Adopted in the 1960's?

Question

just woundering if any1 on here has any adoption storys on how they found there birth parents

my mum was adopted and her parents were very younge at the time i adore my grandparents but i have curiuosity over my real grandparents.. is there anyway you can trace family members down with out little information,

or is there someone out there who gave up a child who they named ''sally'' who is from london?

her father is irish if thats any help?

thanks.. or i would just like to hear your storys:)

Answer 1

on a case that old the records are not only sealed but most likely lost. The only thing you can try is have your mom go to CPS and try to dig up her case file. That would have her biological families information in it. Unless she was left. If they left her a a fire house there is no way of tracking them down.

Answer 2

An adoptee from London?? - check out this site -

http://www.norcap.org.uk/home.asp

Records are open in the UK - so your mother just needs to get in touch with the appropriate authorities - and info can be found without too much trouble.

I wish you both all the very best.

Here are links to adoptees blogging on the net - for stories galore -

http://www.adultadoptees.org/forum/index...

And here is a link to the best adoptee forum around - for support or any searching help & ideas -

http://www.adultadoptees.org/forum/index...

Answer 3

As a relative you and your Mum are entitled to apply for and receive all the adoption information (unlike the archaic US sealed records system, the UK opened it's records way back in 1975 to adoptees and in 2002 to birth relatives)

Possum has given some great links

Apply here and enjoy discovering your roots!

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/adopti...

Wow!  a thumbs down - what a surprise.  Some people here seem to like sealed adoption records.  Even though the rest of the world has seen the light; alas there are many dinosaurs out there who defend discrimination and stigmatization of adult adoptees & their relatives.  Ah well.  Times are a'changin - we now have 8 States where secrecy and lies have been eliminated and the rest will follow . . . thumbs or no thumbs ;)