Hi, my name is Gill, I've been delving into genealogy on and off for the last 10 years or so.
Mainly on my paternal side but I have a specific question I hope someone here can help me with... My dad (now deceased) was raised by his biological mother who wasn't married and never got married.
We have his birth certificate which names his mother as the birth mother and he was given her surname (Sadler) we know the name of his father because we also have a child support order and a certificate stating he was an illegitimate child. However, we also have an adoption certificate that was issued when he was approximately 16 years old and basically seems to give legal parentage to his birth mother (my grandmother) and I'm just confused as to why she would need to adopt her own son 16 years after having given birth to him?
He joined the RAF shortly after leaving school and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it?
I've tried asking this question on Google but with no success so I'm hoping someone here might be able to shed some light!
Thanks for reading. Gill