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A Few of Our Members Currently Searching Within Gauteng Who Chose To Be Featured
916. James020202 : Adriaan Stander and Hendrina Margaretha kluyts was the adopting parants near Randfontein
917. NathalieHattBritz : Chani was placed with CMR Centurion pretoria
at age of 4years. I signed her off to be adopted by friends that never happened the second time I had to sign parental rights off again and she was placed in foster care in Pretoria place called Mama Africa was the last time I saw vist her and saw her.
918. JenineJantjies : Hello‚
My name is Sophia Charlene Fried. I was born on 28 December 1999 in Cape Town‚ South Africa.
My birth name was Jenine Jantjies. I was adopted on 26 January 2001 through the Children’s Court in Cape Town and grew up in Germany.
I am trying to find my biological family. I was told that my biological mother may have been 17 years old at the time‚ and her name might be Charmaine Jantjies.
If anyone recognizes these details or may be related to the Jantjies family in Cape Town‚ please contact me. I would be very grateful for any information.
Thank you from my heart.
920. LynetteCynthiaPagel : My adoption records show Germiston‚ Johannesburg. The name included on my adoption certificate is Lynette Cynthia Pagel. I knew that I was born prematurely. When I was adopted‚ my name then became Kim Imelda Murphy.
I am married and my name now is Kim Imelda Van Besouw.
921. Nekita : Surname of the birth mother is known as Kitchenbrand. He went to childrens home in johannesburg and got adopted @15 moths old by‚ Bonnie Geraldene Nel and Jan Handriekis Nel.
924. Trisha75 : I was adopted before starting primary school in Johannesburg - I don't know what year but between 1975 & 1985‚ when my biological mother - Audrey Margaret married my step & adoptive father- D.J.Alberts. i have a half sister from them born in December 1979 named Shanessa Dawn. My mother has/had a brother named Steven - ( whom I would also be interested in finding more out about.) Im not sure what my birth name & surname was‚ but would like to also know that. Home affairs does not have record. After adoption My name became - Patricia Melony Alberts. Before this My memory is that I was called Melony. My biological fathers name is Martin - that is the only info on him I have. I was born 10 /7/1975 at Addington Hospital in Durban.
925. Patch12 : My name is Yolanda Goneos I was at House Esther Neo Birth Crisis Centre Pretoria 1999 I gave birth to a boy who i named Jacob Gavin. His adopted parents renamed him Jonathan.
Should he want to know me I would like him to reach out.
926. Shaaista : My original surname is moster myname on the the birth certificate was Imodium. I think mothers name was odeal? or odette or really am note sure. My father was was in prison from what i was told. I think she must have been in her 40’s. I was in some orphanage in soweto not sure which one. You may contact me
928. Markabraham2110 : I was told that my birth mother came up from Durban and I think she stayed in a home for unmarried woman until my birth ‚ she was much younger than my adoption mother ‚ i was adopted the same day as i was born ‚ the adoption agency was situated in Edenvale Johannesburg.
929. Adalia12345 : I am a girl born around August 30‚ 2010‚ in South Africa. I was very small when I was found abandoned in a basket in a park‚ possibly in Johannesburg‚ only a few days after I was born.
I was taken to a hospital and later placed at Door of Hope Children’s Mission before being adopted to Denmark in 2011.
I do not have much information about my biological family‚ and I do not think I had an original name before my adoption.
930. JamesAndrea : My late husband James Dudley Brazier and his teenage girlfriend "Andrea" I think‚ fell pregnant in 1975/76 and her parents placed her in a home for pregnant teenage moms. I believe she was 15 at the time. My late husband lived in Vanderbijlpark at the time and I think the mother as well. James Dudley Brazier and I had two children‚ a Son born in 1982 and a daughter born in 1985. which would be half siblings of this girl who was given for adoption and is + - 50 now. My children would very much like to make contact with her
I was matched with my birth mother just minutes after setting up my profile. It turns out that she had been searching for me for years. It's been a joy to connect with her and the rest of my biological family.
Sarah
Buffalo, New York
I found my children after 30 years, not long after I joined! I'm glad to say it's been a happy ending to my search
Cheryl
San Diego, California
54 years it took us until we found each other. We did a DNA test to confirm! Perfect match. We spent two weeks together and have a blessed, wonderful relationship! We even look alike in so many ways. She is more than I was expecting! Thank you for your website, Adopted.com!
Rosezetta
Wadesboro, North Carolina
I was looking for the mother of my daughter in law, and found both her mother and also grandmother in only 3 days. They are planning a reunion soon. Thank you soooooo much!
Amy
Tracy, California
I found all 3 of my siblings and met them in a week. My life has changed forever! One lives in Tracy and the other two are in North Dakota.
Hollie
Northampton, Massachusetts
Took me about 2 hrs to find a match. I contacted him and he is my brother! Thank you so much!
KIM
MODESTO, California
Within 24 hours my siblings and I were on the phone with our long lost sister. Without Adopted.com it would have never happened. We are sincerely grateful as we are now all a part of each other's lives!
Kara
Springfield, Missouri
I filled out my profile and had a match to my birth parents that same day! We connected on Facebook and talked for
a while to confirm that the match was accurate and it was! We are all very excited to get to know each other!
Kathy
Jacksonville, Florida
I have found my daughter! I got on adopted.com on Friday about 8pm. I had 6 matches‚ I sent out 3 messages and my daughter Karen was the first one to reply. By 9pm we were emailing each other. She looks just like me. I can't believe this has happened. Thank you adopted.com for this successful reunion!
Daniel
Moorhead, Minnesota
I have been searching off and on for a possible biological son since 2009‚ and found him recently due to a message he left on Adopted.com. He is extremely similar to me and my other son‚ and looks a lot like me! These past few days have been the best ever.
