1897 The petitioner went on to say that in the following year (1897) he found that his wife had had a child, and he ascertained that it was registered, by its mother as illegitimate in the name, of  Fred. Duckering Fletcher. The date of birth was March 1, 1897. Its death was also registered the same time, with the Registrar of Births and Deaths in the Drury district.

Samuel Walker, Registrar of Birth and Deaths for the Drury district, gave evidence as to the registration of the birth of an illegitimate child by Mrs Fletcher.
Bridget Paul, of Mt. Roskill, said that when Mrs Fletcher came to stay with her some your years she was about to have a child, and said Duckering was the father. She said she had never cared for her husband. Duckering came to witness's house to visit Mrs Fletcher. Evening Post, Volume LV111, Issue 142, 13 December 1899, Page 5