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Lancashire / Re: Doris Court Whalley Range
« on: Wednesday 19 March 14 12:19 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Lizzie.
Thanks for this.
All help is hugely appreciated.
I'll look forward to the PM

Neil :-)

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Lancashire / Re: Doris Court Whalley Range
« on: Wednesday 19 March 14 08:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Lizzie.
Thanks for your reply.
That's a good outcome to your story. :-)
I do actually have my birth mother's name and my original name - thankfully, my parents were forward thinking enough to keep a certain amount of information, so there is quite a bit that I do know.  It is just that the final piece of the puzzle is taking a while to fall into place and I may yet need to try a tracing agent of some sort.  I am currently awaiting information from an acquaintance who traces people for probate purposes (a sort of 'heir-hunter', for want of a better description).  He has various resources at his disposal and is going to give me some further advice.

Your daughter may have got her original name from the county courts, as they hold various pieces of information which can be used to tie things together.
Unfortunately, all I got from my local court - the one through which my adoption was completed, was a fairly standard letter saying there are no data other that those I have.

I'll keep digging!  :-)

All the best,

Neil.

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Lancashire / Re: Doris Court Whalley Range
« on: Tuesday 18 March 14 10:06 GMT (UK)  »
Lizzie, you are correct that the Matron (Miss Mary Walsh) ran a private adoption service there. It was, however, perfectly legal at that time.
What is most unfortunate for me and many others who were adopted via her service is that she apparently felt that keeping records would not be a good idea. So she kept none.
I was adopted via Mary Walsh, although I was born in St. Thomas Hospital, Lambeth, in November 1967 and was moved up to Knutsford days after being born.

So there are now many of us who have little information regarding our birth parents and seemingly no obvious way of finding anything out.

I'd be very interested to hear from anyone else in this situation and of any experiences, positive or otherwise, which might help me in my own quest.

Regards to all.

Neil.

Quote from: LizzieW on Friday 13 April 12 15:32 BST (UK)
...but I'm certain the Matron also ran a private adoption service.  Whether that was illegal in the 1950s and 1960s I don't know, but I would guess it was.

Lizzie

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