Hi there I am looking for info on a Peter & Walter Vernon who were at Fazakerely Cottage in 1939
We don't know how long they were in there for or why they were in there,. Any info would be great
Thanks
KC

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I AM LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ABOUT MY MOTHER ELIZABETH DOREEN RAINFORD WHO WAS PLACED IN OLIVE MOUNT CHILDRENS HOME LIVERPOOL AGED 3 (SHE THOUGHT) IN 1903.SO FAR I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. I TRIED TO GET INFORMATION FROM OLIVE MOUNT WHICH IS NO LONGER IN USE AND WAS TOLD THAT REGISTERS FOR 1903 WERE LOST IN A FIRE. CAN ANYONE SUGGEST WHERE I COULD GET THIS INFORMATION? I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL. THANK YOU.

Hi, I lived in Salisbury five rivers (private) at Wylie house, Wyndham road. From 1990-1990, also fostered by Yvonne Cole in Salisbury. Would love to hear from anyone.

I'm looking for information on a girls home called mosspark in Glasgow around the 1930s

Hi, i am looking for anyone who has information on a Roy Worthy who went in to an all boys children's home around 1947 to 48. They were Manor Park born family, London. There were three sisters, but he was separated from them. He would have been around 8 years when he entered in to care. I know he didn't have an easy time, he left services at 16. I don't even know if he is alive, he is my Uncle. Please can you e mail me on merfairy@hotmail.co.uk if anyone knows Anything. Thank you

Hello, i am looking for information regarding Bryncoch Homes in Neath, siblings of my father were sent there when my gran died in the early 50s surname is Rowlands
Thank in advance
Chris

Can anybody help I am looking in to my past I was in 7 kids homes
I was in Blackburn called bleak house
In the 60s how do I go about getting information/photos the home it's self is gone please help

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Looking for anyone who may have lived in, or know about, Nazareth House, Plymouth from 1970-1972. Email me - julianbondmusic@yahoo.com

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Our page on Nazareth House can be found here - www.formerchildrenshomes.org.uk/nazareth_house.html It also has information about accessing records.

My husband's grandfather Andrew (Jack) Gardiner was placed in the Blackburn Children's Home in the 1890s not long after it was built. Their father David placed them there after his wife died and paid ~ 20 shillings a week. Andrew's older brother, Wallace, was 4 or 5 when he agreed in 1895 to abstain from alcohol via the Band of Hope. We have the certificate. Wallace was very proud of his pledge, and he never touched a drop of alcohol in his life. He died in 1967 at age 76. Andrew was 17 when he left the orphanage and moved to Canada. If there is any information on these two brothers at the orphanage, we would be very pleased to know or receive links. k11kruse@att.net

Hello my nan and her brother/s ? were put in to a children’s home in Exeter during the blitz. My nans name was Jeanette Elizabeth Susan hetti Morgan something like that before she was adopted she was later named Jeanette Susan higston. Would love to find more out about her family.

WHERE YOU IN DR BANARDOS BARKINSIDE ESSEX FROM 1940 ONWARDS ? WITH MY LATE MUM SHE WAS CALLED DOROTHY CLAIRE SPENCE

Hi just noticed your message is this BARKINSIDE ESSEX ? im
looking for anyone who was in DR BANARDOS with my late mum she
would of gone by the name of DOROTHY CLAIRE SPENCE not sure what year
but i do know she was born in 1938 she had jet black hair and she
could sit on it that is untill she arrived and they put a pudding
bowl on and cut it SO CRUEL i would dearly love to find anything
to do with her time their i have a BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH of her
with other children and staff she is standing next to a bike
with everyone the photo can be seen on line i was so excited as i
actually was given it by my mum and this is ALL I HAVE i vsited
this place and she showed me where she shimmied down the tree or
drainpipe to meet other girls and boys on the photo she has put a X to
show this and she showed me her dormitory / bedroom reading your
message has brought a bit of hope to me im hoping their may be
someone who knew her i can tell you one thing about her there was
this time when she did something wrong i think she said she kept
asking for some sweets or something and was punished by being made
to eat a whole bag of LICUORICE i think ther called PONTEFRACT
CAKES and then she told me she left their to be a silver service
waitress in the ADELPHI HOTEL IN LIVERPOOL so im guessing she
left before she turned 16 oh i do hope this jogs someones memory
keeping my fingers crossed i hope this reaches you in good health
please reply to this message thank you for your time.

