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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Hi Kevin, For some reason I can not find the original email you send with your email on it. Could you please advise me again? Thank you
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Hi Kevin Sorry I wrote this message when I was in a bit of a rush, I didn’t read it it through properly. On my first attempt at trying to find some info on my sister I contacted the Salvation Army and they confirmed that my mother was at Lyncroft house, and her baby was as adopted through an...
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Thanks for your reply. I thought it costs a lot of money to go through intermediary services. I tried about 5 years ago and was told it’s around £1000 to start the search and then possibly more ongoing. I did email the Salvation Army heritage people and they said they couldn’t help at this...
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Hi Hi kevin Thanks so much for your information. Reading your reply on if someone would know if they was adopted worries me a little, that my sister may not know, makes me think so I upset the Apple cart. But would you find that out if you found the person. How do you tell them.?
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Thanks for your help. Yes shuriea is my mom, and Anita was born when she was 16. Anita would be 58 now I think, do you think she would know she was adopted? If she has applied for any legal documentation she would know that way I’m guessing, not sure how it would work.
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Yes she was, back in 65. A lot of people suggest agencies to help but they seem to cost thousands
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    That’s strange almost same name, shuriea passed in 91 so not the same one. But I’m looking for her daughter and I can’t find anything her name is Anita mess meah but most likely changed I’m sure
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Can anyone give me any ideas on how to even try looking for my sister born at Lyncroft house in Nov 1965. I have called Salvation Army and they have acknowledged that she was born there. But that’s all they can tell me. How many years do you have to waite for the info to be available albeit too...
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Hi there my mom had my sister at Lyncroft in November 1965 her name was shuriea meah
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    can any of you lovely ladies tell me a bit about what it was like there! As much as your comfortable with! i remember my mom saying that she fought so hard to keep her baby but whoever it was, her parents etc said she had no choice, and it was pretty much forced! I can imagine how she must have...
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    Lyncroft House, Handsworth Wood Road

    Hello there, im trying to find out if my mother was at this place too! Maybe then i can try find my sister, i need a place to start. yu guys seem to have been there at the same time, so fingers crossed! Shuriea meah had a girl anita nesa meah born 26th november 65 thanks hayley
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