u/GrowthNo1324

The 1926 census sprung a new twist in the family, fun times!

My dad’s father was born in Dublin in 1922, and the census has confirmed he was adopted and both parents were dead.

We had always thought his mother had him out of wedlock, and she then married and had other kids. But this looks like he was taken in by an aunt or family member after both parents died.

We have some parish records that show a birth that lines up with him, but can we be really sure. Maybe he didn’t have the same family name as her, or she just took him in from outside the family.

Is there likely to be any reliable source for his adoption between 1922 and 1926?