Adoption and Birth certificates

[waspypc]

Hi I'm new to this forum and I'm looking for help!!

My father was born in the early 1940's and his birth was registered under his mother surname. He never knew his real father. He lived with his mother until she married in 1944 and was adopted by her husband when he was 4 years old.
I applied for a copy of my fathers birth certificate and it came with his adopted name instead of the name shown in the birth register.
Can anyone tell me how I can obtain a copy of the original certificate? I'm hoping to find the name of his father at some point. I know it's a long shot!

Thanks.

[Northern Lass]

Hi welcome to the forum

Jimmy didnt we have a link on adoptions before?

I think you have to actually be the person applying for your own certificate not sure.
But it says on that link we showed before.

[cid]

Hi

You might have a bit of trouble getting it. If it was your own cert you need to go through social workers (if adopted before 1975).

Cid

[Northern Lass]

Here is the link
http://www.genealogy-guide.org.uk/adoption.html

"It is important to remember that only the adoptee can apply for his or her original birth records, so if your interested in learning about family history, it may not be possible to trace your genetic family line."