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Offline SarahRobins

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Homes for unmarried mothers and their children.
« on: Monday 30 March 15 13:19 BST (UK) »
Hello everyone,
Thank you for taking the time to read this, it's not the usual kind of post on these forums but here goes.
(I have admins ok to post :))
I'm currently studying Social History, and I'm about to do my undergraduate dissertation. My research is based around unmarried mothers and their children in the UK. The idea is to look at if and how social stigmas have changed throughout the 20th century.

I would really love and appreciate hearing from anyone who would like to share their story with me, anonymously if you'd prefer. Formally or informally. My grandma and a distant relatives had shared stories with me which range from mother and daughter being raised as siblings, to forced marriage and adoption.

Thank you
Sarah :)

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Re: Homes for unmarried mothers and their children.
« Reply #1 on: Monday 30 March 15 16:11 BST (UK) »
Hi Sarah

I've sent you a PM.

Lizzie

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Re: Homes for unmarried mothers and their children.
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 22 April 15 14:37 BST (UK) »
As have I
All identified names up to and including my great x5 grandparents: Abbot Andrews Baker Blenc(h)ow Brothers Burrows Chambers Clifton Cornwell Escott Fisher Foster Frost Giddins Groom Hardwick Harris Hart Hayho(e) Herman Holcomb(e) Holmes Hurley King-Spooner Martindale Mason Mitchell Murphy Neves Oakey Packman Palmer Peabody Pearce Pettit(t) Piper Pottenger Pound Purkis Rackliff(e) Richardson Scotford Sherman Sinden Snear Southam Spooner Stephenson Varing Weatherley Webb Whitney Wiles Wright

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Re: Homes for unmarried mothers and their children.
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 22 April 15 14:42 BST (UK) »
There is a huge thread somewhere on rootschat which might be relevant. I did not contribute but have read some of it and found it enlightening. I think it is about an unmarried mother's home run by Nuns. Someone may be able to find it for you.
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