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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: Dunli on Thursday 12 January 12 15:20 GMT (UK)
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Hello there friends,
I'm looking for a bit of assistance to fit another piece into the jigsaw.
My wife, who was adopted, was born at a private nursing home in Monteith Row, Glasgow in 1941.
Does anyone have any information or photos about this nursing home or even the name of the home? I know it was nicknamed 'doctor's row' due to the number of doctors or professional people staying there. There may even have been more than one nursing home there. She recalls seeing it was number 19 Monteith Row.
Any information or photographs of the nursing home, when it was a nursing home, would be grately appreciated.
Many thanks in anticipation.
Regards,
Dunli
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Hi Dunli
Not sure that anything shows here in 1927 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~glasgow/1927address969.jpg except at possible No.14 where a Girls Hospice shows.
You are talking about 1941 so other possibilites by then. A more recent Post Office Directory may help (the 1927 one linked above is the latest available on line)
These were tenement buildings so likely where you wife was born was within the building accomodation rather taking up the whole building I would think.
Monica :)
PS: My father and his family lived at No.30 for many years.
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If you google images for "monteith row", you will get some idea of housing.
This is a great site for Glasgow photos here - this link includes some photos for Monteith Row:
http://urbanglasgow.co.uk/index.php?component=content&topicid=1471&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=10
Monica
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Could it possibly be Monreith Road?
Newlands is certainly a more desirable area for doctors and professionals
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my father was born monteith place just off the row which faces the green and in the 19th and early 20th century monteith row was known for the medical profession who stayed there as the gallowgate had a affinity through the century for surgeons and such and the university not to far to travel up the high street.
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Many thanks for the prompt response and links Monica.
It was definitely Monteith Row, Sancti. I think things may have changed dramatically in the area over the decades.
The following was extracted from www.glasgowhistory.co.uk/.../MonteithRow.htm
'Monteith Row was originally designed by the architect David Hamilton (1768-1843), was largely built by Thomas Binnie to modified plans over a period from 1818-1845, and became home to many well-respected, prominent and wealthy citizens of the town. At one time so many medical men were resident there that it was nicknamed the "Doctors' Row."
Such was the influence of the residents of Monteith Row that when London St. was being extended eastwards they caused its proposed course to be diverted into Great Hamilton St. rather than have it join up to Monteith Row, which it was felt would be detrimental to the ambience.'
The explanation about the distance travelled by the medical profession sound logical.
Thanks again, folks,
Dunli
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The only medical connection in the 1943 directory is a nurse listed as a resident at number 20, there is no entry for number 19.
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Thanks Myrrdin,
I had another thought. The couple who adopted my wife were members of The Salvation Army. I was wondering if there was any premises run by The Salvation Army in Monteith Row. They came from the Paisley area and I wondered at them coming from Paisley to Glasgow to adopt as there may have been something closer. Just a thought.
In the 1927 directory, which Monica kindly provided, records a Salvation army house at number 33 Monteith Row.
However, I have written to The Salvation Army to make enquiries.
Many thanks,
Dunli
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Dunli do you have a copy of your wife's birth certificate?
Does it mention a private nursing home?
Perhaps it was just the home of a nurse or midwife
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Hello Sancti,
I don't have a copy of the certificate. She has a birth certificate which gives the names of the mother and father who adopted her. This document does not mention any address...only her name and adopted name as it was an abbreviated document. Unfortunately, this is in the uk and we are abroad and will have to wait until we return to have a look at that again.
Apparently, she has to go to Edinburgh to view details of her natural mother and father and their details. She has been told it is for her eyes only. I am unsure as to whether she can get a copy of this document. Can you advise?
As I said, we will have to wait until we get to Edinburgh for that.
If I find out any details I will let you know.
Regards,
Dunli
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Have a read through this thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,570137.msg4225305.html#msg4225305
If you were adopted in Scotland
If you were adopted in Scotland you can see or obtain a copy of your original birth certificate from the age of 16 years. The full birth certificate will give the following information:
The name under which you were registered at birth. The date, place and time of your birth.
The name, address and signature of the person who registered the birth - usually the birth mother. The date and place of the marriage if the birth parents were married.
You can obtain a copy of your birth certificate by writing to:
The Adoption Unit
General Register Office
New Register House
Edinburgh EH1 3YT
Phone 0131 334 0380
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That's excellent information Sancti and I'll certainly follow it through.
This seems to make things a whole lot easier.
Appreciate the time you have spent on this, thanks very much.
Regards,
Dunli
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Thanks Myrrdin,
I had another thought. The couple who adopted my wife were members of The Salvation Army. I was wondering if there was any premises run by The Salvation Army in Monteith Row. They came from the Paisley area and I wondered at them coming from Paisley to Glasgow to adopt as there may have been something closer. Just a thought.
In the 1927 directory, which Monica kindly provided, records a Salvation army house at number 33 Monteith Row.
However, I have written to The Salvation Army to make enquiries.
Many thanks,
Dunli
In 1943, 33 Monteith Row is listed with three names (Hugh Stanton, H Burns & G Downie) followed by "Salvation Army House" and the name Dr. A Mellick as an aside no 35 also has a doctor listed as resident - Dr A McManus.
The Salvation Army did also have a Maternity Home but it is listed at the opposite end of the City in Great Western Road
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Thanks Myrrdin,
There is a possibilty that services of childbirth were provided privately by doctors and maybe they only had a room or two as opposed to a nursing home with several beds. This could have been what was meant by a 'private' nursing home.
The 'private' nusing home would have taken away the stigma of having a child that would otherwise be exposed to the public.
What do you think?
Dunli
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It may have been the home of a nurse who helped unmarried mothers
This was pre NHS
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Thanks Myrrdin , Sancti.
I think you may be correst about the nurse. I have just read about a nurse in the Paisley area who assisted in the delivery of babies.
Good lead, cheers!
Dunli
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Have just read this post, was at whats left of monteith row today, with my mother who says she was adopted from a house there as well in 1934, she recalls there were babies in cots there, but she thought she was the only older child between 3-4 . Have been to edinburgh but there is no record of her adoption, apparently not unusual in 1930s, been impossible to track down real family though we do know mothers name.