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I believe 2 sisters were adopted out.
They are in the 1911 census.
Elsie M. Hunting b. 25 Jan 1903 Bedford
Lydia E. Hunting b. 15 Aug 1904 Bedford
Dates from a family bible...
Mother died in 1909 Daventry Northants.
Parents are Arthur Hunting and Lydia Vergette.
Father remarried and have that info.
I cannot find anything after 1911.
There were other siblings... but that is not my focus.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any hints.

For our ref

1911 England Census about Lydia Emma Hunting
Name: Lydia Emma Hunting
Age in 1911: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Bedford
Civil Parish: Weedon Beck
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Street address: Weedon Lodge Weedon Northants
Registration district: Daventry
Registration District Number: 164
Sub-registration district: Weedon
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
Household schedule number: 146
Piece: 8456
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur George Hunting 34
Dorothy Hunting 9
Elsie Hunting 8
Lydia Emma Hunting 7
Gertrude Annie Hunting 6
Agnes Rebecca Hunting 3
Gertrude Vergette 29
Emma Vergette 74

Why do you believe just these two were adopted?

He marries his sister-in-law in 1912

Have you found any of the other three girls after 1911?

Jude

again just for my ref



1901 England Census about Lydia M Hunting
Name: Lydia M Hunting
[Lydia M Vergette]
Age: 22
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Spouse: Arthur G Hunting
Mother: Emma Vergette
Birth Place: Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish: Keysoe
Ecclesiastical parish: Keysoe St Mary
Town: Keysoe
County/Island: Bedfordshire
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Bedford
Sub-registration district: Riseley
ED, institution, or vessel: 2
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1484
Folio: 27
Page Number: 11
Household schedule number: 75
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur G Hunting 24
Lydia M Hunting 22
Emma Vergette 56
Gerty Vergette 20
Ethel Bromley 12
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Seems strange to adopt out two children when there were two younger children than them...would have thought they would all be adopted out or all kept. And looking after them (himself) would not be an issue since his mother-in-law seems to have lived with him anyway (as did his sister-in-law)

Jude

Legal adoption didn't come in until the 1920's, so any arrangements would have been informal, and unrecorded

In view of their ages, one would expect them to retain the same first names, even if the surname was changed

NOTE:

HUNTING ELSIE MARGARET V 1903 — 1903 Births & baptisms Bedford, Bedfordshire, England


HUNTING LYDIA EMMA V 1904 — 1904 Births & baptisms Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

This would appear to be probate for Arthur, gives widow as Gertrude B though, I wonder if he mentions his children in the will?

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966 about Arthur George Hunting
Name: Arthur George Hunting
Probate Date: 24 Aug 1949
Death Date: 6 Jul 1949
Death Place: Warwickshire, England
Registry: Birmingham, England

EDIT sorry not this one I don't think Could be though as she appears as Gertrude B here?

1881 England Census about Lydia M. Vergette
Name: Lydia M. Vergette
Age: 2
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Relationship to Head: Daughter
Father: Samuel C. Vergette
Mother: Emma Vergette
Gender: Female
Where born: Peterboro, Northamptonshire, England
Civil Parish: Peterborough
County/Island: Northamptonshire
Country: England
Street address: 7 Whalley St
Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Peterborough
Sub registration district: Peterborough
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1592
Folio: 92
Page Number: 18
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel C. Vergette 40
Emma Vergette 41
Lydia M. Vergette 2
Gertrude B. Vergette
Mary E. Price 13

Possible for Lydia:

First World War: Medal Card Index

First name(s) L E
Last name Hunting
Service number -
Rank Staff Nurse
Corps Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Service record Rank: Staff Nurse, Corps: Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service
Archive reference WO372/23
Archive reference description Women's Services, Distinguished Conduct Medals and Military Medals
Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D6085588
Country Great Britain
Record set World War One British Army medal index cards

Lydia would not have been old enough.............born 1904.

Would have thought the medal card belonged to this lady
Births Sep 1884 (>99%)
Hunting Lilian Emma W. Ham 4a 171

Thanks Jax, my mistake- xmas preparations have turned my brain to mush :D