Genealogy Chat

Hi

Am new to this. Was bought up in Care so don't know too much about my heritage.

I know that my mum had 2 daughters who were adopted, that she born in Wtaerford, Ireland, and that my dads birth wasn't registered.

I know a few other bits too.

How do I get started?

Thanks lot's

Jen

If your parents weren't married, it will be tricky........

How do you know that your father's birth wasn't registered?

Was he also born in Ireland?

Is he named on your birth cert?

Hi - Thanks for coming back to me. Well, I have my social services files, and it says in there that my dad had huge problems proving his age for his state pension due to his birth not being registered. He was left in a Barnados home when he was tiny.

No - think my dad was born in Stepney

Yep - he's on my birth cert.

Thanks lot's

Jen

So your father was 65 by the time you were put in care....................or have I misunderstood?

Did he marry your mother?

Yep thats right - he was much older than my mum.

No - he didn't marry my mum - he was previously married though, but I have no details of her.

My dad was 62 when we went into Care.

As you know your dads name and his age when you went into care have you looked for further info on him after then

Do you want to give us a few names so we can look?

Hi all

Thank you so much. My Dads name was Thomas Darby - born 3/12/1922 we think. My mums name is Mary Kathleen Fitzgerald, born 24/6/1939 - mum was born in Waterford, Ireland, and I think, although not sure, that dad was born in Stepney.

I have 4 brothers, 2 sisters.

I found my second adopted sisters birth record last night - have no idea where to go from here tho.

Not sure how much more to put on here - as don't want to overload you - but I have names etc if siblings and 1 uncle and aunt on my mums side.

Many thanks
Jen

If you are hoping to connect with adopted siblings, your best bet is to add yourself to the national adoption contact register.............they may have done the same

You should also put their names in 'search all trees' - one or more of them may be using GR in the same way as you. Nothing lost by looking................

It would be better, though, to delete your mother's actual DOB..............unless you know that she is not alive.

This Thomas - 1 year out?

Thomas Darby
Birth Date: 3 Dec 1921
Date of Registration: Feb 2002
Age at Death: 80
Registration District: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Register Number: B43F
District and Subdistrict: 2301B
Entry number: 90

?
Thomas Darby
Spouse Surname: Glaysher
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1959
Registration District: Stepney
Inferred County: Middlesex
Doreen A Glaysher Darby Jul-Aug-Sep 1959 Stepney Middlesex

Added:
Followed by?
Doreen A Glaysher
Spouse Surname: Mesics
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1967
Registration District: Stepney
Inferred County: Greater London
Steven Mesics Glaysher Jan-Feb-Mar 1967 Stepney Greater London

Possibly still showing on ER

Not seeing births reg as Darby mmn Fitzgerald ?

This one?
Jennifer Mary Darby
Mother's Maiden Surname: Darby
Date of Registration: 1974
Registration District: S Newington

Andrew Darby, 1962, John Darby, 1976, Jacqueline Darby, 1964 and Christopher Darby 1969, in Jennifer's tree??

Added:
From free bmd:
Births Mar 1963
DARBY ANDREW T FITZGERALD WOOD GREEN 5F 779

Andrew T Darby Jan-Feb-Mar 1963 Wood Green Middlesex
Jacqueline A Darby Jul-Aug-Sep 1964 Lambeth Greater London, Middlesex
Christopher Thomas Darby Oct-Nov-Dec 1972 Islington London
John Thomas Darby Jan-Feb-Mar 1976 Hackney Greater London, Middlesex

Sorry, some of the above must be wrong.

If your father was born in 1922, and was 62 when you went into care, that was 1984.
By 1984 the births that I posted are of people some of whom were adults in 1984.

Were all in care adopted, or just 2 of the daughters?

Were the children adopted your full sisters, or half-sisters?

My dad was born in 1921 - and I went into care in 1983 - my numbers are wrong!

My 2 sisters were adopted at birth, us 4, my brothers and I went into Care, apart from Andrew as he was 21 in 1983.

The first sister, Sylvia is my mums only, the 2nd, Jacqueline is both parents.

I think all of the above are correct!