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Hi brian!
You are on the right track, and of course you want only those matching-BDAY males born in L. A. county. Sometimes you can then delete names that are obviously of a different nationality or ethnic group.
You can also delete names of people with the same name and bday who are obviously alive today. Peoplefinders.com is a good place to check. Also, check CA death notices for males born on that day who are now deceased. These checks will help to eliminate many names from your list.
Unmarried women often have 2 listings for the original birth - both have same mother's maiden name, birthdate, and county. Baby's listed with last name of each parent. Only in cases of married couples or unmarried couples where the father identifies himself at the time of birth, will there be only one original record. Only in cases where the mother refused to identify the father, will there be only one birth record, with child of course named after the mother. California makes every effort to provide as many options as possible for the child to use later on.
Then if there are only a few names left, you can send for non-id copies of the bc's. If the bc arrives in the mail, then it is not sealed, that child was NOT adopted, and you can eliminate. The "real" one will be sealed and unavailable to you. I hope this helps. - mary s.
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mabear
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