How would you find out if you were adopted.

Kalama

So your birth certificate has a different date of birth from your actual date of birth?

Do you have access to any of the ancestry research sites? If not, I can check the birth register if you are happy to PM me your name, place and date of birth.

newcook

merlin68 wrote: »

I did ask but she said she couldn't remember and dad isn't alive anymore.

Im sorry but thats a bit of an odd response to give if you have asked if you are adopted!

dizsiebubba

newcook wrote: »

Im sorry but thats a bit of an odd response to give if you have asked if you are adopted!

I thought the same but then I think the OP means she asked why it had the wrong date on....

Her mum could have dementia though!

NewKittenHelp

Wouldn't it be easier to do a DNA test? Quicker too.

Fire_Fox

merlin68 wrote: »

I did ask but she said she couldn't remember and dad isn't alive anymore.
I also have no pictures of me before about six months old. Yet there is plenty of mum and dad together.
I think my first pic was of my christenning.

Also why did they send me to a catholic school when there not even religious.

Your mother couldn't remember what, if you are adopted or if she gave birth to you? AFAIK birth certificates are supposed to have your correct year of birth, even if you were adopted otherwise it could cause no end of problems later in life. Are you with both your parents in your christening and six month old pictures?

You might be illegitimate, belonging to one parent but not both, maybe not a formal adoption but a dodgy or late registration. At one time there was a fine for late registration so poorer people lied, don't know if that still happens. Do you have a short or long form birth certificate?

kingfisherblue

clairec79 wrote: »

My husband has one registered years after he was born - his step father adopted him - so his mum was always his mum - could it be possible there is something similar

My sister and I have adoption certificates for this very reason. Our stepdad adopted us when we were in our teens, and we had the best dad anyone could hope for - far better than our biological father.

OP, you are the same age as me. Is it possible that your parents weren't married when you were born, and that your dad had to adopt you?

Mrs_P_Pincher

If you have a copy of your birth certificate, the date on the bottom will be the date the copy was made, but the date of birth in the body of the certificate should still be the date of your birth.

I too have had the same concerns as you. I have a rake of hereditary illnesses that no-one else in the family has and I have come to the conclusion that in all probability the man who I called ‘Dad’ was not actually my father.

Mrs P P

nottslass_2

Even if you were adopted your correct date of birth would be on the cerfiticate .It sounds like there has been some sort of mistake when the certificate that you have was written.

You could apply for a "full" original BC and that would obviously show your parents names.

Shovel_Lad

To find out whether you are adopted:

For some time in the UK it has been a Matter of Law that all Adoptees whoare eighteen years of age or older, whose Adoption Orders have been granted in the UK, are entitled to accesstheir original birth certificates and may have access to certain other records.

For those Adopted prior to 12 November 1975, these records must beaccessed through a Counsellor nominated by the Registrar General (since 1991 there are now nominated Counsellorsavailable outside of the UK). Those Adopted from 12 November 1975 areentitled to such counselling facilities before access to the records.

Applications, leaflets and more information can be obtained from:

The Office for National Statistics
The General Register Office
Adoptions Section
Trafalgar Road
Birkdale
Southport
PR8 2HH
England

The General Register Office (Scotland)
Adoption Section
New Register House
Edinburgh
EH1 3YT
Scotland

The Registrar General
Oxford House
49-55 Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 4HL
Northern Ireland

Taken from:http://www.lookupuk.com/adoptee.html

(Though personally, I'd advise looking Mum in the eye and asking "Am I adopted?".)

fluffnutter

Assuming mum's of sound mind it certainly sounds like she's got something to hide. What does she mean by 'can't remember'?? Hmm.