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Offline Elswick

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Re: I need to pick your brains!
« Reply #18 on: Friday 20 June 25 21:17 BST (UK) »
Excellent find hanes teulu!  It mentions "societies with a licence", they are what we now call adoption agencies (or similar), it's those societies I'm trying to identify in the Shropshire area, 1949 or thereabouts.

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« Reply #19 on: Friday 20 June 25 21:40 BST (UK) »
Bulman, DUR
Butterfield DUR & N. YKS,
Earnshaw DUR
Hopps DUR & N. YKS
Howe, Richardson,Thompson all DUR

William Thompson violin maker Bishop Auckland
William Thompson jun. Violin maker Leeds

Richardson in Bermondsey/East Ham, descendants of William Richardson b. 1820 Bishop Auckland

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« Reply #20 on: Saturday 21 June 25 19:32 BST (UK) »
I like that fiddlerslass, great find, very much appreciated!!

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« Reply #21 on: Sunday 22 June 25 13:48 BST (UK) »
Right, here's where I'm up to at the moment.  The following organisations were definitely involved in the placement of children (adoption) in the 1940's

Barnados

Shrewsbury Diocesan Children's Rescue Society

Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is an interesting one as I was categorically told ten years ago by both their UK H/Q and the person in charge of their Archives Centre that their organisation was never involved in adoption.  Well their website says otherwise, over the years around 850 children were placed for adoptions through this organisation, ceasing in 1953 due to a change in the law.

If any of you know of any other organisations then pop them up here!

Thanks for the interest and help shown by you all.
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