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Workhouse infirmary

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Rich and sabina

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Hi all, my nan was born in the workhouse infirmary in 1897,does anyone know if any records exist for the infirmary on western road, her birth cert only lists her mothers name and i wonder if her mother was in the workhouse, she was recorded as a hingemaker, thanks, rich
 
Rich and sabina said:
Hi all, my nan was born in the workhouse infirmary in 1897,does anyone know if any records exist for the infirmary on western road, her birth cert only lists her mothers name and i wonder if her mother was in the workhouse, she was recorded as a hingemaker, thanks, rich
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If you have not already seen it the following thread might be of interest .... :)
Some of the links in it are out of date but quite a few photos visible.

Archway Of Tears

Hi everyone, I have just looked at the Birmingham England site (Brookfields and Winson Green) and was shocked to see the photo of the remains of the workhouse,Western road. I think something should be done to save this little bit of Brum's history. It's sad to see it like this after the memorial...
birminghamhistory.co.uk birminghamhistory.co.uk
 
Rich and sabina said:
Hi all, my nan was born in the workhouse infirmary in 1897,does anyone know if any records exist for the infirmary on western road, her birth cert only lists her mothers name and i wonder if her mother was in the workhouse, she was recorded as a hingemaker, thanks, rich
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hi rich...cant be certain but if only your nans mothers name was on her birth cert it sounds like her mother was a single parent especially as there is no fathers name on the cert...you could contact birmingham library to see if records still exist but i dont think they do...but again not certain

lyn
 
Thanks, this is what i thought, my mum says my nan had a baby sister but i cant find any birth record of this, we dont know what happened to my nans mum, she was brought up we believe by her old aunt
 
maybe if you post under the surname interest section of the forum giving your nans name and her mothers name and dates or years of when and where born if known some of our members love to help others if they hit brick walls...any info you have could be useful

lyn
 
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