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I like the idea of adoption in that theory, and I can see a way for it to happen. While the best guess is that Cruella is in LWM England (probably some manor outside of London), that would make getting her car to Storybrooke a bit difficult (and we have BTS shots of the car in SB).

If they twist it so that Cruella spent time in Minnesota back in the mid-late 90's, that might work. And it would explain why Lily hated her family (I'm sure that Cruella can be a real witch to live with). And we never did see the mother, only the father.