Nancy
On Fri, 28 Nov 1997 08:08:46 -0800, you wrote:
My grandfather, James Campbell was born in Glasgow Scotland in
1881.....
My grandfather was listed as James, Adopted, 3 months, born Glasgow.....
How do I find out who is real parents are? Does anyone know of any
adoption records in Scotland? Also, is he considered a true Campbell?
The General Register Office in Edinburgh may be able to help you. It
is the home of the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
The address is
http://www.open.gov.uk/gros/groshome.htm
Their Register of Adopted Children dates only from 1930, but it would
certainly be worth writing to them.
The 1881 Census was taken on 3 April, so you can be fairly sure that
James was born in December 1880 or January 1881. There will be a
record of his natural birth in GRO, and the problem of course is
finding it! Perhaps he was the son of a relative. There may be a court
record of the adoption. But I'm afraid I don't know enough about these
matters to advise you. So I recommend that you consider posting an
enquiry to the newsgroup soc.genealogy.britain where there are
experienced genealogists who would be happy to help you. If you do
this, I suggest you make the subject heading something like "Scottish
adoption records: c1881" rather than "James Campbell".
Yes, of course your grandfather is a true Campbell. Don't let anyone
try to persuade you otherwise. You have the evidence - as much as most
of us have. We don't really know who was between the sheets or under
the haystack all these years ago.
I hope this is of some help.
--
Iain Sommerville
Burntisland, Fife, Scotland