Look up Bertha Maddox, Liverpool

[Trueblue247]

Hi

Is there anybody out there that can help me with this.

I have just discovered that my great mother Annie Maddox (nee Murphy) had a daughter, Bertha b 1919 that the family knew nothing of. The reason being  I dont think her husband Peter Maddox was the father.

Peter was away fighting in WW1. I have Bertha`s birth cert, (no fathers name given but she was registered with the family name of Maddox).

Apart from her birth I cannot find any other information about her. Bertha was born at Annie`s mothers house in Cranmer St, Liverpool . Maybe Peter didnt want her with the rest of the family and her  grandmother brought her up?

I have so far been unable to trace any marriage/death in the name Maddox or Murphy.

There is a marriage for Bertha in Stoke but its not the right one.

Any help would be great

Cheers

Trueblue

[Trueblue247]

Anybody got any idea`s on where I can go from here to find my Bertha.

Even if she was put into an orphanage she would keep her surname? If adopted it would say so on her birth cert surely.

Any help would be appreciated.

Trueblue

[mosiefish]

Hi,

Legal adoptions were only introduced in 1927 so there would be no record of it on her birth certificate.  Before 1927 it was just an informal arrangement between the parties involved.   

Mo

[Barbara.H]

Hi Trueblue,

It's a long shot, but as you have Bertha's date of birth, she might be searchable in deaths post-1968, as after that the d.o.b was included on the death cert.  Provided of course that she did die after 1968, and provided the person registering the death knew the birth date. And providing she kept the name Bertha.

As I say, a long shot, but I have found a great aunt like this - searched the GRO deaths using just the first name and the date of birth. Came up with one that fitted, but with a different surname because she had married.

  Barbara

[Trueblue247]

Thanks for that its a long shot but worth a try.

True

[emmsthheight]

Hi
Another long shot, but I've found clues to a couple of adoptions coming up in wills - of adoptive parents and also aunts or uncles giving some support to a child of a named brother.

Best wishes
Emms

[charlesmkeenan]

Emms:
Please check your messages re: our mutual Keenan-Berry-McKenzie relatives.
Drop me a line.
Chuck Keenan

[emmsthheight]

Hi Chuck

Yes, found it!

Been offline sorry.  Hence the slow reply.  I've sent a quick pm.  I'd love to compare, but I'll start a new thread so as not to hijack this one, when we have something on the for folk to see if they know them.

Best wishes

Emms