dr barnardo's homes

[sheenamac]

I have the birth certificate of a Dr Barnardo's girl in 1920.  Is there any way to find more information on the mother.  I only have the name.  Can I find out where she came from.  She was in London in service so could have been born anywhere.

[liverpool annie]

Hi sheenamac

Barnardos have an aftercare department which can help with children who were in Barnados homes !

http://www.barnardos.org.uk/what_we_do/work_with_former_barnardos_children.htm

Not sure how much they charge or if it is by donation !

If you search on this site for Dr Barnardos you'll see quite a few postings .... they may give you some other ideas !

Annie

[janerich]

Very interested in this post - Wondered how I could find out about a grandfather that was 'given' to Barnardos because his step-father didn't like him.  He was illigitamate - born in West Derby Workhouse, Liverpool in 1908ish.  We hear that he was probably sent out to Australia but made his own way back again!

Will try this site - thanks for the info.

Jane r.

[Berlin-Bob]

Hi Sheenamac, and Jane,

You can find another topic on Barnados Homes in the

RootsChat Reference Library ->Lexicon ^{(click here)}

Bob

[indiapaleale]

Very interested in this post - Wondered how I could find out about a grandfather that was 'given' to Barnardos because his step-father didn't like him.  He was illigitamate - born in West Derby Workhouse, Liverpool in 1908ish.  We hear that he was probably sent out to Australia but made his own way back again!

Will try this site - thanks for the info.

Jane r.

Hi Jane,
Have you found the grandpa's birth certificate?
If you give us his name we may be able to find the certificate reference for you.
We may also be able to find him on a shipping list.
Although some Bernardo's  children were sent to Australia, the majority went to Canada as British Home Children and for those there are records on line.

Indi
Proud cousin of 7 British Home children

[jorose]

If the birth was in a workhouse you may also be able to find out more about the mother by looking at workhouse records, if they survive - admissions records might include age, an address, reason for entry, etc. 'Creed' records kept track of who was CoE, Catholic, etc.

A large percentage of women who gave birth in the workhouse were not long-term residents and were only using the workhouse infirmary as they could not afford other sources of medical care. (Many workhouse infirmaries eventually became NHS hospitals)

[sheenamac]

Thanks for all the help I've received on this one.

Sheena