I had a similar problem for two children in about the same time frame.
We knew they were actual sisters - and the two families who adopted them
were headed by brothers - but no relation to the adopted children.
I've since found the parents of the two girls but before I did, I put
them in my database under their adopted names with their real surnames
(which I had) as AKA's. As Paula suggested, I did make some appropriate
notations in the birth notes -along with a reference line in my general
notes so that I would not miss the birth notes.
I have since made adjustments in those after finding the birth parents -
both of whom died of an epidemic within a few weeks of the younger
child's birth.
My remaining mystery is how my family ended up with the two girls when
they had a couple of aunts and uncles in the same general area.
Good luck
Jackie
On 1/9/2012 1:01 PM, Paula Ryburn wrote:
Personally, I would add her with the adopted name, and her birth name as an
AKA.
Add her birth name in birth notes? Add an adoption event for 1901 with
birth
name and new name? Etc. I lean that way because you have no information on
her
birth parents. Should you decide to look into that further, you have the
birth
notes and/or adoption event there. Maybe add a To Do item right now?
At the very least, if my approach is not standard, it should prompt more
replies to your question. ;)
--Paula in Texas
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- Original Message
From: Noddie7thw...@ihug.co.nz
To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com
Sent: Sun, January 8, 2012 1:13:06 AM
Subject: [LegacyUG] Adopted child
Hi all
I was wondering about an adoption I cam across and how to record it within my
records.
The child was born 1897 without a father, no mother is stated either.
A family adopted here in 1901 and changed here name to their surname and also
changed her
christian names. How would I record this successfully within my records so I
can easily find
it in the future.
Thanks heaps for any advice
Regards
Gwen
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