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Hi,
Just out of interest I wondered what other members would record. I have just received a marriage certificate for my great grandmother's illegitimate daughter. Mary was born in 1902, 3 years after my great grandfather died, in 1899. Her birth certificate does not name a father however on her marriage certificate it states, father, Thomas Yale, forgeman. Now I am sure that if I enter what is written I will get a warning that Thomas is dead. I think there has been discussion previously regarding whether to record what is written and what is true but in this case I wondered if others had any thoughts please. I have several other records to corroborate the fact that I have the correct people.
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Personally I would record the naming of Thomas Yale in the note rather than adding him as the ladies Father.
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Good evening Ann,

I agree with Jane's suggested recording method and would show Mary's father as an unamed father and the 'Status' of the 'Spouse/Partner' in FH as "Unknown" that is unless you know otherwise.

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Thank you for the replies, I will follow your advice. I do not know the name of the father, unlike her first illegitimate child! Thank you
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I have something similar.
I name the child surname as the mother's name at the time of birth and list these separately with no father.
My grandmother had two children a few years after my grandfather died. Their birth certificates do not list the father so I presume they both had different fathers. One died in WW1 and never married. I haven't been able to find if the other, a daughter, married.
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