I usually just place him/her in the family that raised him, and in his personal notes mention he is adopted with as much info as I have.
Roland Rhoades Maine Families Genealogist www.RolandRhoades.com [email protected] 2010: 30 Years as a Genealogist -----Original Message----- From: Tony Rolfe [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 7:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Adopted child This is my first time facing this particular problem, so I want to get it right. How should I record this person? He appears in 1881 as Percy Turner, born abt 1876 in Fletching, Sussex. He is shown as a nephew of George Lay and Hannah nee Langridge. Hannah's parents were George Langridge and Harriet Turner, so it seems likely that Percy was the grandchild of one of Harriet's siblings. Unfortunately, I don't have any of her siblings recorded. By 1891, he is still with George and Hannah and is recorded as their adopted nephew "Percy T. Lay (known as)". Presumably the "T" is for Turner. I've searched for his baptism without success, but I appear to have his birth from FreeBMD. Even if I get his birth certificate, and find his parents, they almost certainly won't be in my database. So, should I record him as a child of George and Hannah, even knowing he isn't theirs? What is the best way to deal with this? Thanks in advance Tony Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
