Anne Watkins was the name given by my birthmother, it’s the name on my adoption application form, on my order of adoption certificate and my original birth certificate.
Anne Watkins was the only name I called my birth mother for over 35 years even when I realised Watkins could not have been her name.
In March 2017 I found both Anne and my birthfather Donald through Ancestry DNA and in doing so uncovered Anne’s real name.
Armed with my family details my journey now is one of discovering my true bloodlines
Donald 1918 – 1993
We never met but I love none-the-less!
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The following information is what Anne gave the adoption agency. On the most part all the details are correct except Anne had six siblings not two.
January 1961
BIRTH MOTHER: ANNE WATKINS
Age: 24
Birthplace: Portland Victoria
Address: 107 Jersey Road Woollahra NSW
Religion: Roman Catholic
Nationality: Australian (both sides of the family)
Education: Age of leaving school: 17yrs
Employment: Trained Nurse
Estimate of intelligence: Above average
Employment of Mother’s family:
Father – deceased (rlway)
Mother – home duties
Brother – 16yo school
Sister – 20yo nurse
Description of mother:
Height: 5’2″
Build: Average
Hair: Dark
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Light olive
Any peculiarities: Reading and painting.
BIRTH FATHER – NO NAME GIVEN
Age: 40yo
Nationality: English (both sides of the family)
Education: Well educated
Employment: Company Director, was a Major in Army in the war (assumed WWII)
Estimate of intelligence: Above average
Employment of father’s family:
Father: Film Producer
Mother: Home duties
Siblings: 2 (1 x film, 1 x unknown employment)
Height: 5’10”
Build: Solid
Hair: Black
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Olive
Any peculiarities: Artistic
BABY: UNKNOWN WATKINS (ME)
Description of baby (me): weight – 5lb 15oz, Length: 20″