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Adopted.com is proud to offer a country-wide Adoption Reunion Registry for Australia where you
can meet by mutual consent whether you've accessed your adoption records or not. From Perth
to Brisbane and everywhere in between, if both parties want to meet then you can find each
other on Adopted.com!
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
1216. Deb29 : My biological mother’s name was Patricia Wright
My adopted surname was Gooley
1217. Snoopy1 : Hi I was born at crown st women’s hospital on 4th jan 1975 from a Lebanese biological father and Irish mother and was looking for my birth parents and relatives
1218. Hollybate : I am searching for a half sister that was adopted out at birth. She would be about 46 year old now & we share a father. Born in New Castle‚ Australia & taken from her parents at the time of birth & adopted out straight away.
We’re looking for you xx
1219. DavidNoel1964 : Born in Merewhether Hospital Newcastle NSW 17/10/1964 i was given the name of David Noel Shadwell my mothers name was Beverly May Shadwell I was about 8 weeks old when I was adopted out have my original birth certificate fathers name was not listed
1220. Sandyaob79 : My mum was adopted and we are searching for biological parents the bio mother name was Patricia Leonard. She has passed away so unable to get any information from her hope to find biological father and any other relatives
1221. Wendyward : My son was born in King George the 5th hospital in Camperdown NSW. I named him Richard which was on his birth certificate. I have been searching for him for over 40 years. I used to be a nurse for 40 years and still live in NSW.
1222. Aaronmeischke : I know my mothers name is Julie
She was 15-17 years old when she had me
Place of birth was John hunter hopsital Newcastle NSW
Adoption agency was Anglicare
1224. Hereshoping : Crown Street Women’s Hospital Sydney was where I was born. My birth Mother’s name was Barbara Joan Vaux at the time of my birth. She was 16 years old. Father’s name not listed. I would like to make contact with her.
1226. LucyT : Searching for sibling. Born in Sydney in about 1966-1969 . Cannot get information from mother.
Mother’s name: Eleanor Mary Short. She was from Bathurst NSW. Her parents were Patricia and Colin Short. Birth believed to be in Sydney near Harbour and near where Sisters of St Joseph were located.
So sorry for not much information.
1228. Dnadone2 : I am searching on behalf of my Aunt Heather May Schmutter.
She has been adamant that she had once - had a baby many years ago.
When she claims she had the baby she was unable to see it.
Due to her being an unwed mother and having an intellectual disability.
Many family members have questioned whether or not her story
was true.
Aunt Heather had always lived in NSW Australia up till recently.
Residing in many Care Facilities.
My sister and I have taken her DNA test and uploaded the results to My Heritage DNA data site and Ancestry.com.au.
In hope of locating the son/daughter she claims to have had.
1229. Sam1975 : I am looking to locate my birth parents and any possible siblings. I was born at Hornsby hospital. Sydney l‚ NSW. I don’t know whom my birth mother is. I wss put in Foster care in St Ives prior to being adopted.
1230. Sarahwoodberry : My father was adopted at age 7. He also had a sister put up for adoption. I am trying to find his birth family for medical history purposes and to discover what my fathers last name would have been pre adoption
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!
