I've misremembered some details. Breast fed from birth, i was handed over to the C of E orphanage at 6 weeks. My papers are stamped Waifs & Strays Society. It was Hampstead Association for Moral Welfare Work who handed me over to them from Eastern Road. My Moral Welfare Worker was Miss P Hartley, who arranged for my first mother to pay (she was earning £3 pw) for my upkeep and then persuaded her to sign the adoption papers when I was 7 mos. (Still hard to read the papers.)
In 1952 I too was born there under the aegis of the old Waifs and Strays C of E organisation and stayed for 5 or 6 weeks before being sent to an orphanage for 4 months to be checked over to see if I was suitable for a nice C of E couple. I'll look at my paperwork for the info you couldn't find.
Hi Niki. It is nice to 'meet' someone else born there. It sounds like our experiences differed slightly. My adoption was organised by the Barnet Moral Welfare Association.
This is an incredible story well researched Jane, including your connection. Reading about the history of mothers and baby homes makes me feel so grateful that times have changed.
I've misremembered some details. Breast fed from birth, i was handed over to the C of E orphanage at 6 weeks. My papers are stamped Waifs & Strays Society. It was Hampstead Association for Moral Welfare Work who handed me over to them from Eastern Road. My Moral Welfare Worker was Miss P Hartley, who arranged for my first mother to pay (she was earning £3 pw) for my upkeep and then persuaded her to sign the adoption papers when I was 7 mos. (Still hard to read the papers.)
In 1952 I too was born there under the aegis of the old Waifs and Strays C of E organisation and stayed for 5 or 6 weeks before being sent to an orphanage for 4 months to be checked over to see if I was suitable for a nice C of E couple. I'll look at my paperwork for the info you couldn't find.
Hi Niki. It is nice to 'meet' someone else born there. It sounds like our experiences differed slightly. My adoption was organised by the Barnet Moral Welfare Association.
This is an incredible story well researched Jane, including your connection. Reading about the history of mothers and baby homes makes me feel so grateful that times have changed.
Thank you. Can't remember if I said in the article that I visited it in 2000. I am glad I did given that it is no longer as it was.
What an amazing story Jane. Thank you so much for sharing your research with us.
A thoroughly detailed report of the history of the establishment, and the changes in society throughout that time.
Thanks Kelly