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Adoption

Where will I find information about adoption records?

Before 1927 there was no legal process of adoption in England and Wales. It is very difficult to trace any earlier records of private fostering arrangements.

You will find information about records of adoption which took place after 1927 on the following websites:

The Family Records Centre
DFW Adoption
Durham County Council
Barnardo’s
National Organisation for Counselling of Adoptees and their Parents (NORCAP)

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