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Her Mother was a foundling

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MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 13 Mar 2011 15:53

I have been trying to help a friend.

Her Mother told her that her grandmother was left on a churches steps as a baby in Scotland.

Does anyone know if there might be records anywhere?

Gerri

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 13 Mar 2011 16:11

does she know the name of the church?

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 13 Mar 2011 16:11

Roughly when was the grandmother born?
I would imagine it would have been reported in the papers.

Gwyn

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 13 Mar 2011 17:09

Sorry for delay...was doing dinner.

My friends mum was the 2nd child born in 1933.
No they dont know the church or even where in scotland.

Looks like we have come to a dead end. Ho hum....

thanks anyway for your time

Gerri

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 13 Mar 2011 17:14

So grandmother might be on 1911 census?

Did grandmother die in Scotland or England, ...When?

Gwyn