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[doug thomas]

I may well be close, and have sent off a letter to someone who may be my
mother in England. I am waiting on that. I spoke with someone who could be a
first cousin, and she seemed to think that her aunt was very close match.

That being said, if this comes to naught, I have all of my file from the
Nottingham Catholic C.A.S. I got it seven years ago - how the time flies,
and I have information that I have not followed up on - my godmother's name
and the name of the church that I was baptized in. I was thinking of writing
the church and asking if they would have any information. I have not to this
point, as what is written in a letter could be very embarrassing if read by
the wrong persons and rumours spread.

I'm a lawyer so nothing bad can be said about me that has not been said a
thousand times before, but I would be concerned about my birthmother if she
was still in that area.

Any ideas?

Doug Thomas
from the frozen wilds of southern Upper Canada

[Robin Harritt]

Post by doug thomas
I may well be close, and have sent off a letter to someone who may be my
mother in England. I am waiting on that. I spoke with someone who could be a
first cousin, and she seemed to think that her aunt was very close match.
That being said, if this comes to naught, I have all of my file from the
Nottingham Catholic C.A.S. I got it seven years ago - how the time flies,
and I have information that I have not followed up on - my godmother's name
and the name of the church that I was baptized in. I was thinking of writing
the church and asking if they would have any information. I have not to this
point, as what is written in a letter could be very embarrassing if read by
the wrong persons and rumours spread.
I'm a lawyer so nothing bad can be said about me that has not been said a
thousand times before, but I would be concerned about my birthmother if she
was still in that area.
Any ideas?
Doug Thomas
from the frozen wilds of southern Upper Canada

Hi there Doug


How about using an intermediary service, I used Nottinghamshire Social Services
Support After Adoption Team, when I managed to track my sister down to sunny
Mansfield.

For more information on support after adoption, contact :

Support After Adoption team
Melrose House
Waverley Street
Nottingham
NG7 4HF

Tel : [phone] (24 hour answerphone)
E-mail : ***@nottscc.gov.uk

The office is open :

Monday : 9.30am - 1.00pm
Tuesday : 6.00pm - 9.00pm
Thursday : 1.00pm - 4.00pm

They were a bit clingy and had to be told when their part of the job was over
but at least they were far more professional in their approach than Barnardo's


Robin

in the frozen wastes of Upper Essex (well, temp has dropped to about +12ºC)