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Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 2 Send Message	Joan	Report	9 Oct 2009 20:01
Member Since: November 2008 Posts: 2 Send Message	can anyone tell me were i could find info on adoptions my great aunt was adopted as a child .and im trying to find out why.i know her mother had died it would have been early 1900.in lancashire.
Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 14,699 Send Message	Kay????	Report	9 Oct 2009 20:12
	Hi Joan,, As the legality of adoption wasnt till mid 1927,there wont be any stored records for what you are looking for...it was done then via private arrangement or via a childrens home such as Barnados who hold a vast database and will for a fee search for any records they may hold.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	10 Oct 2009 09:04
	A bit of a long shot, but do you know how old your aunt was when "adopted"? Unless an infant she might well have kept her first names. Indeed, she might even have kept her original name, just possibly. Might be worth a trawl on 1911, who can say? If you want help just post all the details you have. Jan
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