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Member Since: February 2008 Posts: 33 Send Message	kay	Report	20 Jun 2009 17:37
Member Since: February 2008 Posts: 33 Send Message	does anyone know how i get the info to find a real birth mother in scotland
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 786 Send Message	Helen in Bucks	Report	20 Jun 2009 18:47
	This is what it says in my genealogy encyclopedia (wouldn't be without it): Children adopted in Scotland after 1931 can apply for information about their original birth entry by writing to The Adoption Unit, New Register House, 3 West Register Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT. They need to provide details of their adoptive name, date of birth and full postal address. NB this implies that only the adopted child can apply, not anyone else. The General Register Office for Scotland has advice about tracing adoption records on its website at www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/regscot/adoption/html The encyclopedia also mentions a charity called Birthlink, their website is www.birthlink.org.uk National Archives of Scotland may also have info at www.nas.gov.uk/guides/adoption.asp Hope this helps. Helen