Records for illegitimate children in the late 1800's
I have civil birth (1876) and death (1881) certificates for Albert Parry. Both state that he is the son of Fanny Parry, a domestic servant. In the 1881 census, Fanny Parry is unmarried, and living as a domestic servant in the household of John Holte.
Albert was born in Harborne, Staffordshire, England. Harborne was only 3 miles from Birmingham, Warwickshire England. Albert's death was reported by a coroner in Birmingham, Warwickshire. Fanny was living in Harborne, Staffordshire in the 1881 census.
Do you know of any additional record collections I could search to identify the father of Albert Parry?
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Parish records sometimes help although I have had no success finding the father of one of my ancestors born in the late 1840s and I have a christening record for him.
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This is a situation where it would probably have been easier if the birth had occurred much earlier - say up to the early part of the 19th century. Most parishes kept bastardy records, whereby the father was named: primarily in order that he would take financial responsibility for the child, rather than its upkeep being a burden on the parish finances.
Such records are usually held at the local (county) Record Office. I just did a quick check at http://www.museums.staffordshire.gov.uk/CalmView/Overview.aspx and found it just might be possible that the Staffordshire Record Office might hold a document that would be of help in this case. Identifying such from their online catalogue might be a challenge, so I would suggest contacting them (by email / phone / letter) to see what they can advise. See https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Heritage-and-archives/contact/sro/Overview.aspx for contact details.
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@Paul W Thank you! This is a resource I did not know existed. I will contact them and see what I can find.
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I am trying to find out who my fathers biological father was as he is not listed on his birth certificate. The only information I have is that he was killed in WWI. Most likely the 2nd quarter of 1917.
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Better to start a new discussion rather than piggy-backing on an old one. Likely to get better response that way.
Do you have even a name?
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