G'day Emily, "Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office (HMSO 1990) states "Before 1927 there was no system of legal adoption and it is usually extremely difficult to trace private arrangements. Some charities, such as Barnardos, arranged adoptions, and may conduct a search for a fee. See the book by G. Stafford, 'Where to Find Adoption Records' ". Hope this helps David Armstrong Maylands, Western Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: Emily To: eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 8:59 AM Subject: [ENG-LIV] Adoptions Emily I am trying to trace an adoption between 1894-1901, of Joseph Worthington b1890. West Derby. Liverpool, is there a list available I can search online? Thank you