Eileen Collins(Adopted) and Antohny Collins

[LnCmusic]

Hi,

I'm 22years old and want to research in to my family. My mum has explained to me that my grand mother (Eileen Collins) was adopted so I am pretty stuck on finding out any details.

She lived on the 'Isle Of Sheppey, KENT' between 1930-1990. That is a rough estimate but definitely within that date.

Her husband 'Antohny Collins' also lived on 'Isle Of Sheppey, KENT' at the same time.

It would be brilliant to see if anyone could help.

Many thanks.

Adam

[Morganllan]

Hello 

Welcome to Rootschat!

Here is a useful resource on adoption:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,253490.0.html

I assume you know your Grandmother's adopted name and her date of birth?

Kindest Regards
Morgan

[Morganllan]

Hi Adam 

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Kindest regards
Morgan

[LnCmusic]

Morgan, got the PM....fantastic mate! Really appreciate that.

[LnCmusic]

Havill is definitely a family name for us so this is 100% my gran mother. Thanks so much.

I will look in to getting the original birth certificate to find a different name at birth (if there was one)


Many thanks Morgan! I will read that Adoption page too.

[dawnsh]

Hi Adam

There is an entry in the birth index in 1934 for Eileen M Havill, is this your grandmother?

If it is, you can but a copy of the birth certificate from the General Register Office, this will show whether she was adopted or not as there will be a note made on the right hand side of the certificate.

If she was adopted, there should also be an entry for her in the GRO adopted childrens index, but you would need to know the surname she was adopted as to find any possible entries.

She married in 1960, but using the surname Havill. Was she adopted by someone within the family so her surname didn't change?

Dawn

[Annmoo]

Hi Adam
I will do a few lookups see if I can find anything xx

[LnCmusic]

Hi Adam
I will do a few lookups see if I can find anything xx

Thank you!

[chempat]

I believe this is Eileen's death:
   Eileen Mary Collins  died age 57  in January quarter 1992 in Swale Kent (Possibly died 30th December 1991 from an administration record . (14 Galway Road Sheerness)
Born 11th August 1934