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Fostered Help

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Gemma

Gemma Report 10 Jan 2007 21:55

I have someone in the family tree that is still alive and is due to be 100 this year. she was fostered when she was around 8 ish. is there any way of finding out who her real parents were?! this is the information i already have about her: Name Florence miriam Holmes Born 11/07/1907 born in Walthamstow fostered by Craddocks forest gate london her mother was an ambulance driver during the 1st world war we think. any help would be much appreciated Thanks Gemma :-p

Willow

Willow Report 10 Jan 2007 22:27

Hi I have never had any experience of looking for relatives that have been fostered. But do you have her birth certifcate?

Willow

Willow Report 10 Jan 2007 22:35

birth 1907 (q3) Homes Florence Miriam W Ham 4a 449

Gemma

Gemma Report 19 Jan 2007 18:24

great thanks for that. how do i now find here parents any ideas?

Mhairi Queen of Scots

Mhairi Queen of Scots Report 19 Jan 2007 18:31

To find out her parents name you will have to order her birth certificate using the gro reference above. Mhairi