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Recent questions tagged illegitimate
Recent questions tagged illegitimate
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ILLEGITIMATE genealogy
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+5
votes
3
answers
160
views
Last name at birth for illegitimate children
asked
Apr 10
in
Policy and Style
by
Jaci Coleman
G2G3
(
3.6k
points)
lnab
illegitimate
+3
votes
1
answer
137
views
Surname of mother of illegitimate children
asked
Mar 26
in
WikiTree Help
by
Bob Shepherd
G2G1
(
1.8k
points)
illegitimate
+9
votes
2
answers
300
views
What do we do if we find illegitimate profiles (e.g. fictional movie characters)?
asked
Mar 11
in
Policy and Style
by
Jennifer Fulk
G2G6 Mach 1
(
18.7k
points)
profiles
instructions
illegitimate
fake_profiles
fictional
+6
votes
3
answers
155
views
What is female occupation 'BB' 1850s Bath, England?
asked
Jan 24
in
Genealogy Help
by
Steve Hards
G2G1
(
1.5k
points)
occupations
england
illegitimate
+3
votes
0
answers
89
views
Nancy Delong possibly multiple children out of wedlock with her sister's first husband?
asked
Oct 16, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anonymous Cellar
G2G6
(
7.6k
points)
illegitimate
kinser
gaines
delong
1800s
kentucky
+4
votes
2
answers
153
views
Anyone know if I can find info on this man's illegitimate parents?
asked
Sep 16, 2021
in
The Tree House
by
Alex Fransen
G2G6 Mach 3
(
30.4k
points)
illegitimate
dutch_roots
netherlands
+6
votes
1
answer
73
views
Policy for adding birth father with circumstantial sources?
asked
Aug 8, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Joel Lefever
G2G3
(
3.8k
points)
doke
illegitimate
missouri
+1
vote
0
answers
21
views
was Ralf Wisemiller illegitimate nephew (or son?) of Edith Pearl (Wisemiller) Kenzler?
asked
Jun 15, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kenneth Kinman
G2G6 Mach 7
(
73.8k
points)
illegitimate
wisemiller
kenzler
nebraska
census
+4
votes
1
answer
110
views
Netherlands LNAB Help Needed Pre-1811 Illegitimate Child
asked
May 12, 2021
in
Requests for Project Volunteers
by
Jayme Arrington
G2G6 Pilot
(
147k
points)
dutch_roots
netherlands
illegitimate
lnab
+7
votes
4
answers
182
views
Which surname would be best to enter as LNAB for an ancestor whose parents weren't yet married?
asked
Mar 15, 2021
in
Policy and Style
by
Sarah Maloof
G2G2
(
2.0k
points)
surnames
illegitimate
england
lnab
+1
vote
5
answers
283
views
Looking for my ggf. GM name was Lily Rogers but I don't believe that was her real name. Born out of wedlock
asked
Jan 7, 2021
in
Genealogy Help
by
Pam Cox
G2G Rookie
(
160
points)
illegitimate
england
nottinghamshire
+2
votes
1
answer
179
views
Did I solve this mystery correctly (despite illegitimacy and inaccurate census information)?
asked
Oct 8, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Kenneth Kinman
G2G6 Mach 7
(
73.8k
points)
flegal
davis
illegitimate
pennsylvania
ohio
+31
votes
6
answers
385
views
I would like to propose that "Category:Illegitimate" be removed
asked
Aug 15, 2020
in
Policy and Style
by
Melanie Paul
G2G6 Pilot
(
332k
points)
illegitimate
categorization
+6
votes
2
answers
211
views
Guidance for modern illegitimate children
asked
Aug 14, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
T. Dowding
G2G6 Mach 3
(
31.2k
points)
illegitimate
+4
votes
1
answer
122
views
How much information do I include about a person born out of wedlock?
