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1921 Census... City Hospital Perry Barr (Erdington)

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Hi

I have a relative who in 1921 lived at Upper Ryland Road, Edgbaston but was actually in the above hospital. Any ideas why this hospital in Perry Barr when surely Dudley Road hospital would have perhaps been nearer?

Best wishes
Alison
 
have to say i have never heard of a hospital in perry barr...which of course does not mean to say there was not one

lyn
 
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alison what makes you think it was a hospital in perry barr...do you have a death cert that we could maybe take a look at..it may help

lyn
 
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The 1921 Kellys lists Perry Barr as separate from Birmingham , but there is no mention of a hospital there in the volume
 
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JAFFRAY Hospital ???

Jaffray Hospital The Jaffray Hospital Erdington was closed down in 1991 and demolished in 1996,named after one of its founders Mr Jaffray who was also one of the founders of the Children's Hospital (Broad St)and the Womens Hospital (Sparkhill) and a Governor of the General Hospital. He built...
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I don't think it's Jaffray, as it it appears to come under Aston district in 1921.
 
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It wouldn't be Dudley Road as that's only in fairly recent years that it's been known as the City Hospital.
 
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AMW said:
This is the Matron Agatha Ann Thompson. Is it a Sanitorium?
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I think it may be Agatha Thornton, not that that helps.

I'm not sure how the 1921 census works but when looking at the image does it allow you to move to the next image? If so you can do this until you come to a record with an actual address which should narrow it down.
 
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Looking at the newspapers, it looks like all the hospitals in th ecity in the early 1900s were officially named City Hospital before the actualm site. But particularly note the following for City Hospital Witton

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One of my ancestors died in City Hospital, Perry Barr in 1914 - aged 2 years old - cause of death "Scarlet Fever" (Septic) Heart Failure.

His parents lived in Aston.

His death certificate states City Hospital, Perry Barr as do the burial records for St Peter & St Paul, Aston.

William.
 
williamjukes said:
One of my ancestors died in City Hospital, Perry Barr in 1914 - aged 2 years old - cause of death "Scarlet Fever" (Septic) Heart Failure.

His parents lived in Aston.

His death certificate states City Hospital, Perry Barr as do the burial records for St Peter & St Paul, Aston.

William.
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how sad...my grandson 6 is just getting over scarlet fever...how far we have come with the use of antibiotics

lyn
 
Goodness footage sounds like a movie...Do you think it would have been an isolation hospital in 1921? Flora died in Q1 1922. So many of her young babies had died over several years that I thought it may have been some sort of mental hospital. I know she'd had a baby in Q1 1920 but he was alive on 1921 census.

By the way, thank you so much for all your replies. This truly is a great site.
 
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