Re: Genealogy and adoption

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Chris Newall <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Roger Mills <watt.tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes

My wife has registered in the hope of finding her birth mother. But
her mother hasn't - and may not even still be alive. So we can't go
any further.

There are other ways. If her mother's name is known and is not too
common you may be able to follow her through the GRO indexes. Get her
birth certificate, this will give you the names of her parents. Then
search for her in the marriage and death indexes, and probate
calendars.
My own birth mother had an uncommon name, I was able to trace her
through two marriages, both to men with common surnames. By
researching her family I was able to identify her parents, siblings
and grandparents. This involved a lot of effort searching the indexes
and census records at the FRC and a considerable outlay on birth and
marriage certificates, but I did find my mother and eventually made
contact with the help of one of her cousins. We met several times
before her death a couple of years ago and she was thrilled with her
new grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

I discovered my birth father's name in the dossier held by the society
who had arranged my adoption. Tracing his family was much more
difficult but eventually I succeeded and made contact with my
half-siblings [my father had died in the 1980s].

It took a lot of hard work and a dash of good luck, but I succeeded
and now have regular contact with members of both sides of my birth
family.

Thanks - that's encouraging. We've already done some of what you suggest,
using GRO indexes etc. - and *think* we have identified who my wife's
mother's parents were, and who she married after the adoption. I guess the
next step is to invest in a few certificates to see whether confrim - or
otherwise - what we believe to be the case.
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Cheers,
Roger
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