Parents Separated or Divorced
Excludes children adopted by stepparents.
See also: Who Adopted or Fostered > Relatives > StepparentsGoldie
Goldie (there are at least two versions of how he got his name: one is that it dates from his time as a Rastafarian, because of his hair color; the other, also that it derives from Goldiloc... [more]
Hamilton, Alexander
Hamilton and his older brother were the illegitimate sons of James Hamilton, a Scottish trader, and Rachel Faucett Lavien, who was married to another man. He was born on the Caribbean islan... [more]
Hughes, Langston
Langston Hughes' father left his family in Missouri shortly after he was born (he was a lawyer, unable to practice his profession, and went to Mexico), and when he was eight his mother sent... [more]
James, Lennie
James was born in London, the second of two boys. His parents were from Trinidad, but he never knew his father. His mother, Phyllis Mary James, died when he was 12 and the boys went into a ... [more]
Lennon, John Winston
Lennon's parents, Alfred (who was orphaned age nine and raised in an orphanage) and Julia Lennon, separated when he was three. From the age of five, after a failed attempt by his father to ... [more]
Morton, Samantha
Morton was taken into care aged three when her parents separated and she grew up on a harsh Nottingham council estate. She has had major roles in Band of Gold, Cracker and ITV's new dram... [more]
Mourning, Alonzo
Mourning's parents divorced when he was 11 and soon after that he put himself into care. He had a number of foster homes but eventually found a permanent family, where he stayed until he we... [more]
Myers, Billie
Myers spent eight years in foster care after her Jamaican father and English mother separated. Her first single, "Kiss the Rain," was a top-20 and gold record hit in the USA. H... [more]
Pelzer, David J.
Pelzer was the third of five children of alcoholic parents. His father deserted the family, and David was horrifically physically abused from the age of four by his alcoholic birth mother (... [more]
Poutu, Liana
Poutu is a tamaiti whangai, raised with her younger sister by her grandparents after their parents separated, when Liana was eight. She was an ideal child, academic and active in sports and... [more]
