Uncle was adopted - he knew it, died a couple of years ago. I found his birth record with his last name at birth crossed out and his new last name above it - he was born in 1920. How can I find out if his new last name was 'legal' or if they just changed the record. It just so happens that his biological father and adopted father, 2nd husband of his mother, had the same first names and the last name is similiar. In my experience with 'digging' into the past - this birth record almost looks like they changed it because it was wrong rather than anything legal. If he was adopted legally, would his son be able to see his adoption papers.

Margaret