Summary
Registrant Laura Sobrino is a member of the birth family looking for adoptee. The adoptee was born in California in 1976 on June 13th. She was born Simpson in Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz County to 19 year old birthmother Katherine Cecilia Espinoza (maiden name Simpson). Children's Home Society handled the adoption.Online Genealogy and Family Research Resources
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California Adoption Record: # 21045
Other Birth Family looking for Adoptee
Laura Sobrino
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Simpson
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jun 13, 1976 (now 49 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Santa Cruz city, Santa Cruz county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Katherine Cecilia Espinoza (Simpson)
Born: Nov 7, 1956 (now 69 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Mario E. Garcia
Born: Jul 1956 (now 69 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Children's Home Society
Additional Info
Adopted to a married couple in Monterey County. Older adopted brother. Closed adoption but birth mother has placed contact information in case of emergency. I believe father was a lawyer and mother an interior decorator. Not sure if birth certificate had first names listed, but birth mother has told me she had 'wanted' Lara Jo.
Children's Home Society at that time had an office in Monterey, CA. Monica Muniz was in charge of this file.
Registered: November 23, 2012
Updated: November 27, 2012
Other Birth Family looking for Adoptee
Laura Sobrino
Adoptee's Info
Birth Name: Simpson
Adoptive Name:
Date of Birth: Jun 13, 1976 (now 49 years old)
Gender: Female
Birth Location: Santa Cruz city, Santa Cruz county, California USA
Birthmother's Info
Name: Katherine Cecilia Espinoza (Simpson)
Born: Nov 7, 1956 (now 69 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Birthfather's Info
Name: Mario E. Garcia
Born: Jul 1956 (now 69 years old)
Age at Adoptee's Birth: 19
Religion: Unknown
Born at Hospital: Dominican Santa Cruz Hospital
Birth Certificate:
Adoption Agency: Children's Home Society
Additional Info
Adopted to a married couple in Monterey County. Older adopted brother. Closed adoption but birth mother has placed contact information in case of emergency. I believe father was a lawyer and mother an interior decorator. Not sure if birth certificate had first names listed, but birth mother has told me she had 'wanted' Lara Jo.
Children's Home Society at that time had an office in Monterey, CA. Monica Muniz was in charge of this file.
Registered: November 23, 2012
Updated: November 27, 2012
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