name of the homes unmarried mothers went too in the Manchester area or where I could find this out I would be very grateful.
Ange - There were other private places such as Doriscourt Nursing Home in Chorlton cum Hardy, which is no longer there, where girls were sent to work out helping the staff with the "normal" mothers and babies, until they had their own babies. Those girls were usually sent there because their parents or doctor knew the matron.
Fortunately, when I was supposed to go, there were no more vacancies for skivvies, so I stayed with a local divorced lady and her two young boys, until I had my baby. The other difference was that after 10 days, we just went home and the babies were taken immediately by the couples who had been recommended to the matron as good adoptive parents. For years I worried about the people who had take my baby, but fortunately, they turned out to be fine.
The other thing is that social workers were not involved, even though by 1960 they should have been, so the adoptions were all sorted out privately. The baby was registered under my maiden name, and as far as I know the only person who can get hold of the birth certificate is the adopted person.
Lizzie
