Elizabeth Eleanor Hood b 1891, Mundulla, SA. Parents Rice Hood & Elizabeth, nee Jones. Married John Frank Beesley 1935 in Port Adelaide. Info. sourced fron SA records, online.
In 1921 a daughter, now deceased, was born to an Elizabeth Eleanor Hood in SA, "fostered out" as a very young baby, then in 1937 was formally adopted by the same foster parents. This info is from NSW adoption papers. No father's name recorded so I'm thinking mother Elizabeth is unmarried.
I can't find another Elizabeth Eleanor Hood in South Australian records. Can anyone help confirm that I am on the right track? Why was the child not adopted (in NSW) until she was 16 yr old? Is this fairly common? I cannot find a family connection between the Hood family & the child's adopted parents, to suggest a family member might have taken the baby in, then later adopted her.
With thanks,
Valsgirl