does anyone know how women were selected to have children here? i have an ancestor who had a child there in 1801, and the referrer was 'portland'. admittedly her maiden name is rather common, and i was wondering if she was likely to have been born in the hospital herself? there are some candidates born in the hospital, but could that fact get you in to it for a birth of a child?
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Dunno if it's applicable. I have a birth from City of London Lying in Hospital, St Lukes Parish. My ancestor wrote in his Bible,
"Born 26 Feb 1828, 3 oClock afternoon at the Lying Inn Hospital City Road with a Letter from Sir James Shaw" - I'm not aware of any blood relation to Sir James, so it appears you had to be referred? His name does not appear in the Lying In registration book.Last edited by PhotoFamily; 02-09-13, 01:39.
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thanks for your help chrissie. but that's all i can find on the net. i know it was used by poor married women, wives of sailors, soldiers and tradesmen. but there isn't much else on the net about the hospital.
thank you photo, i know you had be referred, as by 1800, the referee is included in the records.
anne, it was a maternity hospital, spot on!
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Looking at the UK Land Redemption records 1798 on Ancestry, he owned substantial chunks of Soho (other parts of London too I expect, have not trawled it all) so one possibility was that he was your ancestors landlord. This is just one of the many pages he appears on:
Last edited by Jill on the A272; 03-09-13, 06:46.
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Jackie
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