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Tip of the day...Adoption records

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Timothy

Timothy Report 3 Nov 2015 14:28

Hi. I'm new the site and to researching my past.

My dad was born in 1926, adopted in 1931, and died in 2006. He went through some process with Somerset House back in the nineties and with his adoption certificate he obtained a birth certificate. However, the birth certificate gives his name as Derek Bloor, i.e. Bloor appears to be a middle name. His mother's name is given, Marion Ada Hart but there is no entry for father.

His adoption certificate gives his name as Derek but Bloor is not mentioned at all.

Is this normal? Is there any way I can verify his birth certificate? Also, can I find out when he was given up for adoption and where he might have lived between his birth and adoption?

Many thanks in advance.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 3 Nov 2015 14:59

Welcome to the Boards Timothy.

It might have been better to have started a thread of your own rather than tag on to this.

Had you started your quest while your father was alive, he could have applied to view his adoption file held by social services or the adoption agency. As he has died, the records are now 'closed'.

His birth certificate is likely to be correct as per the GRO index


Births Jun 1926   (>99%)
Hart  Derek B  Hart  Elham  2a 1921   

The 2nd Hart is his mothers maiden name suggesting she wasn't married.
Unless you have already discovered a connection to people named Bloor, it could indicate it was his biological fathers surname.

Have you worked out if his biological mother later married? If it was shortly before his adoption, her husband to be may not have wanted to raise another mans child. It does seem unusual for there to be a gap of several years between his birth and adoption. Might his biological mother have died?

If you care start your own thread on Find Ancestors, suggestions could be made on how to trace Marion Hart's relatives. Some whispered gossip might have been passed down through the generations.

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wendy28

wendy28 Report 17 Jan 2016 01:23

Hi

My mum was adopted she has an adoption cert - but we cannot find anything out about her birth mother. all we know is her name.
Where else can you advise we go with this one? Mum has tried Tracing Agency with absolute NO JOY :-(

wendy28

wendy28 Report 17 Jan 2016 01:23

Hi

My mum was adopted she has an adoption cert - but we cannot find anything out about her birth mother. all we know is her name.
Where else can you advise we go with this one? Mum has tried Tracing Agency with absolute NO JOY :-(

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