I was put in Rhyl homes in 1969 age 8yrs old. My mum died when I was just 6yr 1 month old. I was there for 2 weeks of terror before being sent on to Pittsburgh house light wood meir s-o-t. We had the pleasure of cold food, cold baths and if we were naughty in anyway we got put in the coal cellar where it was dark cold dirty with rats. There was a big wooden shed/room on the grounds and we went in there for lessons. We were also walked in a big line to church I know it was off Russell rd Rhyl first on the left building with lots of metal fire escapes. But what Rd it was cornered with I can’t remember it was around tarleton st/ Chester st/ st Asaph st. Our bedroom was on the ground floor and if you looked out the window you could see the fire escapes and the boys dorm on the second floor. Bad memories that won’t go

Hi,
i am looking for a childrens home that was near Henley upon Thames. My dad worked there in the 60s up to 1970 when he died. His name was Dennis Dutton. any info would be great.

Hi searching for my twin sisters in care from 6 weeks old Edith Margaret and Susan Agnes Jones born either 1/11/1958 or January 1959 Liverpool to Henry and Helen Jones nee McGhee Walton area of Liverpool I have been searching a long long time

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Im looking to find anything on Hazel and Raymond Pringle they were put in a childrens home in Newcastle Upon Tyne after there mother died in 1942,by my uncle George Pringle who was in the army

I was in homeleigh and placenta Children’s home in 26/28 manor road Romford Essex, Miss Erskine was our matron, I was there from 1934 1947 when adopted, names and people I remember are Bobby Simpson, Margaret Cole,Joan southern wood, primrose Burton, to name a few, and info would be greatly appreciated.

Hi anyone out there lived in 35/35a Lancaster road south norwood se 25childrens home I lived there from 1962 - 1969 would like to hear from anyone who lived there at the same time as I did.

seeking information about a children's home/orphanage for girls - relative lived here in the mid 1950's
remembered one carer with surname of Higginbottom. remembered 3 girls in there - last name Stripp
relative remembered visiting Scarborough - not sure if home / orphanage was in Scarborough

seeking information about the home and if possible list of girls who resided there during the 50's

Hi I am looking for anyone who knows something about the children’s home that was around in Frome, Somerset. It is now houses and there have been many experiences for me and the 6 other people who lived there. It is haunted and I would like to know more. The location is Grove mead Frome, Somerset , England . Please contact me at lexisherred16@gmail.com thanks x

Hi Norman my dad Ted remembers you and your family

I was in cottage homes cosham, I was in the nursery as babe, then cottage number 10, 4 and half yrs, then went to reception as I knew it now known as Kerr house, my dates are not easily recalled but born 55, so nursery prob 56/57, number ten 63 ish to 68 ish, then reception when I was 14, so 69ish, wish I could remember better I was with the prosser's in reception and uncle David innes, Mrs Ingram rings a bell, be bood to remember some more

I am lookong for Ivon, African prince who was my worker in Resevoir rd childrens home around 1995.

Last I can remember he visited my moms in Aston after I was discharged from care and left to the streets. I would like to find him.

I am also looking for my friend Aeron Simpson who was with me in Herons way childrens home, selly oak, last time I seen him was in Hmp Brinsford 2000 ish.

If any one remembers me, I was around all Birmingham children homes threw the 90s, please get intouch if we were friends ect.

