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I was in Redding House, Children's Home, Scotland. 1971-75. I was 10yrs old in 1975( I was also known as McCarroll)
Has anyone heard of "Downs Syndrome / Children's Homes Swaps"?
Where "No Paper Work" was required to take any Kid they wanted out of Homes and placed their own Kids in Institutions such as Lanark and Bellsdyke(RSNH).
Medical Records lost and no Records (shredded) to prove abuse suffered, before and during 'incarceration'.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
I am looking for anyone who may have lived at Eastry children’s home when my mum stayed there. Unfortunately my mum is no long with us but I am doing research on her life for our family tree.
Her name was Margaret Ann Holliday but preferred to be called Maggie. Her brother Pat stayed there also. I’m guessing it was around 1967-1974. Any details of her life there, her friends and relationships would be gratefully received. Thank you
carolinebrenchley46@gmail.com
Many thanks if anyone can point me in the right direction. HP
hapbaye@gmail.com
We had wonderful bonfires and Christmases and Easters. All the people were lovely and we made loads of good friends.
The trouble was that when you had to leave you all mostly likely lost touch and they had not really prepared us to live independent lives.
The change was quite a shock.
All in all though I have only good memories. My dad came to see me nearly every Sunday but my mom rejected me as a baby really, maybe because she had already got too many children.
I would just like to say thank you so much to all the different House Mothers and their husbands and the Aunties who made my childhood as happy as they did.
I’m trying to find out which care home my mum would of been in with her brother, after her mum remarried, she is Linda May Henderson and her brother her was Terence Arthur Henderson, although we do believe that it says her father was Henderson but we are not sure if he was the father as he denied her all her life, she was born in Gosforth, Northumberland her mum was Stella Shaw, Henderson, Greeves, Thompson, any help at all would be greatly appreciated thank you Karen
My memories of the orphanage were of it being hard, but fair and we were treated kindly. Going to bed with with a slice of bread, a glass of water, when naughty. Lining up for the loo, and we 'had' to go, while the kids queued up in sight and yelled for us to hurry, when we couldn't go. Yet we were not allowed up till we'd gone. Standing in row to wash the sinks with ajax. Then all given a spoonful of olive oil or something like that.
The tiny pet lizard in the terrarium.
And miss Green. Looked after us.i remember
Olwin jones. Her brother ivoror ..cannot remember any other kids.freddy archer was in the home next to me and olwin. Be interested to hear of anyone from then. I.amJackie Corner. From Newcastle..jackiecorner1@gmail.com
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I'm looking for information on a Children's Home called Redwood in Kent, possibly Canterbury. My brother spent some time there in about 1979/1980. Can't find any trace of it online. Does anyone remember it?
I worked at St Marys Nursery in Cold Ash. Nr Thatcham.
I worked at Holy Child Nursery. Waldern Road. Chilsehurst . Kent in the 1970s
I worked at Barretts Green Nursery. In Harlesden. in the 1970s as well
Shawn_harrison@icloud.com
The Home has since been pulled down and I believe a Sports Hall is now on the site.
I remember a Nurse Danby, a small woman who wore a surgical boot for her limp.
Can anyone else remember Roxburgh House I wonder?
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Email: jo.mcgovern@gmail.com
I'm looking for friends and one in particular Henry Wilcomis excuse the surname as it was relayed by someone who doesn't speak Polish neither do I only the Christmas Carol he taught me to sing in Polish. We were in Bledlow Children's home Buckinghamshire in the late 50's early 60'sI know his father lived in Slough
you can contact me by email at tony7holbr@yahoo.co.uk
Any information about how I could check the records would be much appreciated.
Many thanks
His name was James T. Roberts, brother was J. C. Roberts.reidd229@gmail.com
I can't remember the name of the place but I do remember they had cottages all with names of trees. My brother was taken to Ash cottage while I was taken to Beech cottage, Beech cottage was run by 2 ladies ,twins called the Miss Carrols. This was way back in the late 50s.
We went to an outside school on the bus and I joined the brownies while I was there.
Just curious whether anyone else on here ever went there or knows the name of the home.
Please contact me through my Facebook page if u have any info. Tks.
they went into care round about 1927 there names would be elsie thacker,garbett or turner she would have been around the age of 4-5 her sister ann thacker, garbett or tuner was put into care at the same time
if anyone could help that would great