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I have come across this in my paperwork on my grandad on an agreement for him to be adopted in 1925.
Can somebody tell me about this company please. They were based at Chancery Lane, London.
Thank you.

http://www.londonremembers.com/subjects/solicitors-law-stationery-society-ltd

Is this a starting point for you Janene?

Good luck in your researching.

Everything that comes up on a Google search seems to suggest that this is a much more recent company.

Official adoption didn't come in until 1927 so I would imagine going through a solicitor was as official as you could get in 1925.

Kath. x

Hi I posted on the genealogy forum: I used to work for this company in the 70s. They published legal forms and law books. The adoption form was probably printed by them.
Get back to me if you want more company info. Chris

Flicking throug a few items on the internet - I think that in the late 18th and early 19th century they were Legal Draftsmen and Publishers of legal documents in areas covering probate and estates.

This company was a legal publisher, printing all manner of standard legal forms. Another one was Oyez Ltd. Following up this company will tell you nothing about yr relatives or ancestors.

Where would I need to look? As adoption people will have nothing for me :-(

Rollo is right - they just published the legal forms (used to work for Oyez back in day). It won't help you to research them.

Rollo is right - they just published the legal forms (used to work for Oyez back in day). It won't help you to research them.

So where would I need to start looking? Was it legal then? No-one in my family knew about my late grandad being adopted until he died!
Please help :-(

Is there nothing I can do then?

The information you have on the paperwork would, I presume, be your starting point.

But if I can't go to that company because they just print the paper off is it worth it? Will I actually find anything?

Was there anything written on the paperwork you have, or was it just a blank form?

Sorry I thought by "agreement" you meant that it was some sort of paperwork giving, perhaps, details of adopters and adoptees - sorry, probably me being a bit thick

Barbara...............I think I need to read the posts better, I missed the word agreement altogether! :-(

Time for lunch I think :-S :-D

It looks like it was an agreement from the mother and adopted dad. At the top it says six pence (looks like a stamp).
I just want to know why thru solicitors and if its legal?

Was it his birth mother and adopted father?

Have you got a birth or marriage certificate for your Grandad, either or both may help with the mystery.

That I wouldn't know.

My maternal grandfather was brought up by an uncle and aunt, after his birth parents both died in the flu epidemic. They list him as "adopted son" when completing the census but, as has been said, official adoption did not come in until later but I presume that it was possible to have some form of legal agreement drawn up - I'm not too sure.

Aye his birth mother x marks the spot and adopted dad. Found out once he died that he was adopted and I researched and found that his adopted mum was his aunt! I know parents and adopted parents name, I just wanted to find out why thru solicitors! He was adopted at age 12????