LINKS AND ADDRESSES FOR THOSE BORN/ADOPTED WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Many of you may have been born and/or adopted within the UK, which allows full access to birth records to adult adoptees. If you were born/adopted in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland or Wales, reference the following for assistance:

National Org. for Counselling Adoptees and Parents (NORCAP)

112 Church Road, Wheatley, Oxfordshire, OX33 1LU England Tel. 01865 875000 Provides counselling, support & search advice for all involved in the adoption triad. Publishes a quarterly newsletter. 25 pound membership fee.

Adoption Interlink UK

Paul Ormsby's excellent website devoted to helping UK adoptees search.

St. Anne's Adoption Society

Cathleen Callanan, Director 34 Paul Street Cork, Ireland Tel: 021 273213 Has records for Irish birth mothers who had children in England subsequently placed in Ireland.

U.S. Federal Records

National Archives & Records Admin. (NARA) Regional Archives System Washington, D.C. 20408 Tel: 202-501-5400 NARA has 17 regional offices. Records of naturalization for immigrants open to the public. Call Washington for the address & telephone number for your nearest office. NARA also maintains a website...click HERE to link.


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