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Lancashire / Re: Doriscourt Nursing Home Whalley Range
« on: Monday 09 January 17 16:26 GMT (UK) »
I was also born at Doriscourt in 1959. My birth mother was a 38 year old divorcee who found herself pregnant while working and looking after 12 year old twins. It would have been impossible for her to support another child so she probably did the best thing for me in her view. I bear her no ill will for her decision.
I traced my birth family unfortunately after my birth mother had died, so I have enough information to realise that I had a more comfortable home than my half-siblings did. However, the unconventional way that adoptions from the home were handled meant that I was adopted by a couple who would never have been allowed to adopt through the normal channels, so I had a very difficult upbringing, always being known as 'the adopted daughter' and never really feeling I belonged. My adoptive mother was a personal friend of one of the doctors attached to Doriscourt and had apparently visited and rejected a number of babies before they finally 'bought' me (she was very proud of the fact that they had paid for me!). She told me herself that she rejected one little boy on the grounds that he had ginger hair!
When I went through the process of tracing my birth family in the 1980s, I was counselled and advised by Manchester Social Services, who had some sketchy information about the circumstances of my birth and provided my original birth certificate, and I would advise anyone who is looking to trace their birth family to go down the same route as their advice, support and signposting was invaluable.
I too would be interested to see any photographs from around the late 50's, as I try to piece together my history.
Thanks in advance...
I traced my birth family unfortunately after my birth mother had died, so I have enough information to realise that I had a more comfortable home than my half-siblings did. However, the unconventional way that adoptions from the home were handled meant that I was adopted by a couple who would never have been allowed to adopt through the normal channels, so I had a very difficult upbringing, always being known as 'the adopted daughter' and never really feeling I belonged. My adoptive mother was a personal friend of one of the doctors attached to Doriscourt and had apparently visited and rejected a number of babies before they finally 'bought' me (she was very proud of the fact that they had paid for me!). She told me herself that she rejected one little boy on the grounds that he had ginger hair!
When I went through the process of tracing my birth family in the 1980s, I was counselled and advised by Manchester Social Services, who had some sketchy information about the circumstances of my birth and provided my original birth certificate, and I would advise anyone who is looking to trace their birth family to go down the same route as their advice, support and signposting was invaluable.
I too would be interested to see any photographs from around the late 50's, as I try to piece together my history.
Thanks in advance...