Does anyone know of any mother & baby homes or adption organisations operating in Ellesmere in 1927?
The individual being researched is Roy BULLOCK, born to widow 'Pattie' (Martha) BULLOCK (nee WILLIAMS) in Ellesmere 1927 & found to be the biological son of widower Samuel COTTON. Roy was adopted by the LOWE family of Birmingham (Thomas LOWE & Mary LOWE nee DAVIS) but we are trying to discover the circumstances of this, since Martha 'Pattie' and Samuel were together in 1939.
The address on Roy's birth certificate is 37 Cross Street, Ellesmere.
Any clues or research suggestions gratefully received.
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Hi Joy, I don't know of any adoption services in Ellesmere at that time. And the workhouse closed in 1930 I think. But I don't think that they would have anything to do with Roy.
I've helped another person who's father was adopted, he was born in 1938 but he was not adopted till 1940. So if anyone get's his 1938 Birth Cert now, written in the margins is Adopted but no other details.
So was Roy officially adopted?
I've researched the families who were living at the address you gave for Roy's birth place, in the 1921 Cens & the 1939 register. I've tried to find connections from Roy to these families but I can't find any yet.
1921 Census Of England & Wales
37, Cross Street, Ellesmere Urban, Shropshire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
Elizabeth H Barnes Head Widow Female 1871 50 Ellesmere, Shropshire, England Home Duties -
Daisy A A Barnes Daughter Female 1907 14 - - -
Emma K Barnes Daughter Female 1909 12 - - -
The above family in earlier Cens' and Marriage Banns
Marriage Banns:
First name(s) John James Bachelor
Last name Barnes
Residence Criftins (place also known as Dudleston Heath)
Banns date 03 Oct 1897
Marriage place Hanmer
Spouse's last name Francis (also alias Smith and France)
Spouse's residence Hanmer
Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth Hannah Spinster
County Flintshire
Event year 1897
Country Wales
Banns year 1897
Event Banns
Record set Flintshire Marriages And Banns
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from Wales, Great Britain
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Greenhill Bank, Ellesmere Rural, Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Barnes Head Married Male 25 1876 Well sinker Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Hannah Barnes Wife Married Female 29 1872 - Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Births Jun 1906
Barnes James Edward Ellesmere 6a 713
Births Sep 1907 (Daisy)
BARNES Alice Ann Ellesmere 6a 657
Births Jun 1909
BARNES Emma Kathleen Ellesmere 6a 657
Births Dec 1910
BARNES Thomas B Ellesmere 6a 589
1911 Census For England & Wales
56 Scotland Street, Ellesmere Urban, Shropshire, England
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Barnes Head Married Male 33 1878 Platelayer Shropshire Ellesmere Married 13yrs 4 Children
Elizabeth Barnes Wife Married Female 39 1872 - Shropshire Ellesmere
Eddie Barnes Son - Male 4 1907 - Shropshire Ellesmere
Daisy Barnes Daughter - Female 3 1908 - Shropshire Ellesmere
Emmie Barnes Daughter - Female 2 1909 - Shropshire Ellesmere
Thomas Barnes Son - Male 0 5mths 1911 - Shropshire Ellesmere
Birth:
BARNES, JOHN JAMES EVANS
GRO Reference: 1877 J Quarter in ELLESMERE Volume 06A Page 753
Death Sep 1919 Age
BARNES, JOHN JAMES 41
GRO Reference: 1919 S Quarter in ELLESMERE Volume 06A Page 616
And Elizabeth Hannah Francis (also alias Smith and France) is hard to trace who she actually is etc.
On the births of her children her given maiden name is either Smith or France go figure that! i---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1939 Register
37 Cross Street, Ellesmere, Ellesmere U.D., Shropshire, England
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status
William H Gough 30 Apr 1909 Male Lorry Driver Married
Alice M Gough 26 Aug 1908 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
The record for this person is officially closed.
Marriages Mar 1932
Gough William H Ellesmere 6a 1254
Quilter Alice M Ellesmere 6a 1254
Birth:
GOUGH, WILLIAM HARRY EVESON
GRO Reference: 1909 J Quarter in ELLESMERE Volume 06A Page 658
Possible:
Birth:
QUILTER, ALICE MAY ALLEN
GRO Reference: 1908 S Quarter in ST. PANCRAS Volume 01B Page 135
But better news is, I've done a lot of research on Martha Williams' family etc going back in time & coming forward with some of her siblings. Just let me know if you would like that info.
Best Regards
J.P