I have
also seen this in Jalisco records. The father was listed as "desconocido."
Also Paternal grandparents were not even mentioned either.
also seen this in Jalisco records. The father was listed as "desconocido."
Also Paternal grandparents were not even mentioned either.
I have
seen many similar situations for Indian & Mulata women.
seen many similar situations for Indian & Mulata women.
Makes
you wonder who the fathers were, huh?
you wonder who the fathers were, huh?
Did
the woman never mention the father's name to the priest or were the names
divulged in confession which would NEVER have become public record. I
think more the latter. It isn't that the priest would be protecting the
father, it's more the confidentiality of the Confession.
the woman never mention the father's name to the priest or were the names
divulged in confession which would NEVER have become public record. I
think more the latter. It isn't that the priest would be protecting the
father, it's more the confidentiality of the Confession.
size=2>Something to think about...
Irma
Gomez
Gomez
size=2>-----Original Message-----
From: Al Duarte
[mailto:aduarte@...]
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004
9:33 AM
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [ranchos]
Names
In
my genealogy research using records of baptism (1700-1800) from Zacatecas
and Chihuahua, I found when a child was born out of wedlock, the child would
take the mother's last name. The father's name was never mentioned or
listed, only those of the godparents, maternal grandparents, and mother.
The mother's full name was always listed. Also, I don't know if this was
true for other parts of Mexico.
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Good
luck.
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size=2>Alberto Duarte
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size=2>-----Original Message-----While looking at the International
From: alice_wissing
[mailto:alice_wissing@...]
Sent: Wednesday, September 08,
2004 4:56 PM
To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
Subject:
[ranchos] Names
Genealogical Index I came across
an ancestor possibly having a child
with a woman other than his wife
during the late 1700's. The child
carried the father's last name
only (no mother's name attached at the
end)and only the mother's
first name was listed. I was under the
impression an illegitimate
child never used his father's last name, so
this confused me.
I've ordered a copy of the entry from the History
Center, but it
will take weeks for me to receive it. In the
meantime, does anyone
know if there were strict standards regarding an
illegitimate
child's use of a father's last name? And also, why
would only a
first name be listed for a mother? I see this
all the time while
perusing the IGI.
Thanks,
Alicia