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adopted children

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Simon

Simon Report 22 Jul 2008 11:10

hi wendy
thanks for your reply,where and how (and would i be able/allowed) to get a birth certificate for these two members of my family
simon

Wendy

Wendy Report 22 Jul 2008 01:54

Adoption did not become legal until about 1925, so previous "adoptions" were usually family.
It is highly likely that the children were part of the family!

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 20 Jul 2008 08:20

Are you sure they were adopted by Percy? They're not with him in 1901 but are with Susan Dews who was his mother.

1901 England Census
about Susan Dews
Name: Susan Dews
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Hewerland, Norfolk, England
Civil Parish: Hammersmith
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch West Kensington Park and St Matthew
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Fulham
Sub registration district: South Hammersmith
ED, institution, or vessel: 28
Household schedule number: 276
Household Members: Name Age
Charles Dews 18
Edith Dews 27
George Dews 33
Susan Dews 58
Jessie Farris 2
Annie Jones 10

Rose

Researching:
I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

robertpplane

robertpplane Report 20 Jul 2008 08:08

Have you tried Quick Search at the top of this page?

Kate

Kate Report 19 Jul 2008 23:38

There is this birth for a Jessie Ferris in the London area . . .

Jessie Ferris
Sep qtr 1898
Kensington registration district
vol 1a pg 147

Simon

Simon Report 19 Jul 2008 11:33

hi all
my grt grandfather (percy dews born c1875) adopted two children,jessie ferris born c 1899 and annie jones born c 1891.i understand that barnados may have some record of these adoption (following up at present)
but wondered if any body had these names in their tree or any help in searching for them.
my family at the time lived in whitechapel/hammersmith areas of london.
many thanks in advance.
simon dews