andloucal Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Hi all I need to find members of my birth family how do i go about it????? I was adopted 20 years ago and before that was in a number of childrens homes Please help my life is at a stand still at the moment with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt1889 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 PLease give details of birthplace or anything relevant then i can direct you to relevant sites! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andloucal Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 i was born in sheffield, and all my birth family still live in sheffield My surname was Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox20thc Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Originally posted by andloucal i was born in sheffield, and all my birth family still live in sheffield My surname was Hill How do you know your birth family still live in Sheffield? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyqueen1 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Originally posted by andloucal Hi all I need to find members of my birth family how do i go about it????? I was adopted 20 years ago and before that was in a number of childrens homes Please help my life is at a stand still at the moment with this [/Q my sister was addopted she would be about 21 now she was called melanie a sheffield family addopted her i think one of the addoptive parents was a bus driver!im 24 i would like to find her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andloucal Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 the reason i know they all live in sheff still is cause my step dad (he's the reason i was adopted) lives around the corner from me, and his new wife has told me they are still in sheff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Wouldn't your first port of call be the Adoption Services? Sheffield Adoption Support Team on 272 6444. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andloucal Posted November 24, 2005 Author Share Posted November 24, 2005 Originally posted by cgksheff Wouldn't your first port of call be the Adoption Services? Sheffield Adoption Support Team on 272 6444. yeah but they are usless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsmum Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 ok. start at the beginning! do you have a full birth certificate? if so, it should have your parents addresses on it. using this address, go to the local studies library in the central library and have a look in the electoral rolls...you can check each year for that address - at least you will then have an idea of how long they lived there. if they were there for any length of time, it might be worth going to the old address and asking if the current residents have any info on where they moved to - might give you a base to start searching the electoral rolls with (which is a long and laborious process!!) but, probably wont get far with that as people tend to be cautious when strangers turn up on thier doorstep! next stop id try would be the phone directory - theres a chance they may be listed....i have rung hundreds of numbers trying to find relis, and it usually works. also, if you knew where they worked, you could try there - they may have kept in touch with colleagues who may be able to help. lots of leg work im afraid, but its a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendygs Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I thought the Council are legally required to help you and provide information about your birth family or have I got that wrong? You could also make an application under the Freedom of Information Act and if they refuse to respond refer it to the Information Commissioner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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