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Albert Stanhope and Adoption
Biography
Stanhope was a Child Migrant to Australia. Born to an unmarried woman in England, he was placed in an orphanage because she was unable to work and care for him, having no family back-up. During the following four years she gradually saw less and less of him, but married a well-to-do man who wanted Albert to be part of their family. In the meantime, however, the orphanage had shipped him to Australia, without her knowledge or consent and contrary to her specific written instructions when she placed him in care. He was then seven years old and spent the rest of his childhood being emotionally and physically abused in institutions.
He was reunited with his mother in 1993 with the help of the Child Migrants' Trust. In spite of his childhood he has managed to marry, have a family and become a wealthy estate agent.
References
Humphreys, Margaret. Empty Cradles. New edition. (London: Corgi Books, 1995)
Categories:
- Adoption Celebrities
- Adopted Persons
- European
- Australia
- UK/Great Britain
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
- Business and Industry
- Self-made Men and Women
- Birth Identity Disputed or Deliberately Concealed
- Multiple or Unspecified
- Pre-school Years
- Unmarried Mother, Single Parent (Mother or Father) Unable to Cope
- Institutional Care
- Unmarried Mother
- In Contact With Birth Family