I am trying to establish whether Queen Elizabeth's Hospital, Hackney Rd., Bethnal Green had a maternity department circa 1887-9. Maybe called "Lying in"at that time? I have tried googling but that turned up 4000+ hits, and the first of them concentrate on the children's aspect, although originally it was a facility for women and children.
The reason I am interested is that I seem to have the same family in 1891 and 1901, but both the head and his wife have different first names and ages in the two census. Heads' occupation is the same (bricklayer).
The chilren's ages match up (allowing for the ten year's between census) but 1891 shows one child born Bethnal Green and the other two Hackney Rd, while the 1901 has them all born Bethnal Green, with others born since 1891. All the children in both cases were described as sons or daughters of the head. The hospital is right on the boundary of Bethnal Green with Haggerston., so perhaps in 1891 they weren't quite sure and covered their bets?
Not my own family, so am reluctant to post surname or buy certs, but thought that perhaps someone on here might have a cert for a child born at the hospital around the end of the 1880s?
Can anyone help please?
The reason I am interested is that I seem to have the same family in 1891 and 1901, but both the head and his wife have different first names and ages in the two census. Heads' occupation is the same (bricklayer).
The chilren's ages match up (allowing for the ten year's between census) but 1891 shows one child born Bethnal Green and the other two Hackney Rd, while the 1901 has them all born Bethnal Green, with others born since 1891. All the children in both cases were described as sons or daughters of the head. The hospital is right on the boundary of Bethnal Green with Haggerston., so perhaps in 1891 they weren't quite sure and covered their bets?
Not my own family, so am reluctant to post surname or buy certs, but thought that perhaps someone on here might have a cert for a child born at the hospital around the end of the 1880s?
Can anyone help please?
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