roughy101 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 i dont want to mention names as people are still living i have an adopted half sister who was adopted in the early 1940s who i managed to trace only a few years ago. the reason i found her so easy to trace was because my mother knew her adopted name and who adopted her. how was that possible in 1940. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 people frequently gave up children born out of wedlock, or if they just plain couldn't afford to keep them - don't judge the past on today's standards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john65 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Apparently before 1927 you did not have to register adoptions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUFFEMS Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 i dont want to mention names as people are still living i have an adopted half sister who was adopted in the early 1940s who i managed to trace only a few years ago. the reason i found her so easy to trace was because my mother knew her adopted name and who adopted her. how was that possible in 1940. Because, after 1927 it was a legal requirement to have documented adoptions, prior to that there was no legal legislation so any transfer of a child into someone else's care was done purely by arrangement so it wasn't illegal before 1927, after that date it was illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounty2009 Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I think if you are concerned you should seek further legal advice! Best of luck to you x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughy101 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 the adoption took place in 1940,i just wondered what the rules and regulations were then as my mom always knew from day 1 what her daughters adopted name was and who were the adoptive parents ( a very prominent person at the time ) in the legal profession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirglyn Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 I don't think they had the red tape and background checks then that they do now.It was not unknown for childless couples to adopt children from people who couldn't afford to keep them and I'm sure that the people who administrated these matters would only have been happy to expedite things as long as the paperwork was in order.The fact that the adoptive family had some legal clout would also have been very handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdee Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 i dont want to mention names as people are still living i have an adopted half sister who was adopted in the early 1940s who i managed to trace only a few years ago. the reason i found her so easy to trace was because my mother knew her adopted name and who adopted her. how was that possible in 1940. I was born during the second world war, my mum's pregnancy being quite an unexpected surprise to my parents. I was the youngest of three kids. As I was growing up, I was told, a childless couple, family friends, that lived across the street, had begged my parents to let them adopt me, so perhaps during this time it was not unusual for unofficial adoptions to take place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughy101 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 i just wonder if the adoption papers would still be available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUFFEMS Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 If you contact GRO Southport there is a special section for "Adoptions". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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