In this emotional episode, Mary Arbuthnot, a woman with much loved adoptive parents, is searching for her two separately adopted siblings. The programme also shares the story of Maggie McCauley, whose mother was pregnant in 1976. Now, Maggie is eager to find her older sister, who was given up for adoption.
Mary Arbuthnot, who was adopted as a baby, has always known about her adoption and has had a happy life with her loving adoptive parents. However, she has often wondered about her birth family and whether she has any siblings. After years of searching, she discovered that she has not one but two siblings who were also adopted separately. With the help of the Long Lost Family team, Mary is hopeful that she can finally find them and complete her family puzzle.
At the age of 43, Maggie McCauley has decided to search for her older sister. Her mother fell pregnant in 1976, and the baby was adopted soon after birth. Maggie’s mother has always been open about the pregnancy and adoption, and now Maggie wants to find her sister and offer her a connection to their birth mother.
Long Lost Family airs Sunday, 25 August 2024, at 9:00 pm on ITV1.
