St. Margarets Unmarried Mothers Hostel - 262 Victoria Park Road Hackney

[thebluetone2000]

thanks Avril. If yours was a private adoption too there will prob be nothing in the court papers to help you either as there will be no report. I don't even know my birth mother's Date of Birth, just her name so have a tough search..Good luck with your search..

[Signora]

I was born in London city hospital ,my mum was a nurse , allegedly at st Margaret's in hackney,and put me up for adoption ,I have a certain amount of info ,dob feb 1961 ,natural mums name but not much else , the name I'm sure is classical Irish ,but have no other info ? Any help ideas etc ? Thanks all

[stephen cotton]

Thank you so much for your message - I believe my mother stayed in lodgings until her baby was due, but I have heard awful tales.

It looks like I will never find my brother and just hope that nice respectable people adopted him from this terrible place. 

It seems that this would make great TV invesigation?
x

i dont know if i am your brother it is a long shot iwas born at st margrets in 1967 my mothers name was downes IM ON FACE book my email address is (*)

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[stephen cotton]

Thank you so much for your message - I believe my mother stayed in lodgings until her baby was due, but I have heard awful tales.

It looks like I will never find my brother and just hope that nice respectable people adopted him from this terrible place. 

It seems that this would make great TV invesigation?
x

i dont know if i am your brother it is a long shot iwas born at st margrets in 1967 my mothers name was downes IM ON FACE book my email address is  (*)

Hi, does anyone have any information on the above place?  I recently found out I have a brother who was adopted in the 60's.  Dont know if this site can help - have his birth certificate - but think it was a private adoption - surely though - some sort of legal documentation would have to have been done?

[dawnsh]

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[alison300]

Its definetely worth registering your interest with the GRO adoption site as previously mentioned because if your brother makes contact with them they will let you know. GenesReunited is a good idea too.

I was also adopted in the 1960s and found my mother's siblings quite easily.  Social Services then wrote to her brother on my behalf and he passed my info. on as my mother was no longer living in the UK.  Don't give up hope -with so many programmes on the subject now being broadcast I'm sure its just a matter of time.  Good Luck.

[Atlanta1]

Thank you so much for your kind reply - waiting in hope 

[Baverstock]

Hi, I too am looking for information on this place. My Mother was forced by my Grandmother to put my younger Sister up for adoption in February 1961 (she was born Jan 22)and all I get from Hackney Council is a cold shoulder. My Mother and Father were still married at the time but were having difficulties.

It's beginning to look like I might not be able to trace her, given the stories on this forum.
I have already traced two half Sisters using GR and FB, inquired at NORCAP before it went belly up and am now looking at After Adoption to help me trace not only my Sister but also my Brother who was adopted out a year later in Barnet.

They are so dam expensive, so I'm looking for anyway I can short circuit the system and do most of if not all the work myself. I wouldn't contact them directly as they may not know they are adopted or want contact for that matter but I got that covered.

So if anyone knows where I can get some information I would be eternally grateful. Regards Phil

[dawnsh]

Hi Phil

Welcome to Rootschat 

Without knowing the name your sister was adopted into, there is virtually no chance of finding her without using official agencies.

Have you tried the General Register Office Contact Register?

https://www.gov.uk/adoption-records/the-adoption-contact-register

Dawn