cookecutter
proper brummie kid
When my great-grandmother applied to have her 11-year-old twin boys admitted to Middlemore Home in 1912, the information she gave made reference to "Dr. and Mrs. Berlyn", if I am reading the handwriting correctly. The application stated that these people knew "the whole story" and had assisted in Jane's case, recommending that she place the boys at Middlemore. A few years later, when Jane wrote to the Middlemore officials in a desperate attempt to get her boys back, she again made mention of Mrs. Berlyn who had apparently told Jane she could have the boys back if her situation improved. Jane had not been married when she gave birth to the twins in 1901 in Birmingham, but her widowed mother helped raise them while Jane served as a cook at an estate in Yorkshire. I have been trying to trace the twins' unnamed father by following every possible lead. Any information relating to the name "Berlyn" in Birmingham area during this time would be appreciated.