NRS-14661 | Benevolent Society adoption register [Dependent Children and Adoptions Branch, Department of Community Services]

This volume is divided into two sections. The first concerns adoptive parents and contains the following information: the names of prospective parents; their address, dates of birth and religion; the date the application forms were forwarded to the Child Welfare Department, the dates of the interview and home visit; the date of birth and sex of the child (where the application has proceeded); the date of placement; the name of the solicitor and the court serial number. The second section concerns the natural mother and includes the following information: mother's name, address, date of birth, marital status and religion; the natural father's age and marital status; the child's ethnic origin, legal status (ie. illegitimate or otherwise), date of birth and sex; the date consent was given; date of placement and the child's age at that time and the adoptive parents' religion. Both sections include a reference number for each entry. The number of a particular woman corresponds to the number of the couple her child was placed with. (11/16549). 1 vol. Note: This description is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.