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Union Road, Birmingham - vague request

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Mrs Bear 51

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Greetings,

I have a 1930 Death Cert for my Great Grandfather (who I have only just found thanks to DNA) and the location of death is given as 18 Union Road and wondered if anyone recognised this as anything other than a residential address. His home address was 2 Back 13 Helena Street.

I ask as my Grandfather (illegitimate son of person found by DNA) is shown on his death cert to have died at 1 Western Road, which I understand was the address for City Hospital, although I can't fathom why City Hospital wasn't named, but that query is not the purpose of this thread.

So I wondered if there was something similar going on with 18 Union Road. I can't find any family link to 18 Union Road around the time of his death, so was just pondering if was just somewhere he happened to die, or if it was an establishment of some kind?

Vague request I know, but I thought I'd as you lot are so good.

Thank you
 
Union Road was as an unnamed Road in Erdington. The death certificate reference is probably to Highcoift Hospital. See this thread link here

Union Road Erdington

Can anyone help.I am tracing the Saddington family for a friend,his father 's birth certificate states that he was born at No 1 Union Road Erdington Municipal U and can't read the other initial.His father is not named so guess he was illigitimate.Would the address be the workhouse? Mother's...
birminghamhistory.co.uk birminghamhistory.co.uk
 
Vivienne14 said:
Union Road was as an unnamed Road in Erdington. The death certificate reference is probably to Highcoift Hospital. See this thread link here

Union Road Erdington

Can anyone help.I am tracing the Saddington family for a friend,his father 's birth certificate states that he was born at No 1 Union Road Erdington Municipal U and can't read the other initial.His father is not named so guess he was illigitimate.Would the address be the workhouse? Mother's...
birminghamhistory.co.uk birminghamhistory.co.uk
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Thank you - that is interesting - I never considered it was that side of town. He lived a lot of his life in Handsworth, so when I Googled it, I settled on Union Road in West Bromwich.
I guess I discounted Union Road in Erdington as being too far away and I guess not on my radar.
But taking a second look at the Death cert, it is registered in Erdington, Birmingham North.
So while I know causes of death were not always accurate, he died from cardio vascular degeneration - would this have been something they 'treated' at the Workhouse, or would it just be place to go to die (kind of thing)?
I do realise my question rather assumes you know the nature of any kind of medical care available then!
Thank you
 
Mrs Bear 51 said:
Thank you - that is interesting - I never considered it was that side of town. He lived a lot of his life in Handsworth, so when I Googled it, I settled on Union Road in West Bromwich.
I guess I discounted Union Road in Erdington as being too far away and I guess not on my radar.
But taking a second look at the Death cert, it is registered in Erdington, Birmingham North.
So while I know causes of death were not always accurate, he died from cardio vascular degeneration - would this have been something they 'treated' at the Workhouse, or would it just be place to go to die (kind of thing)?
I do realise my question rather assumes you know the nature of any kind of medical care available then!
Thank you
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Cardiovascular degeneration is really now a general or generic term for a number of conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels. Treatments for these conditions has improved over the years but it is still one of the main causes of death in the UK.

Back in the 1930’s these conditions were well recognised but doctors where quite limited in the available treatment options. Highcroft Hospital did have hospital wards that treated the mentally ill and there were a few geriatric wards too. I recall the nightingale wards with the rows of beds. I suspect your Great Grandfather would have been there for palliative care to help keep him more comfortable
 
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