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  1. RogFromBrum

    Workhouse birth

    Hi Alberta, On my father's birth certificate (1911) the informant was T M Hardie of 99 Dudley Road (the address of the Dudley Road Workhouse Infirmary). Ten years earlier, in the 1901 census, T Martin Hardie was described as Head, and as Master of Infirmary. That bears out your theory that the...
  2. RogFromBrum

    Workhouse birth

    That information from the LMA is very interesting, Colin, and ties in with the sanitised addresses on my father and uncle's birth certificates. Perhaps it was a national policy at that time? For Dudley Road Workhouse Infirmary, do you happen to know if a register of baptisms still exists for...
  3. RogFromBrum

    Workhouse birth

    Hi ShavedFish49, What you describe seems no different to what my own grandmother did (see my post above) where she went into a workhouse infirmary in 1908 and again in 1911 to give birth to my uncle and my father. These places were workhouse infirmaries and, as Colin B as pointed out, they...
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    Workhouse birth

    Hi Colin, Thanks for that. I knew that it became Dudley Road Hospital but I wasn't sure when. I assume that when my father was born in 1911 there was still some stigma associated with the place which is presumably why the address of 99 Dudley Road was used. Interestingly, looking at the The...
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    Workhouse birth

    My father was born at 99 Dudley Road in 1911 - this is the address of the Dudley Road Workhouse Infirmary. I'm not sure whether this is the same as the Birmingham Workhouse - if it's not, then this information may be no help to you :( Like you, I was interested in getting more information so I...
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    The Bell Inn

    Thanks gee, Thomas Hailstone (who was transported to Tasmania) was my 3g grandfather. His father, George Hailstone, had married a Catharine/Catherine Butler. Presumably, Charlotte Butler was related to Catharine/Catherine Butler?? The Hailstone line is a part of my past that I've only just...
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    The Bell Inn

    Hi gee, I'm afraid I don't know anything about the Bell Inn at Northfield, but I am descended from Butlers and Hailstones and they do seem to have had quite a lot of interest in pubs. I did a search of trade directories at https://www.historicaldirectories.org/ but I didn't score any hits for...
  8. RogFromBrum

    The Lad In The Lane The Green Man

    Thanks JennyAnn, This website (https://www.hunimex.com/warwick/inns-brum.html) also suggests that there was only one Green Man in the Erdington area, at least there was only one in 1874. Cheers, Roger
  9. RogFromBrum

    The Lad In The Lane The Green Man

    Hello, I'm trying to trace a pub mentioned in the will of a Margaret Butler in 1813. She refers to the Green Man, Wood End, Erdington. I know of the Old Green Man (now the Lad in the Lane), Bromford Lane, Erdington but I'm trying to find out if Margaret's pub is the same one or whether there...
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