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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Derbyshire => Topic started by: CivilizedServant on Saturday 13 November 10 03:31 GMT (UK)
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Would anyone know anything about a Maternity Home in Derby or how you would go about finding records from it?
I have a birth certificate for a Florence Eva Houghton born 28th November 1906 at 'The Maternity Home U D' (don't know what the 'U D' is). The registration districe is Derby in the sub-district of Derby etc..
The mother is my elusive Constance Florence Houghton formerly Letchford (and the father is J W A Houghton of 13 Dean Street Derby), but it's really any details on 'Constance' that I'm after and I was wondering whether maternity homes kept anything that might be useful that is now available.
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U.D. usually means "Urban District"
Suz
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is this who you are looking for
sylvia
James William A Houghton
1901
Jan/Feb/Mar
Lambeth
London Surrey
Volume 1d
James William A Houghton 1901 Lambeth Greater London Surrey
Constance F Letchford 1901 "
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It might be worth checking when the Nightingale Maternity home was first established. I know it was operational in 1920 - my father was born there, as I was later.
Records - either Derby local studies libary or the Derbyshire archive at Matlock ?
John
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Just found a reference to an article in the Derby Evening Telegraph dated 13 Sep 2009 which says that the home closed 30 years ago, ie 11 or 12 Sep 1979, after 75 years - so established 1904.
John
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hi civilized there also used to be the "queen mary maternity home" on duffield rd derby ,
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Thanks for your replies, I'll check these maternity homes out
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Hi
When I trained as a midwife in Derby, I worked at Queen Mary Maternity Home, Duffield Road. Whether any notes are available, for that home or the Nightingale I don't know, but I doubt there would have been much written in them in 1906. Probably mother's temperature and blood pressure, time of arrival at hospital, time of delivery, who the midwife was, that kind of thing. Birth was much more natural in those days. Now records are full of every minute incident, just so that if anything goes wrong all the info is available, whether relevant or not. I saw things changing from when I started midwifery in 1971 until I'd finally had enough in the 1990s.
Lizzie
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Hi,
This may only add to the mystery but I have only just started investigating my family tree and have also hit a brick-wall for the moment.
I have a marriage certificate which states the persons father as James William Arthur Houghton, his Son John Ernest Houghton married in 1928 in a Church in on Earle st. Liverpool which is not a million miles away from the area your investigating I believe?
Again this could be coincidence as haven't had much time to investigate further.
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Hello and welcome to RootsChat
Civilised Servant may be able to give you more information -but it seems John Ernest Houghton was the son of James William Arthur Houghton and Constance Florence Letchford
They had children Bernard leslie, John Ernest, Florence Eva, and george Walter (they may have had more)
Children were born in Derby -except for John Ernest -he was b lincoln
James William Arthur and Constance married in London
Marriage
Holy Trinity Lambeth London
29 Jan 1901
married after banns by A.E Hayes (curate)
James William Arthur Houghton 24 bachelor of 13 Paris St Occ Fireman father John Houghton Occ Cleaner Railway
Constance Florence Letchford 27 Spinster of 13 Paris St father John Letchford Occ Blacksmith
witnesses John Walters Elizabeth Houghton
all signed
1901
13 Paris St lambeth London
James W A Houghton Head M 24 Fireman (Private E H ?) Manchester lancs
Constance wife 27 Derby
RG13 405 139 34
think James W A 's deathreg is Dec qtr 1952 Prescot
so it looks like they went to live in derby for a while and moved back to lancashire eventually?
Can we help with your brickwall??
Suz
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Thank you Suz :)
The marriage cert I have is for John Ernest Houghton born circa 1905 married to Margaret Hill Jenkins, 1928, this confirms John's father was a James William Arthur Houghton a Cutlery Dealer (possibly - hard to read).
This is really the only hard evidence I have at the moment relating to the Houghton side.
Based on the info here I've looked in to things though and it does appear to 'fit' - in 1901, one of the witnesses to the marriage was Elizabeth Houghton, which got me thinking that this could be James mother.
1891 Census has the following:
1891 Census - 49 Westworth St.
John 'Haughton' (should be Houghton)? Aged 43, hydraulic crane driver/cleaner?,
Born bonsall Derbyshire.
Wife: Elizabeth 'Haughton' age 34, born rugby Warwickshire.
C1: Violet L Haughton, age 11, w Gorton
C2: James W A Haughton, age 14, apprentice fitter, w Gorton
1881 Census - 4 Nellie St.
John Houghton aged 33 born abt 1848, labourer, birth bonsall Derbyshire.
Wife: Elizabeth Houghton, aged 25, born 1856 in rugby, Warwickshire.
C1: James W. Houghton, 4, born abt 1877, born W Gorton, Lancashire
C2: Violet L Houghton, 1, born abt 1880, born W Gorton, Lancashire
C3: Earnest Marsland, listed as visitor, aged 6, born about 1875 in Manchester.
Then after this I’m not sure if the following is linked but appears to be
1861 Census - no. 9 ??
William Houghton, aged 45, leather factory worker, born cromford
Wife: Elizabeth Houghton, aged 34, born bonsall
c1: john Houghton, aged 13, born cromford
c2: Sarah Houghton, aged 11, born cromford
1851 Census - Moon ??
William Houghton, aged 32, Cotton -- Grinder, Derbyshire
Wife: Tacey Houghton, aged 40, born bonsall
c1: john Houghton, aged 3, born cromford
c2: sarah Houghton, aged 1, born cromford
c3: martha bonsall, niece, aged 10, born chapel le frith, Derbyshire.
(this census also indicates John/Sarahs mother was Tacey rather than Elizabeth!)
The Constance element certainly makes things interesting but firstly I would like to substantiate any of this information, any advice, tips most welcome.
Thanks