Hello, We know very little about my great-grandfather before he was married in Canada in 1902. A family story has it that he was born as Walter Simpson and adopted by a German family named Moore. I believe he was born in Birmingham, possibly on June 16, 1879. There is a Walter Simpson in the BMD Index (Jul/Aug/Sep volume 6d page 33). Is there someone who could look up that entry and let me know what it says? I want to be reasonable sure it is my Walter before requesting a birth certificate. Is there any way of finding out about his adoption? A Canadian census indicates he immigrated to Canada in 1882 but the family story is that his parents stayed in England. Can someone tell me where to start looking for information about how it happened that he was sent to Canada by himself at such an early age? Thank you, Sheryl Kemper