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Foster carers

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Susan

Susan Report 4 Aug 2015 19:07

Many thanks

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 4 Aug 2015 16:27

It was much more likely to have been an informal arrangement although maybe something was organised through a solicitor rather than what we would call social services these days.

My grandmother died in 1931 just 6 weeks after giving birth to my youngest aunt. My grandfather made arrangements for the baby to be looked after by a friend of my grandmothers and we know that a letter was drawn up by a solicitor because my aunt still has the first page of the letter. Unfortunately she doesn't know what happened to the second page, which she would really like to see because the first page says that her father agrees to this friend bringing up the baby as long as she keeps her own name and the following conditions apply................the conditions must have been set out on the next missing page.

Neighbours often took in children for a variety of reasons in those days. It wasn't at all unusual.

Kath. x

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 4 Aug 2015 14:52

Contact social services for the relevant area.

However, I would think such info is probably very 'patchy'.......at best

Susan

Susan Report 4 Aug 2015 14:44

I am trying to find information on foster care in the 1920/30's. My mother was fostered but we can't find any information about it. Does anyone know if they had lists of fostered children then?

Many thanks