Summary
Registrant Catherine Johnson(Stafford) is an adoptee looking for any of her birth family. The adoptee was born in California in 1966 on October 1st. She was born Dawn Marie Thomson in Orange in Orange County to a 22 year old birthmother with the maiden name of Thomson. The Children's Home Society of Cali handled the adoption. Her adoptive name became Catherine Jean Stafford.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
JOHNSON(STAFFORD) results at Ancestry.com - more than 1.5 billion recordsCatherine Stafford records at Ancestry.com
Thomson records at Ancestry.com
California Adoption Record: # 27036
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Catherine Johnson(Stafford)
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Dawn Marie Thomson
Adoptive Name: Catherine Jean Stafford
Date of Birth: Oct 1, 1966 at 10:53a.m. (now 59 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Orange city, Orange county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: (Thomson)
Born: 1944 (now 82 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 22
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: 1943 (now 83 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: ?
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: The Children's Home Society of Cali
Additional Info
Birth mother was born in Wisconsin, is Caucasian of German Descent. 5'2' tall around 115lbs at that time. Dark brown hair & eyes had a back injury from a car accident. Birth father was 5'9' 140lbs at time of my birth, was born in Scotland in 1943 . He had light brown hair and hazel eyes. (also Caucasian) He completed Jr. College and was employed at the time as a Musician. He played the trombone and wrote music lyrics.
Registered: April 14, 2014
Adoptee looking for Any Birth Family
Catherine Johnson(Stafford)
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Dawn Marie Thomson
Adoptive Name: Catherine Jean Stafford
Date of Birth: Oct 1, 1966 at 10:53a.m. (now 59 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Orange city, Orange county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: (Thomson)
Born: 1944 (now 82 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 22
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Unknown
Born: 1943 (now 83 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 23
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: ?
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: The Children's Home Society of Cali
Additional Info
Birth mother was born in Wisconsin, is Caucasian of German Descent. 5'2' tall around 115lbs at that time. Dark brown hair & eyes had a back injury from a car accident. Birth father was 5'9' 140lbs at time of my birth, was born in Scotland in 1943 . He had light brown hair and hazel eyes. (also Caucasian) He completed Jr. College and was employed at the time as a Musician. He played the trombone and wrote music lyrics.
Registered: April 14, 2014
Recent adoption records added to the online California biological family reunion registry
- Male adoptee born on Dec 31, 1973 in El Centro, California
Adoption record added Today at 4:17am - Biological Sister looking for Male adoptee born on 1963 in Napa County in California
Adoption record added Wednesday at 12:14pm - Female adoptee born on Oct 22, 1970 in Camarillo, California
Adoption record added Sunday, Dec 14, 2025 at 4:34pm - Biological Sister looking for Female adoptee born on Oct 25, 1954 in California
Adoption record added Sunday, Dec 7, 2025 at 11:08am - Female adoptee born on Apr 17, 1967 in San Diego, California
Adoption record added Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 at 8:26pm - Other Birth Family looking for Any Birth Family of Female adoptee born on Dec 31, 1966 in Sacramento, California
Adoption record added Monday, Nov 17, 2025 at 6:20am - Birth Father looking for Male adoptee born on Aug 17, 2005 in Redwood City, California
Adoption record added Monday, Nov 10, 2025 at 9:17am