My mother, Agnes, was born 1917 and her sister, Susan, born 1920 were placed in a Home after their mother died in 1922. Another sister, Mary, born in 1921 stayed with her father.
Family lore has it that the home burnt down and after that my mother was adopted by her fathers aunt and uncle and Susan by one of their married daughters.
The amended Birth registration for my mother is dated 1931 and her sister 1928. If they were both adopted after the fire I would have thought the registration year would be the same, maybe Uncle & Aunt just took a while to consider it.
If someone can help with the year of the fire then I could see how it fits with the adoption dates.
Have searched for a home burning down but all I have found is a mention on a web site that some records were lost in a fire with no other details.
The family lived in Petone so maybe there will be school records somewhere that could help with when they moved there.
Any help would be appreciated
Cheers
HeatherR
