tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post5663762585960230866..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Genealogy’s Cultural ImperialismJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-68960999556264195612014-03-22T20:03:14.947-07:002014-03-22T20:03:14.947-07:00Very insightful, James! I wanted to point out tha...Very insightful, James! I wanted to point out that I ran into similar out of wedlock dilemmas when working in French records from the 1700s and 1800s. It was a common practice for couples to have children before marriage. The couple would marry once they had saved up enough money to do so. I have found baptismal records that clearly show that the couple was not married. They may have married later. They may have lived together and never married. Sometimes one child would have the father listed and the others not. Then one must wonder if all the children had the same father or not. I usually enter them as a couple without a marriage date in the marriage field because there is no other way to list the relationship. I suspect this problem (setting up house, but waiting to be married) was not a problem common only to France.Melody Lassallehttp://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-27212055985772461692014-03-22T09:27:34.841-07:002014-03-22T09:27:34.841-07:00As always James, your insightful thoughts on thorn...As always James, your insightful thoughts on thorny genealogical issues are much appreciated!<br /><br />PS: The Haida homeland, formerly called the Queen Charlotte Islands, is now officially known as Haida Gwaii. Margaret Sharonnoreply@blogger.com