asked
Aug 4, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Deb Cavel
G2G6 Mach 1
(
15.5k
points)
illegitimate
+3
votes
1
answer
123
views
Illegitimate great grandfather.. Is this record coincidence or typo? How should I proceed
asked
Jun 18, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Angela Barga
G2G Rookie
(
260
points)
illegitimate
typo
+6
votes
3
answers
181
views
Bastard children in 18th century New England, what would happen to them? What would be the future of the mother?
asked
Jun 16, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Debbie Barrett
G2G3
(
3.8k
points)
potter
edmonds
lain
new_jersey
illegitimate
+7
votes
8
answers
611
views
What is a proper term for identifying an illegitimate child when writing a biography ?
asked
Apr 15, 2020
in
Genealogy Help
by
Daniel Brown
G2G6
(
6.3k
points)
illegitimate
0
votes
3
answers
140
views
Any recorded case of illegitemate child with married mother?
asked
Jan 28, 2020
in
The Tree House
by
Kalle Pihlajasaari
G2G1
(
1.3k
points)
humor
illegitimate
+4
votes
1
answer
132
views
How do you List Children born out of wedlock in the profile?
asked
Oct 30, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Roy Lamberton
G2G6 Mach 5
(
50.2k
points)
illegitimate
editing_relationships
+1
vote
1
answer
99
views
Need a suggestion on finding records of out of wedlock birth, mother a German orphan, township records destroyed
asked
Oct 30, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Roger Roberts
G2G2
(
2.3k
points)
roberts
german_roots
illegitimate
+3
votes
3
answers
200
views
What can I enter as a genetic surname when I cannot close the gap.
asked
Oct 19, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anonymous Whiting
G2G6
(
6.4k
points)
german-roots
dna
projects
royalty
saxe-coburg
illegitimate
+3
votes
2
answers
173
views
Illegitimate child
asked
Sep 27, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
William Arbuthnot of Kittybrewster
G2G6 Pilot
(
172k
points)
illegitimate
child
+5
votes
1
answer
161
views
Should we believe he had Royal Blood?
asked
Aug 29, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Eva Ekeblad
G2G6 Pilot
(
462k
points)
bolander
royalty
illegitimate
+3
votes
3
answers
182
views
Biological father born out of wedlock.
asked
Aug 23, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jennifer Steele
G2G Crew
(
640
points)
adoption
illegitimate
privacy
+2
votes
1
answer
188
views
Records in Germany (1905-10) for an illegitimate child's father?
asked
Aug 19, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anonymous Burnett
G2G6 Mach 2
(
27.7k
points)
berg
hilse
illegitimate
child
tracked_improvements
+3
votes
8
answers
369
views
Illegitimate Child
asked
Aug 2, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jonathan Wilson
G2G6 Mach 1
(
11.5k
points)
illegitimate
+4
votes
3
answers
518
views
Oäkta barn (out of wedlock children)
asked
Jul 19, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Antonia Reuvers
G2G6 Mach 4
(
42.1k
points)
sweden
illegitimate
categorization
+7
votes
4
answers
320
views
Should I change surname as I have discovered he was illegitimate?
asked
Jun 22, 2019
in
Policy and Style
by
Alex McHugh
G2G2
(
2.7k
points)
rix
pye
illegitimate
naming_conventions
england
+1
vote
0
answers
117
views
Would YOU, a person with DNA-research skills be willing to help me?
asked
Jan 28, 2019
in
Genealogy Help
by
Anonymous Burnett
G2G6 Mach 2
(
27.7k
points)
hilse
karlsruhe
frankfurt
de_berg
illegitimate
dna
+5
votes
1
answer
76
views
Child abandonment, New York, 1839
asked
Dec 27, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Jessica Key
G2G6 Pilot
(
221k
points)
new_york
illegitimate
+5
votes
1
answer
192
views
An illegitimate son of the Duke of York?
asked
Sep 27, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Jessica Key
G2G6 Pilot
(
221k
points)
euroaristo
illegitimate
gibbes
+5
votes
2
answers
204
views
how would i find out if my gg grandma was illigetimate
asked
Jul 30, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Danette DeRose
G2G4
(
4.3k
points)
emma
button
illegitimate
1889
illinois
+8
votes
2
answers
209
views
Illegitimate children - how do we refer to them?
