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Would they have bothered in 1861?

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Heather

Heather Report 1 Sep 2006 16:31

Ive got quite a few who take on the new wifes kiddies. I find they appear as step kids or kids in law in the first census and then in the next appear under the fathers surname. However, they do always seem to give their first surname on marriage or if, say, they join the army.

hallyally

hallyally Report 1 Sep 2006 16:03

Thanks OC! Allie x

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 1 Sep 2006 12:33

Official Adoption did not start until 1927, so the answer to your question is no. OC

hallyally

hallyally Report 1 Sep 2006 10:39

Hi Heather I'm still here! Thanks for that - I'll have poke around Ancestry later on. Allie x

Heather

Heather Report 1 Sep 2006 10:35

You sometimes find that the children are listed under the husband's name on the census but revert to their original surname when they marry. Heather

hallyally

hallyally Report 1 Sep 2006 10:33

Please forgive me but I have to rush off, (I know this annoys some people when this happens!) but I will be back soon, so thanks in advance!

hallyally

hallyally Report 1 Sep 2006 10:31

It looks like someone in my tree 'adopted' his wife's son, born in 1861, from a previous 'liason' as the child appears with the wife before she was married. Would he have officially adopted this child in those days, bearing in mind they were an ordinary family of limited means?