I thought that the forum might be interested in the way an absent father was described on an 1858 marriage certificate:
"could give no account of his father"
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14-07-2013, 1:25 PM #1
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14-07-2013, 6:18 PM #2
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It must have been a difficult question to answer!.......must admit havent seen that answer before
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14-07-2013, 9:40 PM #3
Sounds as if an official was using a little bit of diplomacy and empathy. Much gentler than some of the words that could have been used.
Thanks for taking the time to tell us Megan.
Christanel
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15-07-2013, 9:16 PM #4
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It would be a leap of faith to imagine the phrase proved the groom was a bastard.
The phrase simply means the father was not around during the period of memory of the groom.
It could also be he was the result of a posthumous birth or a failed marriage.
Cheers
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