Illegitimacy | wendypercival

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Wendy Percival

Nov 27, 20202 min read

Another "out-of-wedlock" story

There's been no breakthrough so far in finding the birth record of my 2x great-grandmother Emma Shelley (see last week’s Illegitimacy &...

Wendy Percival

Nov 20, 20203 min read

Illegitimacy & Mystery

I’m currently listening to the audiobook version of In the Family Way, by Jane Robinson. It’s a fascinating account of illegitimacy and...