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From: Eve McLaughlin <>
Subject: Re: Help with a Birth Cert.
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 1999 19:09:08 +0100
>The adoption certificate should give her birth name, date of birth and
>natural mother's name. If you are really lucky, it will give the natural
>father's name - although this is usually not recorded on either the
>adoption or birth certificate.
But no - the adoption certificate gives the name of the adopting parents
only. It is getting beyond this to the real name which is the problem
--
Eve McLaughlin
Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians
Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society
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