Hi Karen, I would think that your scenario was also common, but baby farmers took money from the mothers which was supposed to cover their expenses while they either cared for the child, or found him/her a better home. In some cases this did happen, but there were many who simply 'disposed' of the babies and kept the cash. It makes sense when you think in terms of unscrupulous people who will do literally anything for money. Kate angeloleto@bellsouth.net wrote: > Is it possible that you have it backwards and the girls were paid FOR their babies? Otherwise it just makes no sense. It isn't that different from today where the living, & medical expenses are paid and then she receives a fee once she signs the papers. You would be surprised what SOME infertile couples are willing to do or PAY to get a baby. Isn't it possible that back in the day a similar thing was happening? Were these babies sent to wealthier homes? This is just an observation, not based on any fact. > > Cheers, > Karen > > _____________________________________________ > Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: > http://www.bham.de/ > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >