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Adoption Mystery

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Flick

Flick Report 23 Mar 2011 22:24

When was his birth registered? Did he have more than one forename?

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 23 Mar 2011 22:23

Official adoption didn't start until 1927 so anything before that would be classed as an informal arrangement with no records kept.

There was actually a case similar to this on today's "Heir Hunters" programme. The adoptive family had a letter written by the child's mother giving up all rights to the child and handing her over to the adoptive parents. This letter was arranged and signed at a solicitors office. However the courts would still not recognise this as an "official" adoption because no such thing existed at that time.

Kath. x

Flick

Flick Report 23 Mar 2011 22:22

Adoption wasn't a legal procedure until the 1920's..............and records are not publicly available,

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 23 Mar 2011 22:22

There were no official adoptions until 1927 or so. Have you looked for a marriage for him? You don't say, but I assume he adopted the Bull name at some point? Do you know if he had a second name?
Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 23 Mar 2011 22:18

Hello there, I'm trying to track down Harry Bamforth born in 1899 in Huddersfield. I found him on the 1901 census with his parents and sibling but he was adopted at some point by my Great Grandparents. He appears on the 1911 census and is listed as Harry Bamforth - adoptive son, still under his own name and not Bull. Unfortunately my Grandma would never really talk about Harry (she really didn't like him) so neither me nor my parents/uncle know anything more than this, other than he had a son named Gerald at some point. Can anyone give me advice on how I go about solving this little mystery? Is it possible to access adoption records from this period in time, if such a thing exists?
Thanks in advance
Suzanne

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