Hi, how did you find the info on the 1934 adoption register? I'd love to check it. My dad's younger brother was allegedly adopted as an infant in about 1928. Despite searches over more than 6 decades, nothing more than his birth certificate has ever been found. My dad's father abandoned his family, then the boys' mother left them with their paternal grandparents in London, who didn't want them (despite being wealthy and able to keep them). The boys were fostered together and my dad remained with his foster family in West London. After a while, however, his brother was taken from the foster family and my dad was told he was adopted. It's possible that this was done informally, as I understand that, despite the new regulations, these weren't yet consistently observed in the late 1920s. We've considered that the little boy may have died (but have found no death record under his birth name) in England. He could have been taken overseas. There are so many unknowns and, given the mores of the time, nothing much was spoken of. Would it have been common for a young child with two living parents and extensive paternal and maternal families to have been fostered and/or adopted then? The parents were married and both boys were born legitimately. What processes would have been followed? What did fostering (with the foster child, my dad, retaining his full birth name)? Thanks for any insight or referrals to info. This has been frustratingly puzzling for so long!