Seeking Orphanage records for London 1945

[Lambden]

Thank you so so much everyone, I've only been on rootschat for about a day now and had no idea I would get so much feed back.

Again thank you so much.

Lambden.

P.S. Andy your right, on my fathers birth certificate it reads that it was registered in 46.

[Treetotal]

I read a great book written by that inspirational lady...Kate Adie..."Nobody's Child" in which she describes at length the plight of the "Foundling Child" being one herself.

I think the only way you will ever know any truth is by writing to the local paper asking if anyone remembers a baby boy being found in a telephone kiosk...slim chance but you never know...If the Mother was a young, frightened unmarried mother at the end of WW2 she would have no means of supporting the child....She may still be alive!!!!

Carol

[dawnsh]

I read a great book written by that inspirational lady...Kate Adie..."Nobody's Child" in which she describes at length the plight of the "Foundling Child" being one herself.

I think Kate was adopted but never a foundling.

[Brenpflaum]

Lambden,  I am researching a grandmother of mine who had a daughter born in London in 1939. I just wanted to share what I found. The mother is listed as residence at 2 Arthur St., Chelsea London. When I look up  Records I find that Arthur Street was renamed dovehouse Street in late 1939. The records show this being a woman's hospital in 1939. Named Chelsea hospital for women.  I've also seen reference to the workhouse others have mentioned On Arthur or Dovehouse st. The Chelsea Hospital for women  shut down the top floor in late 1940 due to the impending war. The top floor  sustained bomb damage in April 1941.  Many people are farmed out to surrounding hospitals in that time.  The metropolitan archives in London do show hospital records to be available for viewing . It seems census records for this address are not available online