Hi David If it is a short birth certificate no, the full one lists the details of the adoption court case and gives the "adoptive parents" names, so in short yes it does. Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Daniell" <ddaniell@woosh.co.nz> To: <eng-hereford@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [HEF] FOSTERING Many thanks Polly, Does the new replacement birth certificate carry any sign that it is in fact a replacement because of adoption? cheers David On 14 Apr 2008, at 00:16, Polly Rubery wrote: > Hi David > > "Legal adoption" in this case meant a countrywide (England & Wales) > statutory basis for legalising adoptions, and giving an adopted > child a new > birth certificate showing the adoptive, rather than the natural > parent(s). > > Adoption per se was of course "legal" before, but it was always a > private > process, sometimes just an informal one, or sometimes arranged with > the > assistance of a solicitor who would draw up some form of legal > document as > in Hilary's grandmother's case. That would normally indicate that > one of > the families were of good standing and able to afford such services. > > However the child would never have any other birth certificate, and > while > (s)he could change her name legally just like anyone else if they > chose to, > it could not be done by the adoptive parents. > > However they could "call" it whatever they liked, but in Hilary's > case it > looks as if her gandmother reverted to her birth name on marriage as > that > was still her legal name. > HTH > Polly > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Daniell" <ddaniell@woosh.co.nz> > To: <eng-hereford@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 10:42 AM > Subject: Re: [HEF] FOSTERING > > > Hi Polly, > What does "legal" adoption mean? The issue of a new birth > certificate with the new adopted name and secrecy as to real > parent(s)? > David > > > > On 13 Apr 2008, at 21:31, Polly Rubery wrote: >> Hi Irene >> >> I can't help with Fostering Certificates, but legal adoption came >> into being >> in 1927 not 1947. >> Polly >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Irene Coutts" <irenecoutts@hotmail.com> >> To: <eng-hereford@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 9:05 AM >> Subject: [HEF] FOSTERING >> >> >> >> I know adoptions weren't legal until 1947 but can anyone tell me >> about >> Fostering Certificates. I have heard of one being issued in the >> 1920's in >> Wales. >> Irene >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Are you paid what you're worth? 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