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In New South Wales adult adoptees (18 and over) are able to access identifying information from
the government, unless a veto preventing access has been submitted.
A Few of Our Members Currently Searching Within New South Wales Who Chose To Be Featured
811. Alanrider : I’m looking for my mother and father I was born Newcastle hospital on 7 September 1971
812. ShellRyan : Stephen Ryan Born in The Royal Newcastle Hospital NSW Australia in 1951-1952.
Mother ‚ Anne Mary Ryan . Father unknown .
It is Possible the Father was recorded as Joseph Ryan It is possible that the adoption was arranged by the Catholic Church in Newcastle NSW.
Stephen has many half siblings .
We are a family of 8 children .
Names : Christine ‚ Danny‚Shane‚Pau…..it’s here when Stephen was born ( child 5) ‚ Donna‚Cherrone‚ Michelle
We are all fair skinned with blue eyes .
Hair colour ranges from Blonde to Mid Brown . Some have strong warm almost red hair pigments .
Our Mother had auburn hair colour .
Stephens DNA heritage will include a high percentage of Irish ‚ Some Scottish ‚ British ‚ Northern Europe .
815. Oncewasmarylou : Mater Hospital North Sydney
Our Lady of Mercy Home at Waitara
Was named Mary-Lou Thomas at birth
Birth Mother’s name is Janet Thomas
816. Rocketsue : My BF is known as Bernie Leitch. Whilst he and his wife have closed the door. I was advised that I had a half brother who lived in Grafton who was also adopted. I am not sure if BF was named ion the half brothers birth certificate but I know he has connected. His name is Peter and lives in Grafton. This is all I have.
817. Annahewitt : Born in Marrickville Sydney. Bethesda Hospital run by Salvation Army. Mother’s name is Lynette. She was Lynette Sullivan before marriage.
818. JamesMyers : I’m trying to find my biological grandfather (mother’s father). Mum has passed and no one in the family knows or wants to know.
Joyce Mary Dwyer was born on 30th May 1935 in Toongabbie NSW. I believe her birth name was Joyce Mary Dwyer. She was adopted (by Leslie George Barnes - born 12 January 1906) ) at about 11 years of age and then named Joyce Mary Barnes.
Her mother is Mary Edith Dwyer born 7 April 1915.
Archives.com.au suggests my biological grandfather is Norman Fredrick James Born in 1906, who remarried Dorothy Carrington The only birth certificate I can find is when she was registered in the name of Barnes.
819. SkyeElizabeth : Born at Royal North Shore Hospital St.Leonards Sydney, NSW.
Held in remand home of Mrs Vickery at 7 The Crescent, Linley Pt for some months before being adopted to parents Carla and Peter Hudson in Sydney’s lower north shore. Agency at the time was the Y.C.S. Birth mothers name on records- Robyn Lynette Harrison. Birth name of adopted child at time of birth- Donna Louise Harrison. Robyn was the 3rd child in a family of four girls. Robyn’s mother was aged 44yrs at the time of the adopted childs birth. Robyns father was 45yrs at the time of child birth.
The father of child is named as Warwick and the relationship was brief. It is noted he was born and raised in New Zealand and had been living in Australia for only a few years, at the time of child birth he was 20yrs old.
Address of birth mother at time of birth was 1/270 Sailors Bay Rd, Northbridge, NSW.
820. Michellewebb : I am looking for my brother who was adopted out. He was born in 1960 at Crown Street Hospital‚ Surry Hills NSW. He was adopted out to John and Lillian Smith who lived in Lansvale NSW at the time of adoption.
821. Dpalf : Hospital: Port Kembla District Hospital
Location: Port Kembla NSW
Father: Konrad Malec 26 years old at the time
Mother: Mileva Malec (formerly Pasova late Nikolov) 27 years old at the time
Parents add: 41 Horne St, Port Kembla NSW
Doctor: Dr Lukse
Nurses: Sister Harriman
Nurse Nastovska
823. Ian07031968 : I was born in Crown St Womens Hospital in Sydney on 07/03/1968. My birth mother’s name is Dorothy Jean Thomas, born in Atherton, Queensland on 11/10/1943.
824. Tanyaxlee : My father was adopted in 1970, and I haven’t been able to find my grandparents/aunties ect.
I definitely feel i am at a dead end in my search!
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
New York, United States of America
5 minutes after I joined this site‚ I found my
birth mother! We're going to have a grand
reunion in December‚ where I will be able to
meet my biological family! This site was very‚
VERY helpful!
