Kia Ora Linda You mention he changed his name. I wonder what name he married under? I have found 2 of mine who were "adopted" who actually married using their natural father's surname and the birth father was mentioned on the marriage certificate with the correct name & occupation. The adoptive father was a witness. Are there any clues from the witnesses? As your man married after the 1914-18 war it is possible he served in the military? Have you followed Frances Kelley back? There might be a clue if he returned to a childhood sweetheart, perhaps from the same neighbourhood?? Have you searched the 1891 for all 3 possible names? What surname is on his birth cert? It helps anyone trying to help you to have all the information available. Cheers Marlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Yendall" <lynyendall@uniserve.com> To: <ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2006 10:22 AM Subject: [B'ham] DICKENS/DICKENSON/RICE Mystery > > > Hello everyone! > > I have a real mystery; hopefully sks will be able to help me. A > grandfather, born on February 9th 1890, and was placed up for adoption. > He > was adopted by a family that owned a factory in the Birmingham, > Warwickshire > area. > > The only clues to my mystery are: > > 1. The surname of the adopting family was either DICKEN(S) or DICKENSON > 2. Given names: Joseph Henry (a.k.a. Harry) > 3. He later changed his surname to RICE. > 4. He married Frances Violet Ellen KELLEY on 26 November 1919 Birmingham. > > I have not been able to find him listed anywhere including the free bmd or > in the 1891 census. > > My questions are: > > 1. If a child is placed up for adoption would a new birth certificate be > issued under the adopted surname to protect both parties? > > 2. When he took a new surname would it be published in a local newspaper > and if so which archives would I need to check with? > > 3. Is it possible to check for any online parish records for his birth or > marriage? > > 4. Does anyone a have access to these parish records and mind doing a > lookup > for me? > > I do appreciate any help to point me in the right direction and THANK YOU > for taking the time to read this! > > Linda Yendall ~ N. Vancouver Island, BC Canada > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.2/528 - Release Date: 10/11/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.2/528 - Release Date: 10/11/2006 > > > > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors 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