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The Common Room / Re: foster care paperwork in 1865
« on: Thursday 28 September 06 15:40 BST (UK)  »
Valda, you're good!!
Christopher Booker is written as Christopher Oliver on the certificates I have but maybe that was a choice he made to change his middle name.  The second marriage certificate reads Agnes is a widow, I also thought it strange she reverted to her maiden name.  When her second husband died in 1917 she kept his name until her death in 1950. She didn't have much luck with husbands!
I have the birth record of the second child but the census for 1911 is not available,is it?  My guess is she was fostered out as a young baby and later Agnes got her back.  She remained in service as far as I know.
Thanks for your help
Agnes

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: FAMILY RESEARCH IN ENGLAND
« on: Wednesday 27 September 06 16:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,
I am desperately trying to find other people who link up to my line. The name is Keene from Staffordshire.  The family had 7 children but not having any luck finding connections.  Been searching 11 years so far  :-\
Parents were John Williams Keene, Mother Jane Yates.
children:  Frederic John, Amelia Jane, Mary Ann, Agnes Rebecca, Richard Wynn
and Florence.All born in Smethwick, Staffs.
Agnes

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The Common Room / Re: foster care paperwork in 1865
« on: Wednesday 27 September 06 16:07 BST (UK)  »
Charles Oliver Booker was born in Oldbury, Worcester, West Bromwich registration district. 13th April 1888. Parents were Agnes and Christopher Booker, married January 1888.  I have traced Agnes's whereabouts through to her death but no trace of Christopher after the marriage.His family were a farming family in Norbury, later moving to Cannock, Staffordshire.  The son died of 'natural causes' heart disease but I am unable to get an inquest record or find his father's whereabouts.
Agnes

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The Common Room / Re: foster care paperwork in 1865
« on: Tuesday 26 September 06 22:35 BST (UK)  »
Charles Booker was born in Oldbury.  His parents were living in Langley Road, Oldbury when he was born.

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The Common Room / Re: foster care paperwork in 1865
« on: Tuesday 26 September 06 22:31 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to find the circumstances of the fostering/adoption.  Which was it?  Maybe the mother withdrew the adoption consent but allowed fostering.  As you see Charles did not change his name which leads me to think he was not adopted. Because the mother retrieved her 2nd child from care I wonder if she intended the same for her son but was not able to for some reason?  I had not found Charles as the adopted son so thanks for that info.
I am a direct descendant of the daughter but am curious as to what happened to the husband and why the boy could not be cared for by his grandparents who also lived in Oldbury and were young and healthy.
Thanks for your input.
Agnes

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The Common Room / Re: foster care paperwork in 1865
« on: Tuesday 26 September 06 15:36 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the replies.  I did write the wrong date...sorry!  The boys name was Charles Oliver Booker born in 1888 he was on the 1891 census as a foster son of Hannah and Albert Guest. (Warley, Worcester)  The boys' real father, Christopher Oliver Booker, seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth after his marriage to Agnes R. S.Keene, the boys mum, in that same year 1888.  Agnes went on to re-marry in 1908 and had a girl...winifred agnes Johnson.  This child was 'in care' for a while, don't know where or when but was living in Chorlton upon Medlock . Census info is not yet available.  I do know that mother and daughter were living together in later years and Agnes did get her daughter back.(living relatives told me this!)
Agnes

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The Common Room / Re: foster care paperwork in 1865
« on: Sunday 24 September 06 16:14 BST (UK)  »
I don't have much info to go on...The first child is on the census record 1871 with his birth name listed as foster son of Mr and Mrs Guest who were living  in Staffordshire, quite close to the boys' natural grandparents which adds more mystery.  Why didn't they take him in if the mother couldn't take care of him. 20yrs later the same woman put her daughter into care for a while...that is what a living relative has told me but they don't know any details.
Is there any hope of finding out ?  Her son died aged 20 and her daughter was born that same year.( 1908) Social services for that area...Sandwell council said there are no records from that time.  Is it time to give up my search???
Agnes

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The Common Room / Re: foster care paperwork in 1865
« on: Friday 22 September 06 23:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi Valda,
Thanks for the reply.  All I discovered is that the said child was listed as 'foster son' on the census records. Maybe it was a private arrangement, I just don't know how to go about finding out what the circumstances were at that time.
Agnes

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The Common Room / foster care paperwork in 1865
« on: Sunday 17 September 06 14:32 BST (UK)  »
My ancester put 2 children into fostercare in 1866 and 1888, how do I find paperwork on the cases to find out why they were placed and where????
Ant advice is welcome.

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