Assisi Mother & Baby Homes

[KathrynBryant1]

Morning, as you will see I was the lady who started this post.  I too was adopted, not born at Assisi though.  I managed to find my biological parents although sadly my father had passed in 1961.  I had two years with my mother and was with her when she passed away in the University College Hospital in London in 2011.  I was at Assisi in 1965, from early August until the end of September.  I gave birth to a son who was then adopted.  If you would like any help in trying to trace your biological family then private message me.  I spent a lot of time researching but my search was fruitful.  My family tree that I've built on Ancestry goes back to the 1600's.  As above, if you'd like any help with researching then private message me.  I am no longer working so have quite a bit of time on my hands. 

Kindest,

Kathryn

[Earls]

Morning, as you will see I was the lady who started this post.  I too was adopted, not born at Assisi though.  I managed to find my biological parents although sadly my father had passed in 1961.  I had two years with my mother and was with her when she passed away in the University College Hospital in London in 2011.  I was at Assisi in 1965, from early August until the end of September.  I gave birth to a son who was then adopted.  If you would like any help in trying to trace your biological family then private message me.  I spent a lot of time researching but my search was fruitful.  My family tree that I've built on Ancestry goes back to the 1600's.  As above, if you'd like any help with researching then private message me.  I am no longer working so have quite a bit of time on my hands. 

Kindest,

Kathryn

Hi.  I have found out who my mother was.  She passed away four years ago - too late to have met her unfortunately.  I was wondering if any of the mothers who were there in March 1960 knew her or talked to her, so I can find out what she was like and going through at that time.
Regards
Yvonne

[KathrynBryant1]

Hi Yvonne, I do hope that someone contacts you that may have known your Mother.  This thread seems to be added to from time to time.  I am amazed at the amount of people that have contributed over the years. 

Take care,

Kindest regards,

Kathryn

[Earls]

Thank you

[KathrynBryant1]

Good afternoon one and all.   I hope that you are all well and have been keeping safe?

Does anyone know what the age range was for the Mothers who had babies at Assissi please?  I was 15 and had my son when I just turned 16.  Not sure what the earliest age of a mother was or what kind of age unmarried mothers could have their babies at Assissi?

I was so young but I do remember most of the girls were older than me.

Kindest,

Kathryn

[fawoodman]

I was taken from my birth mother, Bridget T, imediately after I was born on 1940's and taken to Assisi House in Surrey. I was christened Francis Adrian apparently at the request of my future adopted parents and handed to them by the court when twelve weeks old. The Catholic Rescue Society wrote to my parents that the full adoption would not be legal until my first birthday in case my mother changed her mind 'but we knwo she won't'. I was born in Chiswick in what may have been a safe Catholic house but my mother had been moved to Arrarat Rd in west London by the following January. She disappears from all records after that. My 'brother' in my adopted family remembers going to Portsmouth to collect me and being told that my actual mother had come all the way from Ireland to give them her baby. The whole proceedure seems to have been some sort of early mail order/designer baby - date of birth, boy, named Francis Adrian etc.
I would love to find my birth mother's origins and family but all records of adoption prior to 1952 seem to have been destroyed. How do I proceed?

[Siobhain Kelly]

Good Morning All,

I am guessing that no one is reading this thread anymore?  If anyone is, I am looking for anyone who was at the M&B home in May/June/July in 1968.  Thank you.


My Mum would have been there in June/July 1968. If you’d like to email I could share more info that we have.
I was fortunate not to be adopted but my mum remembers the door where the ‘respectable’ couple(s) came to “collect” a child.
I’ll talk to her over the next few days and share any other information she can remember.

I’ve interacted with this site before but it was a few years back and have found revisiting so insightful. Thank you everybody.

[Ruskie]

I was taken from my birth mother, Bridget T, imediately after I was born on 1940's and taken to Assisi House in Surrey. I was christened Francis Adrian apparently at the request of my future adopted parents and handed to them by the court when twelve weeks old. The Catholic Rescue Society wrote to my parents that the full adoption would not be legal until my first birthday in case my mother changed her mind 'but we knwo she won't'. I was born in Chiswick in what may have been a safe Catholic house but my mother had been moved to Arrarat Rd in west London by the following January. She disappears from all records after that. My 'brother' in my adopted family remembers going to Portsmouth to collect me and being told that my actual mother had come all the way from Ireland to give them her baby. The whole proceedure seems to have been some sort of early mail order/designer baby - date of birth, boy, named Francis Adrian etc.
I would love to find my birth mother's origins and family but all records of adoption prior to 1952 seem to have been destroyed. How do I proceed?

Welcome to rootschat Francis. I can’t help with your specific request, but I suggest you seriously consider taking a DNA test. Any matches you get might lead you to discover more about your birth parents.

You are guaranteed to get a lot of matches, though usefulness of matches can vary, and there are no guarantees of course. 

 Still, you have nothing to lose.

I wish you the best of luck in your search. 

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