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Originally Posted by Michael
Unfortunately I can't do this one - my FMFF was illegitimate so I've no idea who his father was.
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This is a prob for me in quite a number of branches. Interestingly, in the Scottish OPRs, the fathers tend to be named and the birth recorded as 'natural' rather than 'lawful'. It's a big problem for post 1855 births where too many registrars left the father's name blank. However, the Scottish habit of feminising a male Christian name and bunging in surnames as middle names means I have managed to come up with likely candidates . Yes, Mr Alexander Brodie, living in Aberdour, you fathered a daughter with Christina Morris of Aberdour. Your daughter's name? Alexandrina Brodie Morris. Similarly, a Robert Swinton McGlary was born illegitmate. But living in the next street to Robert's mum was a certain Robert Swinton. Neither of these two men were named on birth certificates, though. So I do wonder whether it is OK to put them in my tree. Any thoughts?