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emily was not married at the time of my grandads birth and his father was never mentioned on the certificate.

thankyou for your kind reply.i will definitely visit the centrel library .the cawthornes did noy adopt him until around his age of 16 ?which would have been 1930/32 ish .alfred and florence cawthorne were his adopted parents .thankyou for your information xx

You could vist the Central Library in Sheffield to see who lived at that address

ie in 1925
JAMES C HOLMES (FITTER) lived there

Marriages Sep 1915
Holmes James C Raggett Ecclesall B. 9c 729
Raggett Ada M Holmes Ecclesall B. 9c 729


re late adoption, legal adoptions only became law in late 1920's

It is possible that Emily paid for the Cawthorne's to look after him & they kept her up to date with his progress.
Then asked her permission for his adoption because she now had a family of her own.

The above is based on my own family situation. <<<<<<<<<<

So I would start at that address & see if there is a link
BUT she could just have been a lodger but would a family allow a stranger to give birth there ???

SEE WHO LIVED THERE IN 1916 <<<<<<<<<

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yes i have the birth certificate .she had my grandad on the 20th sept ay 324 sharrow vale road .but where did she go and how old was she at the time .we dont know anything else .thankyou for your reply it is apprecia6ted.xx

Name: George M Knowles
Mother's Maiden Surname: Knowles
Date of Registration: Oct Nov Dec 1916
Registration district: Ecclesall B
Registration county: Yorkshire
Volume Number: 9c
Page Number: 756 (click

Have you got this Birth Certificate.?

Did Emily have any middle names?

Rose

this is the only one i can see so far
RUDD, Harriet Head Widow F 68 1843 Yorks Ripon VIEW
KNOWLES, Emily Visitor Single F 25 1886 Dressmaker Yorks Markington VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
25849 Reference:
RG14PN25849 RG78PN1494 RD487 SD2 ED2 SN113

Registration District:
Ripon Sub District:
Ripon Enumeration District:
2 Parish:
Ripon

Address:
2 Jones Court North St Ripon

Hi there my Grandad was born at 324 Sharrow vale road in Sheffield on the 20 sept 1916.Emily Knowles, his mum named him George Maurice Knowles no father was put on there,She gave him to the Cawthornes in Barnsley who later adopted him around 1930?he was then George Maurice Cawthorne.He was adopted by Alfred Cawthorne and his wife .I would love to find his mums roots there are alot of unknowns .My Grandad died thinking is mother never loved him .Emily his mother was a dress maker.I hope someone could help me out .Please feel free to contact me as this is interesting for me and my mum who is Georges daughter.Thank you for your time with this matter .