GARDNER/COLVIN "O What A Tangled Web"

Post by **Hilary** » 28 Jul 2009 16:02

Sometimes people were just in the court being ordered to pay maintenance for a child rather than an actual affiliation order. It might be worth studing the local newspaper of the time and looking in the court lists I found a relative of mine in the Police Courts being ordered to pay 5s a week and that was 1876!.

The full affiliation orders are often in the Quarter Sessions try on the access to archives part of the National Archives website.

She may have just had an "arrangement" with the fathere for him to pay. He might have had 2 families!!

Ed Officer

Post by **Heli** » 31 Jul 2009 12:12

Thanks to Education Officer for further help. Can you please let me know where I can get access to the local papers for that period.

Heli.

Post by **MaryA** » 31 Jul 2009 13:01

http://liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/phpBB ... php?t=6962

Unfortunately the availability online is up to 1900 only, so to research more recently than that would have to be done at the Liverpool Record Office.

Post by **Heli** » 31 Jul 2009 15:12

Thanks Mary. Will definitely have to plan that trip to Liverpool.

Heli.

Post by **Heli** » 15 Sep 2009 16:33

Thanks again to all who helped with my original query.

As a footnote, I once heard Mrs Walters (Elizabeth Colvin/Gardner) described as a very strict old lady. I wonder if the person who said this, knew of her history.

Heli.