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Pre adoption legisation

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Linda

Linda Report 26 Jul 2004 15:51

Any ideas please on where to look as my father was 'placed' with a family in 1919 after being christened by his mother. I think the church figures here as the 'new' father ( who I know of ) worked as a verger and wondered if anybody has any clues on whether parish churches handled illegitimate children's futures as good works etc