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Research Problems and Strategies When children were born
illegitimately and the father’s name is not known what research
strategy is suggested? 1. Check who the witnesses were at birth
of child. Likelihood is that there might be a relationship There
might exist a separate section in the church book for
illegitimate births. 2. Check whether the mother marries the
father later and the child became legitimized by the father’s
acknowledgment . 3. Check confirmation records. 4. Find school
records to see if school fees were paid for the child and by
whom (Search in School records . One possibility
“Kirchenvisitationen”, “Schülerverzeichnis”) 5. Was the child
adopted? (Search in court records, key word: “ Adoptionen”,
“Vormundschaft”) 6. See if a will exists in which the child was
bequ