Archive (10 life histories found)

Paul was born to us on 29th October 1969, the image of his mother with a shock of dark hair. After almost four years with no more children we decided to adopt Sarah Jane. We applied in April 1973 and got her in June. We adopted Robert after waiting…

After my marriage I accidently found my birth certificate,informing me I had been adopted at birth. This was a terrible shock for me. My natural mother had not been married. My father's name on the birth certificate was 'not known'.I then had to…

In 1990 the opportunity arose for me to buy a small semi-detached house in Priory Park Finaghy. My daughter and her husband and the family lived in Priory Park,therefore I sold the house in Edinburgh Street and moved to Finaghy.I continued my work…