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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 5 Send Message	Michael	Report	10 Nov 2003 15:29
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 5 Send Message	At the moment I am trying to find my biological grandma, Margaret O'Flaherty. We think that she was born in about 1940 in Ireland and was 16 when she gave birth to my Dad in London. Obviously, as an unmarried Catholic, housekeeping for a priest at the time, she was in a very difficult position and she gave my dad up for adoption. However, that is all the information we have. I was hoping somebody would be kind enough to give me some idea of what to do next and how I might go about finding her? Thanks for any help.
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 3,299 Send Message	Len of the Chilterns	Report	11 Nov 2003 23:26
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 3,299 Send Message	Hello Ria If you find the research a bit daunting, try Norcap, a search and support agency for adults affected by adoption or abandonment. You can see what they do on their website www(.)norcap(.)org(.)uk removing the brackets round the dots. I used them to try and find the birth parents of an "aunt" adopted into our family. Len