child" in relation to the head of the household - except that it was the head's daughter's love child and she later married the father.