andycadman
Brummie babby
I believe that 2 Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Northfield, Kings Norton is a place were single mothers to be went to give birth to illegitimate children. I also believe that it may have been a workhouse/hospital.
This address was given on a birth certificate dated September 1910 that I have.
Can anyone please confirm this and perhaps tell me a little more about this place at this time?
What I think is 2, Raddlebarn Road was an address that registrars are known to have used for Kings Norton Workhouse. I think it was the workhouse infirmary. Also I think in those days possibly the workhouse infirmary was the nearest thing to an NHS hospital. This can be seen on the workhouse web site. There's no doubt this was a probably proper professional hospital. It's only a few years later that the workhouses and their hospitals were to be handed over to local authorities and the term 'workhouse' would become history!
I hope that I am thinking along the right lines. Perhaps someone can help here. I would just like to know a little more about what life was like at that place at that time. Also to find any records for 1910 if they still exist anywhere.
I believe that many of the records have been lost.
Any further information on this establishment at this time would be much appreciated.
Further to this was the nearby St Mary's church used to Baptise the children there. If so is it possible for anyone to do a look up to see if a "Cadman" was baptised there on or after 20th Septmeber 1910. And let me have the details.
If any one can help it would be really appreciated.
Andy
This address was given on a birth certificate dated September 1910 that I have.
Can anyone please confirm this and perhaps tell me a little more about this place at this time?
What I think is 2, Raddlebarn Road was an address that registrars are known to have used for Kings Norton Workhouse. I think it was the workhouse infirmary. Also I think in those days possibly the workhouse infirmary was the nearest thing to an NHS hospital. This can be seen on the workhouse web site. There's no doubt this was a probably proper professional hospital. It's only a few years later that the workhouses and their hospitals were to be handed over to local authorities and the term 'workhouse' would become history!
I hope that I am thinking along the right lines. Perhaps someone can help here. I would just like to know a little more about what life was like at that place at that time. Also to find any records for 1910 if they still exist anywhere.
I believe that many of the records have been lost.
Any further information on this establishment at this time would be much appreciated.
Further to this was the nearby St Mary's church used to Baptise the children there. If so is it possible for anyone to do a look up to see if a "Cadman" was baptised there on or after 20th Septmeber 1910. And let me have the details.
If any one can help it would be really appreciated.
Andy