Jim...you can see the info for one of my RCE records here.... viewtopic.php?t=9258&highlight=3. Can any reader assist with the data contained in the Register of Corrections?
Unfortunately, very few paternity records exist…I got lucky since mine was in Linlithgow. I enquired at NAS and received the following info…
Quote form NAS:
"There are normally two main records of a sheriff court affiliation, or paternity, action. The first of these is the decree, the formal judgement in the case, which will be copied into the Registers of Decrees for the court. The decree will normally state the names of pursuer and defender, the date that the child was born, and the amount of money required for support. The second record is the bundle of case papers, known as ‘process papers’ or ‘processes’, although these do not always survive for affiliation actions."
When my credit card is closer to zero!!! I’ll order the actual Decree…I’m itching to get my hands on it, but in the meantime, NAS did very kindly provide me with a transcription of the Certificate of Poverty which contained the following language…
Certificate of poverty produced in petition by Agnes Finlay for Admission to benefit of the Poor Roll. 1882
”I Minister of the Parish of Falkirk hereby certify that Agnes Finlay daughter of and residing with Mrs Janet Forsyth or Finlay at Blackhill near Bonnybridge is not possessed of fund to enable her to raise an action against Alexander Smith engine man residing at Armadale for the aliment of the illegitimate male child. Falkirk , 13 July 1882.”
So….start saving your pennies
Regards,
Anne H