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Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Deb	Report	30 Jul 2006 14:33
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	I have a family who had an adopted son but they never changed his surname to theirs?? was this the norm? (time frame 1880's) Deb
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 2,481 Send Message	Dizzy Lizzy 205090	Report	30 Jul 2006 14:42
	Legal adoption did not exist until 1927, so it is likely they agreed to take over the care of the boy, but there would have been no paperwork to say so. It is quite feasible that the child would have kept their own name. Liz
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Deb	Report	30 Jul 2006 14:50
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thanks LIz Deb
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 334 Send Message	Rebecca	Report	30 Jul 2006 18:18
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 334 Send Message	Ive got a couple in my tree who show on census info as adopted but the children involved have kept their own name. one little girl was born on a ship in the atlantic ocean. wonder what happened to her mother. bless her.