Hi there, I received a message from someone on MONH telling me to try contacting the Archbishop of Cardiff regarding St Annes. I did this last night and received this reply today which has also been very helpful. So, as I said, I will be contacting the lady concerned to get more details from her and will get back to the Archbishops address to see if he can be of any help. Will let you all know what happens but thank you all for your help on here. I know the lady herself would also like to thank you as she had given up any hope of 'finding her past'.
To think I am moaning because I cannot get any further back than 1754.....shame on me!
Nannie McPhee
"Thank you for your email. We are looking into this and my Vicar General has been in touch with the parish in Chepstow. Apparently there was a refuge/home run by religious sisters in the area in the 1940’s, and we hope to find out more details about that and which Religious Congregation ran the home. However, Church records will only record Baptism, so we are trying to find out where births in that area would have been registered – possibly Abergavenny. Once we know that, you could get in touch with the relevant Register Office for a search.
It would be helpful if you could let me know the name of the person concerned and if you have a more specific date. You could either email this information if you have it, or by all means give me a ring here at Archbishop’s House: 029 2022 0411.
With every kind wish,
+ Peter