One of my Scottish g g grandmothers surname was spelled differently on every record of her (ie birth, marriage birth of children)MacClure, MacAleer, McLure, McCleary, McLeary are just a few…..I have many other examples. When folk were illiterate others spelled names for them. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sounds a good way to spend an afternoon to me!

My g g g grandmother immigrated alone to Australia from Germany and married shortly after arrival having a baby 5 months later. She had given birth a year earlier in Germany to a baby girl who died - father unknown. Her sibling remained in Germany and no clue there as to the father. #genealogy

I completely agree with you. I was explaining NPE to someone and felt I should use both used terms. I prefer Not Parent Expected as well but both are frequently used by different people. #DNA

Jan apologies - I meant to say Non Paternal Event 😵‍💫

My blogging has fallen behind over the past year. M hoping to be inspired by the A-Z challenge in the New Year. Still using Blogger. # blogging #familyhistory #genealogy #localhistory #househistory

NPE is Not Paternal Event or Not Parent Expected. My German GGG grandfather was not the biological father of my g g grandfather. On a mission to discover through #DNA who was. #genealogy