A MUM who has finally found her baby’s grave after more than 50 years is encouraging others to contact their local council. 

Marjorie Corcoran suffered a stillborn birth on February 3 1967 during a period where she lived in Rhyl, however, she never knew what happened to her daughter.

More than 50 years later, Marjorie, who now lives in Newton-le-Willows, finally found her baby’s unmarked grave in Prestatyn in May.

The discovery came after Marjorie and her daughter watched a BBC series about tracking down infants who had passed away decades ago.

Marjorie said: "BBC North West Tonight gave all the information about mothers who had gone through the same experience as me.

"One lady, she was the same age as me, they found her baby boy and took her to the grave.

"She waited 50 odd years wondering what had happened to him and to find out that her baby was only buried two miles from where she lived.

"I get emotional when I talk about it. It’s been 50 odd years but it’s just like it happened yesterday.

"Because I’ve waited so long and wondering what happened to her and what the hospital had done with her.

"My daughter said we have to do something about this."

Marjorie, now 85, said she would’ve brought her baby back home to St Helens if she had had the choice, as the family only lived in North Wales for five years.

The family have placed a plaque on the grave and named her Deborah Corcoran; the name Marjorie had always wanted to call her.

St Helens Star: Marjorie had a special ceremony with her daughter Catherine Pickering and sons Baz, Kenny, and Ste Corcoran Marjorie had a special ceremony with her daughter Catherine Pickering and sons Baz, Kenny, and Ste Corcoran

St Helens Star: Marjorie finally felt at peace when she found her daughter's grave Marjorie finally felt at peace when she found her daughter's grave

They were also informed that Deborah was buried with seven other babies.

St Helens Star: The family also mentioned the seven other babies on the plaque The family also mentioned the seven other babies on the plaque

Marjorie, a retired hairdresser, added: "After all these years, something came over me. I just suddenly felt peaceful; it was a lovely feeling. It’s finally all over now.

"I feel much better now that I’ve found her. It made me feel better that she’s not down there by herself; she was with seven other little babies."

Catherine Pickering, who helped her mum find her baby, said: "As a family, it was lovely because when I’d spoken to the lady at the council, I could hear her working through these big booklets, and she couldn’t find her at first and I was getting worked up and emotional.

"We then changed the year to ‘67 and she went ‘I’ve found her, she’s here.’ I just burst into tears."

Marjorie and her daughter Catherine are now urging other mothers who never found where their babies rested to follow in their footsteps and get in touch with their local council.