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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Lancashire => England => Lancashire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: leprechaun on Sunday 15 January 17 12:03 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone give a little help please.
This baby was born in Manchester. 11-1=1960. At one month old his Gran and Gdad gave him his name Peter Antony Reynolds.
He has never found his Birth Mother. Assume at that time she was in some mother and baby home and had to give up the child to be adopted.
The Grandparents are deceased There names were Mary and Gerard Reynolds.
Does anyone know of any Mother and Baby homes in 1960 in Manchester.
Any Census Records.Lep
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So his mother was the Reynolds daughter?
Is it that you don't know who the mother was or just don't know what happened to her?
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There's a marriage for the "grandparents" in 1952?
Nothing else close, in Lancashire, from 1880 through to 1960?
Have you been through the Adoption Contact Register?
https://www.gov.uk/adoption-records/the-adoption-contact-register
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Could you please give me the marriage for G/parents in 1952.Thnkyou.
No idea who the Mother is. It is poss; She could be Reynolds I don't know. Sadly all are not here anymore.
Thank you both. Lep
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Could you please give me the marriage for G/parents in 1952.Thnkyou.
No idea who the Mother is. It is poss; She could be Reynolds I don't know. Sadly all are not here anymore.
Thank you both. Lep
You can see the registration details on freebmd http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
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The mother or father must have been Reynolds if Reynolds was the name of his grandparents ???
As late as 1960 for an adoption there should be papers - unless it was done unofficially.
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I'm not seeing a Birth Registration for your chap?
Are you sure he was a Reynolds when he was born?
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When Born the Mother could have given him a Name. And the G/parents changed it.
For I Also could find no Birth.
Have the Marriage from freeband Thank you all.for doing the best you can with this Mystery
Cheers and a Happy New Year. Lep
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If that is the grandparents marriage then any children they had would be far too young to have had a son in 1960.
Are they biological grandparents I wonder or just assumed grandparents which makes it even harder.
Where has the exact date of birth come from?
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Gerard and Mary Catherine Jones
as you know from the other replies were married in 1952
according to Cheshire BMD this was in Stockport,and a civil or registrar attended service
now I may be missing something but I do not see a possible child for them until 1960
when there is a male child born starting with A, and mother Jones might be worth having a closer look
did your friend mention Aunts Uncles or older siblings
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When did Gerard die that might help with his age
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Could it be this one :-\
Gerard Reynolds
Born 24 Feb 1925
Died Oct 2003 - Tameside, Greater Manchester
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Thanks Rosie
I can see his birth is also recorded as Stockport mother Wood,
June 1925
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Thank you all so much you have all been Brill.
I am slowly dragging out bits of information from this lady.
Peter was left in Liverpool Station as a baby. He was then taken into care in Manchester.
Mary and Gerard were told they could not have children they adopted a boy called him Kevin Reynolds. Later
they went back and adopted Peter.they were brought up as brothers.Both of the children were taken in care and taken to the same home.
I am trying to find the name of the home. I pray she still knows.
Thank you so much again. If I get any joy I will let you all know.Cheers Lep ;)
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Assume at that time she was in some mother and baby home and had to give up the child to be adopted.
Peter was left in Liverpool Station as a baby. He was then taken into care in Manchester.
If he was abandoned at 4wks old I doubt he was born in a mother and baby home.
I am slowly dragging out bits of information from this lady.
I am trying to find the name of the home. I pray she still knows.
What relation is this person?
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If the 2 Reynolds children are still living, their names should not be on the board.
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The term "grandparents" is ??? me as it doesn't appear from what you say they were biological grandparents? Because if they were then it was their son or daughter who had the baby and that doesn't seem to be the case.
Was it that the boys believed they were being brought up by their real grandparents and referred to them as such?
Sorry if I'm not getting it :-[
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Not getting it. OK The boys were brought up by Mary and Gerard they were not the real G/parents.
When they were older they were told.OK.
The boys were taken to Nazareth House Manchester run by Nuns. Childrens Home.It is now a care home for the elderly.
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The Sisters of Nazareth established a Nazareth House at Prestwich in 1906.
Because the site was unsuitable, a replacement property at Scholes Lane, Heaton Park was purchased in 1912.
see:http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/ManchesterNH/
Sisters of Nazareth Archive is situated at:
Nazareth House, 169-175 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8DB
(Enquiries by post only)
However, many repositories impose a 100 year closure period on records.
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Thank you KGarrd. I just found the London address.Also found other places to try
Thank you for your effort. Will look at site you gave me. Cheers