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'''Money from the parish''' | '''Money from the parish''' | ||
If the supposed father could not pay the child support, the mother could - from 1888 - get funds from the authorities. If the child later needed public support, it was not the birth parish who had the commitment. It was the parish where the mother stayed 10 months before birth. That is why there is always something about "The mother's residence at the ten-month-day" by an entry for a illegitimate child, recorded in the parish register. | If the supposed father could not pay the child support, the mother could - from 1888 - get funds from the authorities. If the child later needed public support, it was not the birth parish who had the commitment. It was the parish where the mother stayed 10 months before birth. That is why there is always something about "The mother's residence at the ten-month-day" by an entry for a illegitimate child, recorded in the parish register. | ||
'''Born in The Old Town?!''' | '''Born in The Old Town?!''' | ||
In Copenhagen you can - after 1891 - find all "out of town births" that are dependent in Copenhagen in parish 74 - The Old Town. In earlier times an illegitimate child was sometimes called, | |||
In Copenhagen you can - after 1891 - find all "out of town births" that are dependent in Copenhagen in parish 74 - The Old Town. In earlier times an illegitimate child was sometimes called, "et slegfredbarn" or "frillebarn". You can occasionally find such entries in parish registers. | |||