Hello Everyone.
I am looking into our family history. In the 1901 Census one of my relatives households lists a 1 yr old boy as "Adopted". The boy is also listed in the 1911 and 1921 Census, so this was a long term arrangement. Looking into the history I see that the birth mother was a young unmarried girl who died a week after the birth. Her father was deceased and her mother was remarried.
Does anyone know how adoption worked in 1900? Would this have been an "official" adoption and if so which agency would have arranged it?
I have been unable to find any family relationship between the mother and my relatives and they do not appear to have been neighbours.
Many Thanks