Scott/Adoption/1919..need help!

[MonicaL]

Have you now made contact with the Houchin family Kathy 

[Daisy Loo]

From a niece in the family.  She had heard that a child had "died."  She also said the Houchins were Catholic.

Keeping you straight  ....niece in whose family?... have you yet the copy of the Dowling/Houchin marriage cert.? 


Added: Like minded thinking Monica!

[wrighk00]

Explain ....

[wrighk00]

In answer to question about leaving the country...we have checked immigration records from about that time 1919-1920, but have not come up with any A.T. Scott.  There was a Samuel Scott leaving England in 1929 which was 10 years later.

[aghadowey]

Suppose 'leaving the country', if true, could mean going to Ireland or the Continent and she wouldn't appear in passenger lists of people leaving U.K.

[wrighk00]

Any way to research that then?

[Bernadette38]

Small, and probably inconsequential point, but the writing in the letters is unlike any Irish writing of the period that I have ever seen.

[Daisy Loo]

Kathy...it appears I may have offended you.  If I have I am sorry.

From a niece in the family.  She had heard that a child had "died."  She also said the Houchins were Catholic.

Keeping you straight  ....niece in whose family?... have you yet the copy of the Dowling/Houchin marriage cert.? 


Added: Like minded thinking Monica!

You asked for an explanation...I'll give you one.  The reason I put in whose niece is that you have given more information without explaining where/how it came about.  If you want people to help, everything needs to be explained and verified.  I thought I was teasing in manner, it appears not, and I have offended you in some way.

My comment "like minded thinking Monica" was because me and monica posted at the same time, with the same thought...(new information...where from...)

I wish you the very best of luck...and truly hope that your search brings peace to this poignant and sad story.

[ankerdine]

I and I am sure other Rootschatters have been following this story with great interest. We just hope that there will be a happy and conclusive outcome and that the family will be happy for their story to be told.

Judy