Genealogy Chat

But what if they were never told that they were adopted - I don't recall having to produce my birth certificate, and my wife can't remember having to send me a copy of hers (we livived in different cities.) when I applied for a licence. Okay, not UK but similar.
My brother knew that he was adopted, but he married in another country - he could have married his half-sister. So?

I was under the impression that when somebody who was adopted went to get married the Register checked to make sure that the couple were not in fact blood relatives????

An absolute nightmare for those concerned.

Perhaps we should all ask ourselves where does Data Protection end and Freedom of Information begin or vice versa.

M. Steer

The situation is so sad, for the couple concerned it must be worse than a divorce or a death of one of the pair. Most of us cannot comprehend the distress that they have gone through.

Hi

Probably far more often than anyone realises I fear.

Mary

I wonder how many times this happens ?

Twins separated at birth and adopted by separate parents later married each other without realising they were brother and sister.

The pair were granted an annulment after a High Court judge ruled the marriage had never validly existed.

The identities of the British pair and details of the relationship and marriage have been kept secret.

But it is known that they were separated soon after birth.

They were never told they were twins.

They did not discover they were blood relatives until after the wedding.

The case was uncovered by Lord Alton in a conversation with a High Court judge.

He used it to highlight perceived deficiencies in the Human Embryology and Tissues Bill, currently going through Parliament.