> Mike Sorry for the delay! This message has been returned to me twice! Hopefully third time lucky! > If you cannot find her in 1881/1891/1901 I am wondring if you have the > same problem I had with an ancestor? Or something similar! > I had a mother who was admitted to Brum Asylum in the 1870s and the > medical papers said "suffering from milk ulcers following childbirth". > Her youngest child was 2 years + so I was a bit mystified but accepting!. > Some years later I noticed on Free BMD a marriage which I thought odd. A > male, forename associated with the family surname both "rare"! > Out of curiousity I purchased the marriage cert and every detail was 100% > correct except this child had never been shown with my family! I ordered > the birth cert - 100% correct - his name, age fitted, birth father's name > & occupation correct. > I tracked forward from 1861 using age & birthplace and discovered my gt > gran had a brother whom she had never known! When mother went to Brum > Asylum for the usual 8 months (post natal depression) the baby was adopted > out but obviously he knew his circumstances and used his correct birth > name, his correct father's name & occupation at his marriage . His > adoptive father was a witness, so I was able to trace back on censuses.. > Incidentally I tracked forward to trace his family and now have contact > with all of his gt grandchildren. One family came to NZ in the 1960s as 10 > Pound Poms! > > Using Adelaide's example I would definitely buy the cert to see who is > listed as her father. It's possible she actually used her birth name at > marriage and possibly will give either her natural father or an adoptive > father as parent. > If you wish to write to me personally I will fill out the above with > details which would make it easier to follow as you could double check my > data whilst applying the reasoning to Adelaide. > > I never fail to be amazed at how honest our ancestors were! The problem > lies with us looking back with preconcieved notions! > Good Luck > Marlene > New Zealand > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Fisher" <mjflists@yahoo.co.uk> > To: <eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 9:34 PM > Subject: Re: [B'ham] where is Adelaide H(E)ADLEY > > >> Nivard & Marlene >> >> Thanks for the suggestions. >> The only suitable FreeBMD birth entry is >> Adelaide Hadley birth Q4 1879 Kings Norton >> If this is the one she is going to be 9 years older than Joseph William >> Can anyone find her in the 1881/91/01 census. >> >> Look like I might have to send for the marriage certificate >> or as the were both in the 1950 electoral roll search for a death after >> that date in Birmingham to give me an idea of a birth year. >> >> Mike in a fresh wind in Droitwich >> >> >>> >> _____________________________________________ >> _____________________________________________ >> >> Research in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ >> >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: >> ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >