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Offline mulberry-rose

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How to display parentage?
« on: Wednesday 09 July 25 11:48 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I’m yet to create a memorial on FindAGrave for an individual, this person was “adopted” straight from birth. Basically I have a memorial for both her adoptive mother and both her biological mother, and I am wondering which one to attach as the “mother”.

She always considered adopted mother her parental figure as she never knew bio mother (died when she was a few days old) so it would feel..disrespectful to attach her biological mother in that spot? But I know it could cause confusion genealogy wise. (The context is explained in both mothers memorials).

I was adopted myself (although as teenager) and even this is causing my head to spin a bit  ::)
Any insight is greatly appreciated.
Allan, Bell, Bolam, Bollum, Burrell, Campbell, Colthard, Conroy, Harrison, Howey, Keeney , Keough, Kirkup, Muldoon, Rooney, Storey, Valentine, Weatherson, Weatherstone (Nthland)
Ford, Aynsley, Lewis, Brown, Myers (Durham)
Green, Dillon, Drain, Cox, Muldoon (Lanark)

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Re: How to display parentage?
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 09 July 25 14:43 BST (UK) »
For accuracy you need to put birth parents if they are known but
as you are talking about a memorial rather than a family tree I would
suggest adoptive parents would take precedence with a mention
of birth mother.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
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Re: How to display parentage?
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 09 July 25 17:53 BST (UK) »
I agree with Jim1