Genealogy Chat

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Profile	Posted by	Options	Post Date
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	17 Feb 2008 15:54
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Moira, adoption did not become legally recognised in Britain until the 1920's, so it may have been that nothing was recorded as such, this was often the case.
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 708 Send Message	Moira	Report	17 Feb 2008 15:43
	Please could anyone tell me where to look for an adoption in 1881. I have Lucy Broughton adopted by Ann Carr and Jeremiah Sorsby. Lucy was born 1877 and on the 1881 census she has been adopted Moira
	Researching: Morris Radnor, Kerr Yorkshire and Notts. Sorsby Yorkshire, Mapplebeck Yorkshire

All site material is owned by Findmypast Limited and should not be used without prior permission.

Any views expressed in message boards and members notes represent the opinions of the author and do not represent the opinions of Findmypast Limited.