asked
Jul 5, 2018
in
WikiTree Help
by
Ian Dykes
G2G Crew
(
810
points)
illegitimate
+10
votes
2
answers
196
views
Bastardy cases in Accomack co. VA, 1770-1780
asked
Jun 24, 2018
in
The Tree House
by
Jessica Key
G2G6 Pilot
(
221k
points)
virginia
illegitimate
+5
votes
2
answers
95
views
What sources are enough to assign paternity?
asked
Mar 27, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
Helmut Jungschaffer
G2G6 Pilot
(
548k
points)
windsteiger
schlik
paternity
illegitimate
+4
votes
1
answer
278
views
how best to enter illegitimate children and parents
asked
Mar 9, 2018
in
WikiTree Help
by
Jenny Alexander
G2G Crew
(
430
points)
illegitimate
dates
estimates
+4
votes
2
answers
303
views
If a noble has children out of wedlock, do they take the surname of the father?
asked
Feb 13, 2018
in
Genealogy Help
by
John Akard
G2G1
(
1.6k
points)
plantagenet
beaufort
somerset
illegitimate
euroaristo
+4
votes
1
answer
87
views
Liaison, affair or lovechild?
asked
Nov 10, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Graham Irwin
G2G6
(
8.7k
points)
illegitimate
+11
votes
2
answers
340
views
Another tragic account of the sad plight of unwed mothers and illegitimate children in years past
asked
Nov 1, 2017
in
The Tree House
by
Ellen Smith
G2G Astronaut
(
1.3m
points)
illegitimate
ireland
cemeteries
+10
votes
5
answers
258
views
how do you find out the father of illegitimate kids in the 1800's?
asked
Oct 29, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Patricia H
G2G6 Mach 1
(
16.0k
points)
illegitimate
+5
votes
3
answers
453
views
Help Finding an Illegitimate Ancestor's Father...with three brothers as candidates for the dad.
asked
Oct 1, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
S G
G2G6
(
7.6k
points)
vallery
natchitoches
louisiana
cloutierville
dna
illegitimate
+7
votes
1
answer
156
views
How am I do I work up illegitimate ancestry lines in wiki tree where a person has two last names in there lifetime?
asked
Aug 9, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Andy Johnson
G2G2
(
2.7k
points)
johnson
naming_conventions
illegitimate
+5
votes
1
answer
160
views
How do i enter an illegitimate sibling?
asked
Aug 3, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Dede Fitton
G2G Crew
(
460
points)
illegitimate
editing_relationships
+10
votes
1
answer
128
views
Name changes, illegitimate children
asked
Jun 27, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Cheryl Chasin
G2G5
(
5.4k
points)
naming_conventions
surnames
illegitimate
+3
votes
1
answer
377
views
Illegitimate child is skipped i
asked
Jun 15, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
H.Em. Archbishop
plantagenet
lumley
ancestry
euroaristo
illegitimate
+3
votes
2
answers
173
views
Seeking parents/mother of William Reed b. 1719
asked
Jun 2, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
anonymous
reed
england
records
illegitimate
bastardy
poor_law
+5
votes
2
answers
228
views
Illegitimate nobles?
asked
Mar 4, 2017
in
Genealogy Help
by
Antonia Reuvers
G2G6 Mach 1
(
17.6k
points)
remoncourt
lorraine
illegitimate
euroaristo
+4
votes
2
answers
259
views
How do I enter the father of an illegitimate child?
asked
Feb 27, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Norm Lindquist
G2G6 Mach 6
(
60.9k
points)
unmarried_parents
illegitimate
non_spouse
+4
votes
1
answer
162
views
LNAB for illegitimate child with unknown mother
asked
Feb 25, 2017
in
Policy and Style
by
Anonymous Hampson
G2G6 Pilot
(
105k
points)
lnab
illegitimate
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