I dont know one person who made it out them childrens homes and ever got even a career or a reliable job.
So much staff abuse and yet we all got arrested so many times and racked up massive criminal records when it should of been them locked up for assault on minor or what ever abuse charges but no it was always us... I see people only just now getting arrested for for things they have done to us and alot of them are still working in the system. So wrong and people like us cant even get jobs because of how many times they got us arrested when it should of been them.
Im looking to catch up with some of the staff and even the ones who turned there cheek.

My name is Ricky and I havnt forgot.

In 1958-61 I was at THORNCHASE HOSTEL in Merrow Mr Guildford in Surrey. The head was Mary Greene other staff were Miss Lawrence, Miss Reid and Mrs Harper. The Barons who took over were not at the hostel while I was there. My name at the one was David Reddick. Anybody out there remember me ?

Hi I am ooking for anyone who knows the Burke family Noman , Edmond , Roger , Brian , Jane.There parents were Sydney and Grace who were in HURST PLACE Albany park Kent in 1949 _ 1949.
These are my grandparents.
The others are my Uncles and Aunt .
Thank you .
Elizabeth
My e mail Suswork@live.com

Hi I am ooking for anyone who knows the Burke family Noman , Edmond , Roger , Brian , Jane.There parents were Sydney and Grace who were in HURST PLACE Albany park Kent in 1949 _ 1949.
These are my grandparents.
The others are my Uncles and Aunt .
Thank you .
Elizabeth

I was in a children's home in the early 1960's in Beaconsfield. As I was a baby I do not know what it was called, but I have an address of 4 Station Road. Does anyone know anything about this home or have any pictures, or the name of the home?
I can be reached on carol.mardon@yahoo.com

Hiya. We currently live at 196 sunderton road, I'm aware it was a children's home many years ago. If anyone has any details could you please email me as I would love to learn more about the history of this building. Thankyou ..
Katielouiseediepowell1995@outlook.com

Faith finch I was in palm hall in the 70s what year were you in there

My sister and I were sent to, I am told , a convent in St Albans c 1949-51. I have some memory of it. I was baptised C of E although my father was RC. It is believed my mother was in Hertfordshire because she was pregnant with another mans child. I have tried all the convents I can find and All Saints in Hertfordshire is a possibility. Records appear to be subject to 100 year closure. Does anyone have any knowledge of their relatives/themselves being there? Thank you, Margaret

My g/father Albert little and possibly his younger brother Ernest were in shenley fields cottages kings norton from 1939.
If anybody has any memories of this time or photographs I would love to hear from you.
I am currently researching my family tree and have found it very difficult to find any trace of the two brothers between 1939 and 1947.

I was in care in erdington cottage homes home 15 and then home with my brothers David Freddie and do micky I was hoping that I could some how get photos of us

I was in in a home in Hastings called ST Joseph' s in between 1967 1972?

I was like to hear from anyone who was there between those times.

Hi, I’m trying really hard to find out information about the children’s home what my grandad stayed in when he was younger. His dad and step-mum placed him in the home when he was around four and he stayed in there until about 16. All I know is that it was a home for boys, but the school wasn’t in with the home as he had to attend the local school. It was also in or near clay cross in Derbyshire and is now a hotel of some sorts. Please help me I’m really trying to find some history about my grandads up bringing. My email is jodieburrows@hotmail.co.uk if you need to contact me. Thanks

as a result of a bombing I was admitted to Ferbeau House, Ashett, Bukinghamshire in late 1940. Does anybody have any information about this place?. If so please contact me at michael.nichols@rogers.com

Thanks, mike Nichols

I am looking for a orphanage for girls in Northampton lane Swansea my two aunty was Adeline Patti sleeman and violet Mary sleeman I got no photos of it and I don't no much about it my two aunty was 1901 and still there in 1911 please could any one help

Hi I’m looking to trace anyone who was at Moorfield Assesment Centre Swinton in the 70’s. I remember a member of staff Doc Haliday always smoked Marlborough cigarettes and I had a friend called Debbie and anothe called Peter Wilson. I can’t fill in the gaps but it has played such a big part of my life.

