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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: tauruslizzie on Monday 26 December 11 07:33 GMT (UK)
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Hi there.This is my first visit to this site, so hope I'm following the right procedure! My relative Patrick Hynes was a resident of St Josephs Home, 4 Belmont Rd, Walton on the Hill, Lancashire in the 1901 census. I no longer live in the UK and can't find anything on the web that tells me what this institution was - maybe a workhouse, lodging house or prison. Would anyone have any information about that? If so, your response would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
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hi,,when and where was he born? maybe i can found out by looking at the original census images. ;)
edit its ok,,i have the info now,,,he was b Ireland c1837
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the residents are described as "inmates" and are looked after by "sisters". I would think it was some kind of hospital/poorhouse run by the Catholic church of St Josephs,and the care of the poor/sick/elderly was administered by the nuns.
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Hi
From memory it was a home for the elderly and run by the Little Sisters of the Poor
Andy
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Welcome to RootsChat :)
Home for the Aged Poor, Belmont Road and Aigburth Road. The Little Sisters of the Poor provide homes for destitute and respectable old Men and Women. These Homes are entirely dependent on Charity. Subscriptions and Donations will be thankfully received by the Little Sisters.
Gore's Directory of Liverpool & Birkenhead, 1900. [Part 3: Trade & Official Directories] http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/
Sixty was the youngest age at which men and women were admitted
Stan
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St. Joseph's House was next to the Belmont Road Workhouse (later the Belmont Road Hospital). If you go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=337070,392170 you can see a map of the home on the 1893 (and other) map.
Stan
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hello
I worked at St Josephs home in Belmont Rd for 2 years before it closed ,it was a home for the old and some not so old ,they were very well cared for ,it was part of a convent run by The Little Sisters of The Poor , unfortunatly it was closed because it didnt come up to fire regulations ,the residents were moved to other homes belonging to the sisters around the country also in Scotland ,it has since been knocked down and a housing estate built on the site , it was a nice place to work in .sad that it closed
Doedoe :'(
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Wow, thank you everyone for your replies. They were very helpful and very much appreciated! It is good to know my great great uncle was looked after in his last years. He came from a very big family, but I guess the family were unable to care for him. Kind regards and thanks again.
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hello
I worked at St Josephs home in Belmont Rd for 2 years before it closed ,it was a home for the old and some not so old ,they were very well cared for ,it was part of a convent run by The Little Sisters of The Poor , unfortunatly it was closed because it didnt come up to fire regulations ,the residents were moved to other homes belonging to the sisters around the country also in Scotland ,it has since been knocked down and a housing estate built on the site , it was a nice place to work in .sad that it closed
Doedoe :'(
Hi Doedoe
My Great Grandfather died at St. Joseph's Home in 1955 when was the home closed? My Great Grandfather was 75 years old he had a home address on his death certificate so he may have gone there just before he died.
C
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hello
think it was 1990.s .know I was there for cup final Everton v Liverpool after the hilsborough tragedy. as the old folk all had hats made for them in red or blue . and my friend wore a red one and I had my blue one ,happy days
Doedoe
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Thanks Doedoe. Do you know if there's any photos of it anywhere? I used to pass it every day going to work but just can't picture it.
C
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sorry dont know of any photos but it was a big building with a door and a window on Belmont Rd and had 2 large heavy brown iron gates at the side were the path leading to the ambulance depot is ,it didnt look a very big building from the outside but it spread back as far as the Bessie Braddock social club tat I think belonged to Newsham Hospital (Belmont Rd Hospital) as it was also known as, it was also opposite the wookey hollow club .think it is a kitchen centre now
hope this jogs the memory
D
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Thanks Doedoe.
C
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,it didnt look a very big building from the outside but it spread back as far as the Bessie Braddock social club tat I think belonged to Newsham Hospital (Belmont Rd Hospital) as it was also known as,
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If you go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=337070,392170 there is a 1:500 Town Plan which shows St. Joseph's House.
Stan
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Thanks stanmapstone both 1891 and 1893 are nice maps including the name St Joseph's House. The best one for me is the Cheshire 1951-54 one it's got great detail, includes the name and is the right time period.
Cheers,
C
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I was a trainee of 16 yrs old and worked at at Joseph's in 1984-5 my experience of this place was cruel heartless and abuse of the vulnerable by the nuns, not all the nuns were cruel but i remember one in particular who treated these women like less than human i used to go home and cry i always took time to talk to the residents to show them care and kindness to which i was always reprimanded by a sister Joan who had no kindness at all working there had a profound effect on my life even to this day, i worked on the top floor and it was torture no one should be treated the way sister Joan treated people
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If you go to http://www.old-maps.co.uk/maps.html?coords=337070,392170 there is a 1:500 Town Plan which shows St. Joseph's House.
The link is now https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/337070/392170/13/100871
Stan