Hi Patreece A better starting point might be her birth certificate, or is the problem that you do not know her birth name? Caroline > > I am new to this list. Does anyone have an interest in the district of > Peckham? I have just discovered that my mother ( who was adopted before > the > Adoption Act of 1927) was shown on the 1911 Census as having been born > on > London, and someone has added the word Peckham beside the entry. Does > anyone > have any knowledge of orphanages or children's homes that would have > been > active in this area round about 1901, when I believe her to have been > born. > OR, can anyone tell me where to go to find Street Directories etc that > may > help. Many thanks. Patreece Palmer in Bay of Plenty New Zealand. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~