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Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 17,743 Send Message	Battenburg	Report	1 Aug 2009 15:56
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 17,743 Send Message	Girls were often sent away to have babies so Mary may not have been from Abingdon. Also it was wartime she could have been working away
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 4,107 Send Message	ann	Report	1 Aug 2009 15:43
	There are 2 Mary Smiths born in Abingdon.One a Mary A 1923 and the other Mary J. Both of there mothers maiden names was Smith also. Annie
	Researching: Hedges in Headington and Headington Quarry Oxford
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	1 Aug 2009 15:39
	has your mum been able to see her adoption file. It may give more clues to her birth family although in 1942 they may not have been so meticulous in what they asked the birth mum.
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 4,034 Send Message	Mark	Report	1 Aug 2009 15:26
	Is there no birth certificate
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 3 Send Message	Jane	Report	1 Aug 2009 15:01
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 3 Send Message	Mary Smith aged 17 gave birth to Karen Edna Smith in 1942 in Abingdon. Karen (my mum) was given up for adoption at 6 weeks, can anyone help?