Genealogy Chat

I am trying to help a friend find out about her birth mother. She has her Birth Cert so knows mother's name and where she was born but that is all. We cannot pinpoint the correct person from that.
She also has her Adoptive Birth Cert which gives the court that dealt with case. I have spoken to them but they say they can't help.

Any suggestions or guidance?

I would try contacting NORCAP - http://www.norcap.org.uk/

Thank you Joy
Will suggest she contacts them.

Does she have her adoption file? Sometimes that has some more information. Most people get it when they first get their birth certificate, but I guess it depends how she got her birth certificate.

She will need to go through social services (or the adoption society that dealt with her adoption if she knows there was one) - the area where she lives now or where she was adopted should be able to help her. Often they have a post-adoption section.

Donna

Thanks Donna, will look into that as well.

Hi, we had the same thing with my adoption file,they said it had gotten burnt ina fire !!!,this was long time ago in 1938 when I was born.Have just got a lot further by phoning the hospital where my bieth records were held,they found an admissions and discharge register for that year,and on it it had my mothers age,her mothers name and address.so maybe your friend knows where she was born?
Hope this helps
Marian

Marian - that was good luck! :)

When I asked for my adoption file the social services department involved said they couldn't find it. Yet when my MP got involved they miraculously found it again!
I used to work with old adoption files and I know that sometimes they can be very tricky to find, but I know how important they are to people and there isn't really an excuse for losing them. Except perhaps a burning building ;)

I know, it was very disappointing to be told thisbut luckily there are other ways if you search long enough. I had even rangthe hospital 3 times over the years to be told birth register for my year was missing,but this time I had a very helpful person who looked a bit further and found an admissions and discharge which gave me quite a bit more info.I was adopted in 1938 soa long time ago.
Good luck
Marian

I too was adopted and have sucessfully completed my search, let me know what info you have and I'll have a look for you.

Anne-Marie