One more note on name changes.
In the US and in my research findings, the name the person used was quite often a
preference. There seems to be no rule regarding changing names at the time of adoption.
The adopting parent/s get to choose.
There also seems to have been, in the past, no problem with a person "using" a
family name without having had it legally changed. My tree is full of people who
"took in" a young relative to raise. Sometimes the child kept his/her original
name but sometimes adopted the surname of the family. And then sometimes when the child
reaches adulthood, he/she reverts to the birth name, probably because it had never been
legally changed in the first place. It least for my family it has become a useful idea to
hunt both names. Birth, baptism, census returns, immigration, military service, marriage,
death, tombstone inscription. There is seldom a logical progression of naming among my
crew.
Kathleen
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Kathleen & Pete:
There's bureaucracy at work for you! I think this is also country by
country.
A lot of times when a second husband adopts the children of the wife's
first marriage, the children will retain their original last (surnames)
names.
Will be interesting to see what others have to say.
Coral Anna
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In the US, at least at the time I was adopted, the probate court order
finalizing the adoption allows for the change of name. Back in that
time supposedly (and this was a State by State issue) the original birth
information was sealed. What no one seems to have noticed is that the
probate court order that changes the name of the child lists both the
original name and the new name. duh.
Kathleen
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I'm wondering if this depends on the date/time and maybe country of
origin too? Sorry I can't help.
Coral Anna
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Am I right in thinking or assuming that any legally adopted child is
automatically given the surname of his or her adoption parents?
Pete Cavill
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One more note on name changes. In the US and in my research findings, the
name the person used was quite often a preference. There seems to be no
rule regarding changing names at the time of adoption. The adopting parent/s
get to choose. There also seems to have been, in the past, no problem with a
person "using" a family name without having had it legally changed. My tree
is full of people who "took in" a young relative to raise. Sometimes the
child kept his/her original name but sometimes adopted the surname of the
family. And then sometimes when the child reaches adulthood, he/she reverts
to the birth name, probably because it had never been legally changed in the
first place. It least for my family it has become a useful idea to hunt
both names. Birth, baptism, census returns, immigration, military service,
marriage, death, tombstone inscription. There is seldom a logical
progression of naming among my crew.
Kathleen
Thanks for that information, Kathleen; this certainly opens up a lot of
questions if not cans ot worms, doesn't it?
Pete Cavill