Mystery Adoption

[Heather58]

how do I attach a file?

[Heather58]

I have saved the cert but can't post it here?
Heather

[Jebber]

Are sure its 1944 and not 1934, unless they put the application in before her 18th birthday and it took that long too go through

At that time it would have been her 21st birthday, the age of majority was not lowered to 18 until the late 1960's.

[groom]

Are sure its 1944 and not 1934, unless they put the application in before her 18th birthday and it took that long too go through

At that time it would have been her 21st birthday, the age of majority was not lowered to 18 until the late 1960's.

Even so, she would have been over 21.

[Jebber]

Are sure its 1944 and not 1934, unless they put the application in before her 18th birthday and it took that long too go through

At that time it would have been her 21st birthday, the age of majority was not lowered to 18 until the late 1960's.

Even so, she would have been over 21.

I was aware of that, I was just pointing out that the  age of majority was different at that time.

[MargP]

I think that may be the application went in before her 21st birthday and use to take a long time for adoption too go through then, I can't see any other other reason for this

[groom]

It would be interesting to know why, if that was the case, that it was felt necessary to adopt her at that age and not earlier as she'd been living with the family since a child. I wonder what the benefits would be?

Just thinking aloud here. If her "father" had died and had left money to her naming her as his daughter, did her "mother" have to adopt her in order for her to get the money? Would it count anyway if he was dead?

[dawnsh]

I have saved the cert but can't post it here?
Heather

Hi Heather

You can't attach images on the look-up request boards.

And only snippets should be posted on other boards for deciphering purposes.

I sent you a pm, did you receive it?

[MargP]

It would be interesting to know why, if that was the case, that it was felt necessary to adopt her at that age and not earlier as she'd been living with the family since a child. I wonder what the benefits would be?

Just thinking aloud here. If her "father" had died and had left money to her naming her as his daughter, did her "mother" have to adopt her in order for her to get the money? Would it count anyway if he was dead?

Adoption did not become legal till 1927 and a lot of people did not bother, I think that when the 1939 register came in it was becoming more official and that may be when they started thinking about it, Oscar died in 1941, so I think the application went in before that, has he is named on the adoption, both her parents left money but it was Administration and no Wills.