Category Archives: Illegitimacy

Discovering new aunties in the 19th century

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Ever since my dad bought me a subscription on Ancestry.co.uk last Christmas, I have spent many hours researching and downloading documents about my relatives in England, America and the Commonwealth. A few days ago I discovered someone had published their … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth, Colwall, Death, England, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Illegitimacy, Marriage, Surrey, Wales, Yorkshire | Leave a comment

The stigma of illegitimacy

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Illegitimate children abound in every family; if you haven’t found any yet, then you just haven’t searched enough. In our modern age we tend to think of the past generations as being prim and proper, ultra-respectable, morally conservative and social-conscious. … Continue reading →

Posted in Birth, Death, Galicia, Genealogy, Herefordshire, Illegitimacy, Marriage, Spain | 6 Comments