Not to rain on your parade but there are other possibilities for his father. As we all know, genealogy is full of surprises. With that thought in mind, it might be possible that your “John C.” was the illegitimate son of a daughter and was given the family surname at birth and then not raised by the daughter but rather sent to live with the grandparents. I discovered one such person in my family file and I suspect there are many more out there.
It can happen. Brian in CA From: Louise [mailto:louiseboo...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 11:54 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: [LegacyUG] How do I enter grandchild when parents unknown I have a John C. showing up in two consecutive censuses in Scotland living with his grandparents. I have been unable so far to trace which of the children were his parents, in fact those 2 censuses are the only records of his existence. There are 2 possibilities for his father -- either would be old enough to father him. I have for the time being entered him as an unlinked person, but I would like to bring him into the family records. Is there any way I can do this? -- Louise Booth Puppet Booth Productions Hassle free entertainment for children and families www.puppetbooth.homestead.com Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
