Tracing birth parents WITHOUT original name or birth certificate?

Mrs_Bear

Loretta wrote: »

No one has mentioned until about 1970 neither the adopted child or the birth parent were given any information about the other and you could not have you original birth certificate. Since about 1970, not sure of the eact date, adopted children can have theri original birth certificates and from that they may have enough information to find their birth parents. Even now birth parents have no access to any information about their birth children, the iniciative has to come from the adopted children themselves. In Ireland neither the children or the birth parents have access to any information even now. I don't know if any other countrties are the same.

That explains a lot, Loretta. I couldn't understand why there was only a birth certificate from the adoption onwards.

At least (thank goodness the laws have changed) we can get access to his original certificate and make a start from there.

Everyone is being so kind and helpful and I'd like you all to know this is appreciated so very much!

Mrs_Bear

Another update!

Well, we have his birth certificate but I was hoping it would show more information - it has his birth name his mother's name and address and that's it. I'd thought it would show her date and place of birth as well, but apparently not.

So, any ideas?

TheWaltons_3

Mrs_Bear wrote: »

Another update!

Well, we have his birth certificate but I was hoping it would show more information - it has his birth name his mother's name and address and that's it. I'd thought it would show her date and place of birth as well, but apparently not.

So, any ideas?

Electoral roll? although she has probably married since then... hmm... friends reunited!!! Genes reunited.. her new family could have posted her family tree.. and she could be on it.

I found my dad after 18 years this way.

Mrs_Bear

Well, the thing is, it is a rather common name and with no hints as to her date of birth it's all a bit tenuous and the address - well that was for 46 years ago.

I shall try the electoral rolls for that year if I can find them!

TheWaltons_3

Mrs_Bear wrote: »

Well, the thing is, it is a rather common name and with no hints as to her date of birth it's all a bit tenuous and the address - well that was for 46 years ago.

I shall try the electoral rolls for that year if I can find them!

good luck.. you've done really well so far :T

Counting_Pennies_2

It might be worth asking the local press to do an article.

My mum was adopted in 1945, she was a war baby, father was an American GI.

My mum got the local press to do an article in the 1970s about the name of the mother and date of the birth. She managed to get locals who remembered it and eventually got in contact with her real mum.

You never know people who were involved in the adoption locally might just read the paper and remember.

Also remember that while it is important to find all the pieces of the jigsaw, finding the parent isn't always the dream ending. Often they aren't the image we have in our mind. I think my mum always ended up being disappointed with her real mum, not that her adoptive parents were any better, I think she had a raw deal, but then that was in a time when there were so many war babies needing to be adopted that I don't think they were too careful matching babies with adoptive parents as they were several decades later!