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Help in finding adoption file please

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Christine

Christine Report 23 Aug 2017 22:20

A close relative born in 1945 , adopted in 1948. He has his original birth certificate naming his mother's husband as his father. This is known to be wrong. He also has a copy of his certificate of adoption. This shows the court dealing with it as Chelsea Juvenile Court. Advice on how we go about finding his file would be appreciated. We hope there might be information in there regarding his father. Thank you for any help.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 23 Aug 2017 22:36

Try contacting Kensington & Chelsea borough council to see if they have his file.If its the wrong department, they ought to be able to point him towards the correct one.

Fostering & Adoption Service
4th Floor Hammersmith Town Hall Extension
King Street
LONDON
W6 9JU

Telephone 0800 781 2332
Email [email protected]

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malyon

malyon Report 23 Aug 2017 22:44

if his mothers husband is named on his birth certificate as he,s father then he would not be able to find who his real father was unless he's mother would tell him

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 23 Aug 2017 23:10

I think Christine is hoping that when the adoption took place that the mother then named the person who actually WAS the father so this could be added to the file.

When a married woman registered the birth of her child in those days it was assumed that her husband was the father, unless the "real" father accompanied her to the register office and signed a declaration admitting paternity.

Kath. x

malyon

malyon Report 23 Aug 2017 23:13

Christine said that he as a copy of his certificate of adoption

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 23 Aug 2017 23:18

Christine is hoping that his Adoption file might give some clue about his birth father.

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Christine

Christine Report 24 Aug 2017 08:38

Thank you so much for the advice DetEcTive and to everyone. We shall contact the adoption service and see what happens!

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Aug 2017 09:40

only the adoptee though can apply for the adoption file

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Penny

Penny Report 24 Aug 2017 13:41

He ( the adoptee) should apply to hs local social service post adoption dept. They should be able to source his file from wherever it is stored, and will invite him for the statutory councelling, given the time frame in which he was born

Kay????

Kay???? Report 25 Aug 2017 20:36

The London Metropolitian Archives also holds//houses files from London borough juvenile courts from 1928 to 1950s.these may tell your contact if one is held there.