Foundling Births

There's no magic solution - you have to use much the same techniques you would in any other case where you don't know the name of the individual.

But.... bear in mind that foundlings were often given names that reflected the place where they were found (or sometimes the person who found them).

And, of course, birth registrations for foundlings won't show a mother or father, so there won't be a maiden name.

 

The answer I gave was based on my knowledge of what happens in England - it might be different in Scotland.