Re: Henry Searle Heathcote, Lenton, Lincs
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Re: Henry Searle Heathcote, Lenton, Lincs
Stephen Heathcote 5/30/04
Hello Stephen
Many thanks for your message, I was hoping you might have an input.I agree that Henry could well have been illegitimate, so Henry Joyce born Stamford could well be him, as his mother was Lucy Joyce from Morcott.If this is the case, Rev Thomas Heathcote must have adopted him sometime, then Henry was not only given the surname of Heathcote but his middle name is the maiden name of Thomas's mother (do you follow!).If I ordered the certificate and it proves that Henry was indeed illegitimate is there any way I can find out if Thomas adopted him?Another thought, could Thomas have been the father, it would mean that he had an affair with Lucy Joyce whilst his wife was alive (she died July 1859).I think I might take the plunge and order that certificate, if its not the right Henry then I will have wasted £7 but then again if it is him then I can put some sort of explanation in his family tree entry.Would be interested to know if you know anything about adoptions in the past, ancestors certainly don't make it easy do they?
Sally