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England / Adoption mid 1940s
« on: Monday 22 April 24 15:15 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I wonder if anyone can clarify the situation regarding adoptions in England in the mid 1940s, please?

Two siblings were adopted in the mid 1940s, I have copies of their birth certs, and both certs have 'adopted' and the signature of the superintendant registrar.  The children would have been under 5 years old at the time.

So my query is really about the 'kind' of adoptions at that time, does the possibility of a 'so-called' 'private adoption' still exist at this time, ie, where the birth mother (possibly) 'found' a family (not related) and 'gave' the children to that family?
And if that type of adoption did exist, would it result in 'adopted' being on the birth certs?
Both children did keep their first names, but had a new surname (they stayed together).

This probably happened close to the end of the war or shortly after the war, so I appreciate that things may have been done a little differently.

Or is the scenario more likely, that the children were removed from the mother's care for some reason (or she was unable to care for them and they were removed), and then either an authority or a children's home stepped in and the adoption was arranged by them?

Or is there another possibility of how the adoption could've come about?

Thanks for any insights into how adoptions were at that time,

Lisa

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Worcestershire / Where was the chapel in Tibberton?
« on: Friday 05 April 24 11:45 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I wonder if anyone can help with this, I came across a newspaper article from the 1930s which mentioned the Chapel in Tibberton (nr Droitwich).  Does anyone know where this was, as in exactly which building it was?

I do know Tibberton (of old as it were  ;)) and according to google there is still a  Chapel House on Plough Road, I'm not sure exactly which house this is - it would be near-ish to the Bridge Inn (but the other side of the road), possibly towards the canal.

I can't think of a property that looks like a converted chapel in that area, unless of course the chapel was demolished and the gap filled with a 1930s - 1960s property.

Chapel House is listed on the 1939, I looked at a couple of earlier censuses but didn't find the Chapel.

thanks
Lisa

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Isle of Man / how to find/order a death cert
« on: Thursday 11 January 24 11:31 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

please can someone tell me how I might order a death cert for someone who died probably early 2000s?
I know their name, but not their address - that actually is what I am hoping to find out.

many thanks,
Lisa

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The Common Room / look up request newspapers
« on: Thursday 02 November 23 17:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

please can anyone with a subscription for the newspapers, look up a couple of articles for me please?

I have the dates and papers, but not the sub at the moment.

Please pm if possible, so I can send you the details,

many thanks,
Lisa

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Staffordshire / 1970s marriage at Wolverhampton
« on: Wednesday 01 November 23 14:52 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

A marriage took place in the summer of 1971 at Wolverhampton register office (I have the certificate), a photo of the wedding was in a local paper.  The bride's parents lived in Donnington.

So please can anyone tell me which newspaper or newspapers the photo is most likely to have (or may have) been published in?

I am hoping to be able to track down the paper and see the photo.

Thanks in advance for any help,
Lisa

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Worcestershire Lookup Requests / Bromsgrove Messenger at the Hive
« on: Saturday 28 October 23 15:49 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

If anyone is going to the Hive, Worcester and wouldn't mind looking through say 4 or 5 issues of the Bromsgrove Messenger, I would be very grateful.

I have a start date of 2 May 1949 and am looking for a divorce which may well have made it into the local newspaper.  I do have the names of the people involved which I would be happy to send by PM if anyone can help.

The Bromsgrove Messenger was published weekly and I imagine given it's not long after the War there wouldn't be too many pages in each issue.

Thanks in advance for any help,
Lisa

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The Common Room / divorce records 1945
« on: Saturday 28 October 23 14:39 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

does anyone know where or how I might find the circumstances/details relating to a divorce in England in, I think, 1945?

many thanks in advance,
Lisa

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / drawing a conclusion from the chromosome browser
« on: Friday 14 October 22 18:48 BST (UK)  »
So I am starting out with the chromosome browser having uploaded dna to my Heritage.

My question is about triangulation and what might be inferred from its absence.

I match with A (close family) and B (more distantly), I know where I match both A and B looking at them individually.

We are also shared matches.

Looking at the chromosome browser,
B and I share on 2 chromosomes.
B and A share on 4 chromosomes.
Those are all different chromosomes and the 3 of us do not triangulate (or share on any of the same chromosomes but at different positions).

Regarding cMs, A is closer to B, than I am.

So the question is, can I conclude that A and B share a different family line/connection to the one I share with B?

Thank you  :)

hope my explanation makes sense.

 

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / uploading dna to my heritage
« on: Thursday 06 October 22 11:00 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

is there a charge to upload dna (from ancestry test) to myheritage?

also to 'unlock' the tools eg chromosome browser, is the charge a one-off payment and how much is it currently?

I have been googling and can't seem to find an answer relevant to the UK.

thanks,
lisa

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