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-onlinethere 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