Long Lost Family viewers accuse Catholic church of 'inflicting horror' on children born out of wedlock after cousins realise they were both abandoned at birth by their religious mothers who were sisters Thomas Yeo, 59, from Nottingham, was found in Reading Station in 1965 READ MORE: Woman, 55, whose 'real life Paddington Bear' story saw her abandoned at six weeks old at Euston station tells Long Lost Family 'you're never the same after knowing your birth mother left you' By Alanah Khosla For Mailonline Published: 11:17, 11 June 2024 | Updated: 11:33, 11 June 2024 e-mail View comments Long Lost Family viewers have slammed the Catholic church for the 'horror inflicted' on children born out of wedlock and given up by their mothers due to fear of being ostracised. The new series of the ITV1 tear-jerker Long Lost Family: Born Without a Trace followed Thomas Yeo, 59, from Nottingham , who was found in the waiting room of Reading Station on October 15, 1965. He was left well-dressed and tucked under a bench with a spare nappy and bottle.
He enlisted the help of the programme to find out more about his start in life. The team eventually discovered the identity of Thomas' mother Margaret, known as Peggy, from Dublin. In a heartbreaking discovery, Thomas learned that Peggy had given up all four of her babies.
It is now thought that Peggy has died, meaning Thomas will never know the real reason why he is a 'foundling'. However, Ariel Bruce told the show: 'Peggy could have never been all.
