Hi Everyone Would any one know where I could go and look up Foster Records in England. The reason I am asking is I am helping a cousin with her family tree. The person we are trying to find is a Alfred James Bicknell who fostered a child called Rosie Florence Cane. She was born about 1911 Brighton England and what I was told she was at Prestons Manor in a cottage which was part of the estate. After which Alfred Bicknell came to Australia. That is why Florence ended up being Rosie Florence Cane-Bicknell. Any suggestions would be of great help. Kind Regards Grahame James Grahame James

grahjam5@bigpond.net.au wrote: > Would any one know where I could go and look up Foster Records in England. I sit to be corrected on this but as far as I'm aware, you can't. They're confidential between the foster carers and the relevant local authority. That said, I don't think there was any formal fostering arrangements back as far as 1911. It would have been a local agreement between the church or children's home and the person concerned or privately between members of the extended family. You have the name of the child, can you not find her birth in FreeBMD or on Ancestry? -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Hello Graham, The 1901 census lists three Alfred Bicknell names. All in Sussex. One of the names has in fact an adopted daughter in 1901. Could this be the same person that adopted Rosie? Rosie is recorded as being born at Brighton in 4Q.1911, ref; 2b 354. Regards, Dennis Bramble. ----- Original Message ----- From: <grahjam5@bigpond.net.au> To: <kent-eng@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 6:42 AM Subject: [KENT-ENG] FOSTER RECORDS > Hi Everyone > > Would any one know where I could go and look up Foster Records in England. > The reason I am asking is I am helping a cousin with her family tree. > > The person we are trying to find is a Alfred James Bicknell who fostered a > child called Rosie Florence Cane. > > She was born about 1911 Brighton England and what I was told she was at > Prestons Manor in a cottage which was part of the estate. After which > Alfred Bicknell came to Australia. > > That is why Florence ended up being Rosie Florence Cane-Bicknell. > > Any suggestions would be of great help. > > Kind Regards > > Grahame James > > > > Grahame James > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email >

Hello Graham, I doubt if there would be any formal records of fostering then then. If you get her birth certificate, that might give you some clues - it looks as if her mother was unmarried Births Dec 1911 Cane Rosie F Cane Brighton 2b 354 He was a gardener living at Preston Manor lodge 1911 census BICKNELL, Alfred Head Married 3 years M 24 1887 Gardener Domestic Surrey Godalming BICKNELL, Ellen Wife Married F 23 1888 Sussex Horsham VIEW RG number: RG14 Piece: 5158 Reference: RG14PN5158 RG78PN228 RD80 SD1 ED6 SN125 Registration District: Steyning Sub District: Preston Enumeration District: 6 Parish: Preston Address: Preston Manor Lodge Preston County: Sussex They came to Australia in 1914 Mr Alfred BICKNELL Date of departure: 27 August 1914 Port of departure: London Passenger destination port: Melbourne, Australia Passenger destination: Melbourne, Australia Date of Birth: 1887 (calculated from age) Age: 27 Marital status: Married Sex: Male Occupation: Cabman travelling with Mrs Ellen BICKNELL Rose BICKNELL Ship: Official Number: Master's name: Steamship Line: Where bound: Square feet: Registered tonnage: Passengers on voyage: THEMISTOCLES 148847 David Taylor Anchor-Donaldson Sydney, Australia 19058 8161 316 HTH Anne South Australia grahjam5@bigpond.net.au wrote: > Hi Everyone > > Would any one know where I could go and look up Foster Records in England. The reason I am asking is I am > helping a cousin with her family tree. > > The person we are trying to find is a Alfred James Bicknell who fostered a child called Rosie Florence > Cane. > > She was born about 1911 Brighton England and what I was told she was at Prestons Manor in a cottage which > was part of the estate. After which Alfred Bicknell came to Australia. > > That is why Florence ended up being Rosie Florence Cane-Bicknell. > > Any suggestions would be of great help. > > Kind Regards > > Grahame James > > > > Grahame James > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message >

Hello again Grahame Just a thought - I don't think he was Alfred *James* Bicknell but Alfred *Edwin* for two reasons: There's no Alfred James born in Godalming (or indeed anywhere) in 1886/7 but there is this Births Sep 1886 Bicknell Alfred Edwin Guildford 2a 95 Godalming is in the Guildford Registration district There's no Alfred James Bicknell married to an Ellen in 1907/8 but there is this Marriages Dec 1907 BICKNELL Alfred Edwin Hambledon 2a 321 DENDY Ellen Hambledon 2a 321 Births Jun 1887 Dendy Ellen Horsham 2b 313 which ties in with her birthplace on the 1911 census In 1901 Alfred Bicknell age 15 b Godalming is a page (domestic) at the Kings Arms in Godalming High Street. RG13; Piece: 606; Folio: 121; Page: 40. HTH Anne grahjam5@bigpond.net.au wrote: > Hi Everyone > > Would any one know where I could go and look up Foster Records in England. The reason I am asking is I am > helping a cousin with her family tree. > > The person we are trying to find is a Alfred James Bicknell who fostered a child called Rosie Florence > Cane. > > She was born about 1911 Brighton England and what I was told she was at Prestons Manor in a cottage which > was part of the estate. After which Alfred Bicknell came to Australia. > > That is why Florence ended up being Rosie Florence Cane-Bicknell. > > Any suggestions would be of great help. > > Kind Regards > > Grahame James > > > > Grahame James > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message >