south african adoption

[lorna2]

hi

i am looking for possible information on south african adoption. i have a distant relative who was born south africa but both her parents were british. the only thing i can think of was she was adopted.

where would i go fom here. her name was grace. she was born in 1906. her parents on records were a arthur boundy who was born in derbyshire, england, in the year 1876. i believe he married a florence ingram.

both arthur and florence ended up in america and had a further children but i believe they biological. i not sure whether grace was adopted or whether she there own child.

thank you lorna

[ouma]

Hi Lorna 

Grace could have been a biological child. Arthur and Florence could have lived her then gone to
America. Children born at that time where registered as Union National - the colony was British
at the time.

How do you know Grace was born in South Africa?
Do you have her death certificate?

Cheers
Ouma

[lorna2]

thank you ouma for responding to me.

i know grace was south african because i have managed to get hold of details concerning crossing the canadian border into america.

it states that she entered america 19 october 1912 aged 7 and that her birth country was south africa but does not state where. it also states that her race/nationaliaty is enflish.

apparntly she left from liverpool in the uk on the ship called magentic and arrived in quebec, canada.

i do not know if any of that info might help anyone think of anything.

once again thanks

lorna

[rutti tutti]

Hi there - Grace and Florence left South Africa in 1908, followed a few months later by Arthur. I agree that she is probably their own child. It is unlikely, and certainly not easy, to get hold of adoption records in South Africa.
Ruth

[lorna2]

thanks very much for your help

lorna