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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,421 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	16 May 2008 17:22
	I think it's on Records.............
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 355 Send Message	Angela	Report	16 May 2008 17:13
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 355 Send Message	where do I find this thread?, as he was apprently that age.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,421 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	16 May 2008 17:08
	Legal adoption did not come into force until the late 1920's, so, unless he was at least 11/12 when adopted, there will not be any documents with the info you need. Check out Bernice's thread about adoption, etc..........she's a mine of info, and incredibly helpful...........
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 355 Send Message	Angela	Report	16 May 2008 17:05
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 355 Send Message	Can anyone tell me how to trace the surname of a relative prior to adoption. MY GGrandfather, born 1916 was adopted and changed his name to the adoptive family. Would there be records of his "real" name? I don't know when he was adopted, but apparently, not at birth he was a child, and fostered first then adopted by the same family.