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Many years ago I know the above registers were kept at St Catherines House in London, however over the years I know this has changed...can anyone tell me where they are now kept as I understand they are kept in more than one place???? thank you.

they arent available to the general public but the adoption contact register is held at the GRO Southport

Library of Birmingham
Bridgend Reference and Information Library
City of Westminster Archives Centre
Manchester Central Library
Newcastle City Library
Plymouth Central Library
The British Library (you’ll need to register first )

They are kept at all the above,,,,

Entires are by post adoptive name,date of birth and county of adoption and entry number into the ACR....there is no ref or cross ref to a birth name,..the only matching detals are a date of birth match,,,,,,,an entry for John Smith date of birth,1/1/2000.could have had any male birth.name.

I looked at my mums at the family records in Islington. Think part of these went to Kew?

Thank you for your post Kay...I live near to Birmingham so I will enquire at the Library of Birmingham...thank you so much

Hi Joanne,

They are in order of year of adoption and not birth.

Thanks Kay, yes I do know they are in order of year of adoption...it would be entered in January 1952 as her adoption went through in December 1951.