Children's Homes in 1950's

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Member Since: September 2003 Posts: 2,513 Send Message	Sheila	Report	12 Feb 2004 12:18
	did you want details of your birth mother, this would show on your original birth certificate, you can apply for this at the registers office southport, or go online www.1837online[.]com. dont forget to remove the brackets when you type this in,with regards to your sister do you know of her, or are you trying to trace her if your trying to find a trace of her birth you can also look on the above site. let us know if you need any other information, best wishes sheila
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 309 Send Message	Georgina	Report	7 Feb 2004 22:03
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 309 Send Message	Kathryn, Thanks for that That was something I didn't know. Georgina
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,669 Send Message	Twinkle	Report	6 Feb 2004 18:58
	If you were in the home, then I would try social services in the relevant area. They can't deny you access to your own records.
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 309 Send Message	Georgina	Report	5 Feb 2004 23:11
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 309 Send Message	Is there anyway you can find out who was in a children's home and when in the 1900's. I know I was in kentish Town Children's Home in the 1950's but want dates for me and my sister. If I do a search on google I just get recent stuff. Georgina