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Fermanagh / Re: Adoption in the 1950s
« on: Monday 09 October 23 14:09 BST (UK)  »
As I had originally thought this is all rather confusing!

It does seem that there is a set procedure for adopted children who wish to obtain their original birth certificates.  I suspect that an application by phone would also lead to this special process.

I think I will suggest that the person in question uses the phone line to clarify.

Barbara

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Fermanagh / Re: Adoption in the 1950s
« on: Sunday 08 October 23 10:38 BST (UK)  »
Thank you, that would certainly be a lot easier!

I will come back to this when I have had a look at the other link.

Barbara

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Fermanagh / Re: Adoption in the 1950s
« on: Saturday 07 October 23 17:10 BST (UK)  »
Thank you.  I will have a look at the link tomorrow.

Barbara

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Fermanagh / Adoption in the 1950s
« on: Saturday 07 October 23 15:28 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for advice on obtaining the original birth certificate for a child adopted in the late 1950s.
 
The person concerned, who lives abroad, has managed to make contact with us (her birth family) using the information about the birth mother and has asked me for help to get a copy of the original certificate.

The person knows:
Birth Name
Name of birth mother

A record made by the adoptive parents names a hospital as the birthplace.

This site indicates that obtaining the birth certificate is possible.

http://www.adoptionsearchreunion.org.uk/search/righttosearch/righttosearchni.htm

"I already know my original birth name so what do I have to do?

If an adopted person already knows their birth name they can apply directly to the Registrar General for a copy of their original birth certificate."

However when I check this site

https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/services/order-birth-certificate-online

there is a list of questions that need to be answered to obtain a certificate.

    full name of person whose birth certificate you are ordering
    date and place of birth (district or street and town)
    names of parents (including mother's maiden name)
    mother's address at time of birth

Has anyone experience of this situation please who can offer me advice please? 

I have kept details here to a minimum but am happy to provide more privately.

Barbara








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The Common Room / Re: Passing away of RootsChat member John, ' JDC'
« on: Saturday 16 July 22 12:22 BST (UK)  »
This is such sad news.

I had the pleasure of meeting John at a Rootschat Meet in Bristol some years ago and, more recently, when he came to Cornwall to do more research at the Archives.

He was unfailingly kind and helpful.

I shall miss him and our discussions about his Langmaid family.

My condolences to his family and friends.

Barbara

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Hertfordshire / Re: What has he been transcribed as?
« on: Saturday 11 June 22 10:18 BST (UK)  »
The 1851 census for the whole of the Dunmow Registration District is missing.  I believe Takeley was in that district so that is probably why you cannot find him or his family.

Barbara

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Essex Lookup Requests / Re: Sarah SPELLER b about 1821 White Roding
« on: Thursday 21 April 22 12:02 BST (UK)  »
I have had no luck finding any more children for this couple.  Nor have I found a burial for Mary. I had hoped that if I could find her death that would narrow down the period in which they might have had children, which could have ruled out my Sarah being a daughter.

Need to think again about what else I can do.

Barbara

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Essex Lookup Requests / Re: Sarah SPELLER b about 1821 White Roding
« on: Monday 18 April 22 13:26 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Lizzie

I have a note of Edward's burial and he was 56 so that fits with the baptism.  Thanks for Joseph's baptism too. His birth was very soon after the marriage of Edward and Mary.  I think I need to check for more children of this couple.

The trouble with the Spellers is that there are far too many of them and they seem to use a limited number of forenames.  There are a few exceptions like Younglove and Uriah!

Barbara

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Essex Lookup Requests / Re: Sarah SPELLER b about 1821 White Roding
« on: Monday 18 April 22 10:58 BST (UK)  »
Thank you for looking at this.

Yes I believe that is the correct baptism.

Edward and Elizabeth's daughter Mary was baptised at White Roding and fortunately, at that time, the maiden names of the mothers were also recorded.  So that confirms that Mary's mother was formerly Stones.

Barbara

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