I have been trying to help a friend in Canada whose Grandfather was a Home Child.
His grandfather was birth registered as William Spencer Page b1905 in Uckfield, no father mentioned on the birth certificate, the mother was Kate J Page, daughter of Spencer Page a Police Constable. I can trace the family back so that is no problem, what I have been unable to find is any mention of Kate after the birth so his questions of why was the child placed in an orphanage, what happened to Kate remain unanswered.
Any thoughts would be welcome please.
His grandfather was birth registered as William Spencer Page b1905 in Uckfield, no father mentioned on the birth certificate, the mother was Kate J Page, daughter of Spencer Page a Police Constable. I can trace the family back so that is no problem, what I have been unable to find is any mention of Kate after the birth so his questions of why was the child placed in an orphanage, what happened to Kate remain unanswered.
Any thoughts would be welcome please.
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