tony i went thru the same problem, wen i applied for a bith certificate a short one, it came back in my mums maiden name, i told them it was wrong and id adopted my fathers name wen i was 10yrs old.. so last year i asked to registrars office about this they redirected me to another main office and for 9 pounds i revieved a full birth adoption certificate in a mater of days.. hope this helps
