Have you tried the BHC (British Home Children) site? Perhaps they could be of assistance. Roberta -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joni Rabena Sent: January 29, 2008 7:19 PM To: NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NIR-DOWN] (no subject) Hi, Fellow Researchers, I'm looking for information for a friend of mine, Robert Hugh Skillen, who lives in Canada. He was born in County Down, Belfast, in the 1940s. He had two siblings, William and Ann. They were all orphans. Their father was Robert Cecil Skillen who worked in Boyce Brothers in Finaghy. Their mother was Mary Matilda Spence who lived in or around Woodstock Castlereagh Rd. Area; she worked in Foster Greens Hospital. They both would have been born around 1915. Both of Robert's siblings (William and Ann) have died and he has no one left in his family and is interested in finding out more info about his parents. He has no idea who his grandparents were. Any help, suggestions, would be very much appreciated! Thank you, Joni ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Roberta, I had never thought of this one and probably wouldn't have. Thank you. I knew all of the researchers out there would be able to help! Joni -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Muir, Roberta Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:57 AM To: nir-down@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] (no subject) Have you tried the BHC (British Home Children) site? Perhaps they could be of assistance. Roberta -----Original Message----- From: nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nir-down-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joni Rabena Sent: January 29, 2008 7:19 PM To: NIR-DOWN@rootsweb.com Subject: [NIR-DOWN] (no subject) Hi, Fellow Researchers, I'm looking for information for a friend of mine, Robert Hugh Skillen, who lives in Canada. He was born in County Down, Belfast, in the 1940s. He had two siblings, William and Ann. They were all orphans. Their father was Robert Cecil Skillen who worked in Boyce Brothers in Finaghy. Their mother was Mary Matilda Spence who lived in or around Woodstock Castlereagh Rd. Area; she worked in Foster Greens Hospital. They both would have been born around 1915. Both of Robert's siblings (William and Ann) have died and he has no one left in his family and is interested in finding out more info about his parents. He has no idea who his grandparents were. Any help, suggestions, would be very much appreciated! Thank you, Joni ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message