Silcock Family
Encyclopedia
The Silcock Family is a family from Huntington Beach
, California
, USA, consisting of numerous adopted disabled boys. As of March 2008, the Silcock Family has 43 adopted sons.
The family is best known for being featured in an episode of the former Fox
reality television
series Nanny 911
. Because the family was so big, all three nannies were summoned to visit the family.
California-based singer-songwriter Dave Nachmanoff
, who is also the sideman to Al Stewart
("Year of the Cat", "Time Passages"), has recorded three CDs with the family, with the boys writing each song with him.
The parents own a small business called "First Step Supported Living" which assists disabled persons to live in home more dependently. Along with financial aid given to some of their boys and donations from the community, this is how the family is able to financially support itself.
The Silcocks work to adopt disabled boys who are of different ethnicities from them. They feel that these types of children are the most overlooked amongst adoption agencies and as such have the most trouble getting adopted elsewhere. Singer-songwriter Dave Nachmanoff
, who is also the sideman to Al Stewart
, has recorded three CDs with the family, with the boys writing each song with him.
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA, consisting of numerous adopted disabled boys. As of March 2008, the Silcock Family has 43 adopted sons.
The family is best known for being featured in an episode of the former Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series Nanny 911
Nanny 911
Nanny 911 is a reality television show in the United States, which originally aired on FOX ....
. Because the family was so big, all three nannies were summoned to visit the family.
California-based singer-songwriter Dave Nachmanoff
Dave Nachmanoff
Dave Nachmanoff is an award-winning American folk singer-songwriter and the sideman to Al Stewart . He has been profiled with feature articles in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Davis Enterprise, and the San Francisco Chronicle, with mentions in the Washington Post and New York Times...
, who is also the sideman to Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician.Stewart came to stardom as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, and developed his own unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of the great characters and events from history.He is...
("Year of the Cat", "Time Passages"), has recorded three CDs with the family, with the boys writing each song with him.
Biography
A diving accident in 1987 resulted in the father, Jim Silcock, becoming a quadriplegic with little mobility. His wife, Ann, had been involved in foster parenting since she was 19 years old. The couple first encountered each other over the Internet. They met for the first time in January 1998 and then married four months later.The parents own a small business called "First Step Supported Living" which assists disabled persons to live in home more dependently. Along with financial aid given to some of their boys and donations from the community, this is how the family is able to financially support itself.
The Silcocks work to adopt disabled boys who are of different ethnicities from them. They feel that these types of children are the most overlooked amongst adoption agencies and as such have the most trouble getting adopted elsewhere. Singer-songwriter Dave Nachmanoff
Dave Nachmanoff
Dave Nachmanoff is an award-winning American folk singer-songwriter and the sideman to Al Stewart . He has been profiled with feature articles in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Davis Enterprise, and the San Francisco Chronicle, with mentions in the Washington Post and New York Times...
, who is also the sideman to Al Stewart
Al Stewart
Al Stewart is a Scottish singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician.Stewart came to stardom as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s, and developed his own unique style of combining folk-rock songs with delicately woven tales of the great characters and events from history.He is...
, has recorded three CDs with the family, with the boys writing each song with him.