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Ann

Ann Report 19 Apr 2009 17:15

Hi Barry

If your mum is still alive does she have any relatives within the Biddulph family that she could ask re her possible adoption details as if a child is adopted then usually other family members will know about it. Also have you considered the possibility of getting a copy of your mum's birth cert which might shed some light on her previous name. The GRO hold adoption certificates dating from 1927 to current date. Another avenue could be that you could search/enquire with her local Social Services as many adoptions, like now, were dealt with via Social Services, however depending on the religion of the birth mother it was more usual for a child to be placed with similar religious people and adoptions were arranged via that particular religious order.

Another avenue could be to check would be the phone directories/electoral rolls at the time of your mum's birth again a bit of a long shot but you never know

Good luck

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 19 Apr 2009 16:52

If the birth that Linda found is the correct one then I don't think she was adopted, as there is usually a number written in the margin against a birth where the child has been adopted.

Could it be that if your mother was illegitimate (which appears to be the case from the birth registration) that this is the reason she doesn't like talking about her childhood. People of her age view illegitimacy differently to people of today.

Kath. x

LindyLoo2

LindyLoo2 Report 19 Apr 2009 16:28

Hi Barry

There is a birth July/Aug/Sep 1936 Margaret Biddulph
Heywood, Lancashire
Mother's maiden name Biddulph

Do you think Biddulph was her maiden name?

Linda

Barry

Barry Report 19 Apr 2009 16:03

hi pam all i know is her first name and the name she uses now but i know this is not a lot but its all i know. the family name she uses is biddulph but i know this is not a lot her first name is margaret born 1936 july so am not sure how to go about finding out her birth surname as she refuses to speak about her childhood

Pam

Pam Report 19 Apr 2009 15:51

Does anybody know her birth name ?

Researching:
Middlesex, Berkshire and Somerset

Barry

Barry Report 19 Apr 2009 15:37

hi can anyone help me i am doing my family history and have hit a brickwall re my mothers family. this has happened as she was born in 1936 and everyone tells me she was adopted as a child so how can i find out. my mother has always said she is from london as we know its a large area and she has lived in manchester as long as i can remember. can anyone please advise me how i can solve this prob
thnxs in advance