Hi
my nan was born in 1916 in London in what I believe to have been the Willesden Workhouse after it was renamed. Her mother was unmarried and 42 at the time and we are not aware of any other children prior. Her mother's occupation and address are listed as General Servant (domestic) and at an address in Willesden (in 1911 she was at this same address and listed as servant). Was it unusual for her to have been allowed to stay working there whilst pregnant and afterwards? My nan was sent to live with her grandparents in Suffolk and her mother went back to work.
my nan was born in 1916 in London in what I believe to have been the Willesden Workhouse after it was renamed. Her mother was unmarried and 42 at the time and we are not aware of any other children prior. Her mother's occupation and address are listed as General Servant (domestic) and at an address in Willesden (in 1911 she was at this same address and listed as servant). Was it unusual for her to have been allowed to stay working there whilst pregnant and afterwards? My nan was sent to live with her grandparents in Suffolk and her mother went back to work.
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