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Can anyone help me find Janet Smith originally from the Bolton Lancashire area. who posted in 2007 that she was looking for her half sister who was adopted as a baby ( surnameCotton) in 1957? Janet's father was Donald Philip Hayes.
I have tried replying to the posts but I think Janet may have changed email addresses as I have had no reply.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Lynn

Lynn,

Can you add a response Janet's thread so that it will jump to the top of the list and we can find it?

Rose

Here is the thread

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/434968

Thanks Jax.

Lynn, you need to put your parent's names in your tree. That way, people can find you. I see Janet has Betty in her tree but not Donald. 2 other people have Donald in their trees.

Rose

It looks like Janet was born 1957 as Jackson......so is Smith her married name or was she also adopted?

There is a marriage for a janet A Jackson to a Smith in 1984 in Bolton...but not seeing anything that stands out as being her

Try adding to the contact register?

https://www.gov.uk/adoption-records/the-adoption-contact-register

Thank you for your help. I think I need a tutorial on how to use GR website!! How did you find out that Donald is on 2 other peoples family trees? Is Betty on anyone else's family tree? My adoptive name is Cotton and I am Janet's half sister.

Lynn,

Go to Search at the top and look for Search All Member Trees.

Someone added a Postem to his birth reference on FreeBMD today. Was that you?

Rose

No...I just started my family tree.

Rose it was me .. sent am amendment to FMD

Is there a chance that Janet was in touch with her birth dad ?

I have sent the data , his DOB & sadly his death to Lynn & she has read it.
( not acknowleged though )

I also suggested buying Janet's birth certificate as we have her address from her GRFT. data sent & Manchester Registry office address

It is possible she was not adopted but her mum married a Smith.


ZOE

On Janet's tree she has herself as Smith nee Jackson...which would indicate she stayed with her mother....maybe that's how she knew of another child born to a Betty Cotton

Not sure why Donalds birth and death reg's needed to be sent privately he died almost 30 years ago

ON GRFT one of the people who has Donald Hayes on her family tree is ANDREW Hayes's daughter

She lived in Harlow up to 2005

TWINS
Births Mar 1919
Hayes Andrew Chick Bolton 8c 4_5
Hayes Donald Chick Bolton 8c 455

SADLY
First name(s) ANDREW
Last name HAYES
Gender Male
Birth day 12
Birth month 12
Birth year 1918
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1980
District BOLTON
District number -
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 38
Page 0310


SADLY
First name(s) DONALD PHILIP
Last name HAYES
Gender Male
Birth day 12
Birth month 12
Birth year 1918
Death quarter 1
Death year 1985
District BLACKPOOL & FYLDE
District number -
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 40
Page 609

Hello All. Thank you all so very much for all the information and sorry for not thanking you sooner but I have been out all day. Most of this is all completely new to me and so I am still getting used to knowing about this new family. I will get copy certificates as you suggest for more information. I would be grateful if you could let me know how you have been able to access Janet's family tree info as I would like to do that as well. When I tried I couldn't access it or see any with Donald's info on it. I would really like to know more about Betty Cotton my birth mother who was a hairdresser from Bolton. I fear she may have passed away and may have been known under another surname. Thank you all for your help...it has made such a difference to me. xxx

Marriages Jun 1928
Cotton Charles Scott Bolton 8c 854
Scott Mary A Cotton Bolton 8c 854

Births Jun 1930
Cotton Betty Scott Bolton 8c 592
BROTHER BORN 1942
ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBER SENT <<<<<<<

?
Births Jun 1902
Scott Mary Alice Bolton 8c 485

First name(s) MARY A
Last name COTTON
Gender Female
Birth year 1903
Age 59
Death quarter 1
Death year 1962
District BOLTON
District number -
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 10B
Page 895



NOT THE BETTY COTTON born 1931 -2006 NORTH YORKSHIRE

Perhaps as a last resort Lynn gets someone to ring Betty's brother on her behalf
& ask .. you can find out a lot without disclosing the main reason !
He may even know but best not to wait too long , as we ALL not getting any younger.
At least Lynn may get a photo etc.




. :-)

Lynn,

Do you have any information on Betty in your adoption file?

You said "My adoptive name is Cotton" but you must mean birth name?

Rose

We are not able to access Janets tree....we can only see who's tree's the people are in by searching the names and year of births

Thank you all.