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Messages - rosinamangan

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Dublin / Re: Countess A O'Kelly. 50 Wellington Road. Dublin.
« on: Sunday 15 May 22 14:44 BST (UK)  »
Aubs
I'd be really interested in speaking to you about one of your relatives, Eustace Leggett. This is in connection with his role as Secretary for the Irish Lights and the sinking of SS Isolda 1940.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Looking for martha burchett nee cullen
« on: Tuesday 16 February 21 19:26 GMT (UK)  »
Yes, it's the same person. Messaged you.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Looking for martha burchett nee cullen
« on: Tuesday 16 February 21 08:26 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Girl Guide for giving me the heads up.
Sammy, we are related. G R Burchett was my Gt Uncle. Through Martha we are related to the man who did The Apprentice ie.  :) Really happy to talk to you and I'll be honest I know more about the Burchett fam than Martha but will try to help. Great to hear from you.

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Thursday 06 August 20 06:52 BST (UK)  »
Yep. I always thought it should be called St Francis rather than St Joseph because there's a St Francis of Assisi but the Home was St Joseph. Sorry for the brief reply.

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Thursday 23 January 20 18:14 GMT (UK)  »
You might want to call it something as well as Assisi as along with the Saint, it's a place and just having a quick search, there's a lot of Assisi on FB.

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Tuesday 19 November 19 06:11 GMT (UK)  »
What I meant by the naming thing. Because of large families with a lot of people with the same name, which was a hangover from the defined Irish naming structure is First son after paternal grandfather, first daughter after paternal grrandma, on a daily basis, names could be confusing. So while a person might be christened Patrick John, to differentiate from his dad having the same name, the son might be known as John or Sean. It makes tracing more interesting.
Interesting about Sheringham and the US Air force connection. Not sure where I read this, but because of the airbases in Norfolk, Sheringham sent a lot of kids to the US. Glad you had a good adoption and reunion.

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Sunday 27 October 19 10:12 GMT (UK)  »
Have you got your adoption file? If not, it might really help you to have it. Mine had where my BF came from. Sadly, it's worth checking deaths for that name, both in the UK and Ireland as people frequently moved between the two for work. If it's a common name, and also remember if you were known as John, your actual name might be Patrick but you were called that to differentiate in a family. Sorry if I am painting a bleak picture.
If you find out where he came from, a lot of villages pages on FB and they are brilliant for all the old pictures; football teams, social events.
Best of luck

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Saturday 05 October 19 11:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi Dave, seen your message and trying to work out how to add an enclosure.

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Surrey / Re: Assisi Mother & Baby Homes
« on: Thursday 25 April 19 08:56 BST (UK)  »
Hi everyone,
Just wanted to pick up on what Annielaw said about mothers being at Sheringham/being offered jobs by the nuns. I have correspondence between the nun at Assisi and Mother Lelia at Sheringham flagging up my mum as the 'girl she wanted to come and cook for her'. My mum didn't take up the offer. Have to say, I felt it was a pretty insensitive job offer given Mum had had to give me up and would be surrounded by lots of babies at Sheringham, but there you go.
I met with St Francis Childrens' Society social workers and as well as the adoption info I got years ago, managed to get a few more docs out of them. Also I saw a book about Sheringham 'Nursery' and took a pic of Mother Lelia on my phone. Please see attachment.

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