Hi Carmel After researching my own family for quite a few years, I have found that unless it was a "legal" adoption that no formal records were kept, but it did depend upon the institution of where the children were left. My own grandmother had 6 children she 'gave' 2 away to family members who grew up believing that their parents were real, (which happened frequently in the 1940's) - 3 were given-left to a womans shelter in Broadmeadows who were eventually fostered out and only one was legally adopted out at birth. I guess I was lucky as the shelter in Broadmeadows does/did have records as my auntie found out all her details which found me! I think it now belongs to Penola Catholic Secondary College in Broadmeadows Victoria. Kindest regards Darlene Always searching for Somersetshire EDGELL - PADFIELD - BERRYMAN - BURRATON - ASHMAN - ROBBINS - ELLERY - WILLIAMS Scotland PATTERSON - BUIST - CLARK - MUIR - SHANKS - MORTON - BEEDIE - GAULD - DUMIGAN - MOWATT - BRUCE - McCHRISTIE USA - STEPHENS - Cornwall - BLIGHT Ireland - KANE - McELVOGUE - FORREST London - FOLEY - BECKETT Nottingham - CARLISLE - ELLIOT - KNOWLES >From: "Carmel M Reynen" <fcfibre1@bigpond.com> >Reply-To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com >To: AUS-MELBOURNE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [AUS-MELB] Foster Care >Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:10:11 +1000 > >Does anyone know anything about foster care in Vic during the 1930 -50s. I >have a lady who was bought up in around Coburg with what she called a >foster family. She was with them the whole time and even used their name >but from what the family says she was not adopted. She has died now but her >daughter is anxious to find out more about her mother's natural family >mainly for health reasons. >It appears this family had more than one foster child which leads me to >believe they would be registered somewhere as foster parents, which would >then tell who the foster children would be. >I know there are some records at PROV but I don't imagine they would go up >to this date. any hints or ideas would be great. >Carmel > > >==== AUS-MELBOURNE Mailing List ==== >==================================================== >Virus warnings are not to be sent to the List! > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > _________________________________________________________________ Test drive new cars from the comfort of your desk at carpoint.com.au http://secure-au.imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin/a/ci_450304/et_2/cg_801459/pi_1004813/ai_833884