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Title: St elizabeths home Upton park
Post by: bazzaear on Wednesday 14 September 11 21:04 BST (UK)

Hi as a brand new member not sure on how to start this search.I am trying to find out what St Elizabeths home was for and 26 Howards rd Upton park I think it was for unmarried mothers but the link with 26 Howard rd is confusing.
My mother was born here in 1912 although her mother (my grand mother) was sent to St Elizabeths home from an address in Folkestone Kent.I found this on the birth cert
St Elizabeths home was in Green St Upton Park (West Ham) does anyone know what happened to the home,the connection with 26 Howards Rd and are the any records on what happened to the babies when they were born.
Thanks
bazzaear

Title: Re: St elizabeths home Upton park
Post by: groom on Wednesday 14 September 11 21:19 BST (UK)

Hi

Welcome to Rootschat.

I think you are right, 26 Howard Road does appear to be a mother and baby home.

Have a look at this post, some one else was asking a similar question.

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,538722.30.html

Jan

Title: Re: St elizabeths home Upton park
Post by: bazzaear on Thursday 15 September 11 20:36 BST (UK)

thank you Jan for the info I will follow the link.
I am trying to find out what happened to my grandmother after my mother was born at Howards rd and also her in the years from 1912 to 1943
As a new boy to this any help is very gratefull
Thanks again
barry