My grandfather was born in 1902. I have found that he and certainly one other sister were classed as inmates in 1911. His name was James Cooke but his entry shows Cook. Nellie his older sister had her records show her name as Nellie Cooke. I am anxious to find more details on my grandfather as there is some mystery in the family. I am struggling to find copies of birth certificates for him or his siblings. Maybe his surname wasn’t even Cooke. His mother was Alexandra Dixon.

Hi all, I was in Elfin grove, 85 Mattock Lane, Ealing, West London, in the 1970's, I am looking for information and people who were there then(also trying to find my mother/family/details,I was born on 18/03/1972) all I know is that at some point I lived in Barking,Essex but no other info on that, and was placed into Elfin grove early in the 70's, please any-one with any information or even if you were just there please get in touch with me(my Email is m.steer@livelinktechnology.net) thank-you and hopefully looking forward to contact

Hi, I was in Elfin Grove Childrens home in Ealing West London in the 1970's and am looking for a few people that went there then, please message me if you were one of these as would be fantastic to speak to you! please message me on here or at m.steer@livelinktechnology.net

Maggie ward, just a quick question did you ever hear of a child from Middlesbrough get put in a home in Newcastle then was killed, would of been around the 80's and f do did you know his name

re LOWER WICK HOUSE. geraldsmith2010@hotmail.co.uk

I was in a childrens home LOWER WICK HOUSE Malvern road Worcester.
from 1955 til 1965 mr leigh was in charge until he died, then it was mr grey,
PERCY was the gardener, aunty DOT was the cook,
any body from there, please feel free to contact me.

Yes Adele I was unfortunately an inmate at Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage in Peacehaven from 1952 until 1961. Not a pleasant experience and I particularly remember the hairbrush which was not used to brush hair.

would anybody of known my late mum who was called DOROTHY CLAIRE SPENCE ? she was in a few BARNARDOS girls homes she was in one girls home im not sure what age she would of been but she had very long jet black hair on this day she was admitted they chopped it off and left a bowl cut i have 2 photos of her with this haircut and thats all my memories of her when she was younger if you can help me i would be very greatfull in any information please help if you can you can contact me at clintonk607@gmail.com

Hi, I'm looking for anyone who was at The Grange + Bettman Close + Brandon Place childrens homes.All In Coventry.
This would be from 1964 - 1971/2.
We suffered terribly at these Care Homes I use that term loosely as care wasn't given only by the odd member of staff.
The Grange, I remember the beatings and abuse, but no names of staff.
Bettman Close, This was run by Pat and George Hogg, Son Peter ( main abuser )
Brandon Place, Run by the Bavister's she was main abuser.
I remember from Bettman Close, a Karen and Yvette, two young girls who shared a room with me and would of been about 5-6 at the time in around 1967 ish.
I don't have any good memories of being in care.
Is there anyone out there that was in any of these homes same time as myself ?

Searching for Edith Margaret and Susan Agnes Jones (Birth Names) born 1959 Liverpool birth parents Henry and Helen Jones nee McGhee the twins were put in to care at 6 weeks old from Liverpool Social Services, I'm not sure if they went in to a children's home as mum always said that they were fostered not adopted but all other children came back but the twins didn't so I'm desperately seeking them and have been for years now, if your out there or anyone knows you please contact me.
Thanks Yvonne

My father edward baldwin remembers Henry and Norman gordon from fazakerley cottage homes henry was called chicken

St Vincent's Orphanage Torquay. My late husband was in St Vincents for 4 and a half years circa 1940-45 I would love to hear from anyone who was there at that time. rosemary.booth@wanadoo.fr

Looking for people who were in monks barn and courage house I'm the 1970s , Newbury and reading