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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: chrissyd on Monday 08 April 13 17:19 BST (UK)
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I recently discovered the record of my grandfather's admission to Sidney Road School, Hackney, in 1892 when he was nine years old.
I was puzzled by this as my grandfather's family had never lived anywhere near Sidney Road to the best of my knowledge and I was intrigued by the address given for him in the admissions record - Cassland Cottage.
After a bit of research I discovered that there were Childrens Homes in Sidney Road, known as the Sidney Road Cottage Homes, and I'm now wondering whether Cassland Cottage was one of these.
Does anybody have any information about the Sidney Road Cottage Homes?
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http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Hackney/ If you scroll down the page there's a bit about the place
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Hi
The Workhouse website dates the acquiring of properties on Sidney Road by Hackney poor law guardians for the use of children's cottages homes as from 1898 onwards.
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Hackney/
The Cass Estate and therefore properties named after it such as Cassland Road, seem important in C18th and C19th Hackney.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22704
Regards
Valda
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Thanks for your replies, Jan and Valda.
It was on the Workhouse website that I first discovered the existence of the Cottage Homes, unfortunately it doesn't mention any of the Cottages by name (if indeed they had names!).
The more I think about my grandfather's family circumstances the more likely it seems that he may have been put into a childrens home, if only temporarily. His mother died when he was three years old and he was the youngest of several siblings. It must have been very difficult for his father to look after them all and still carry on working.
I think I might trawl through a few censuses and see whether Cassland Cottage is mentioned anywhere on Sidney Road.
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Sidney Road is now called Kenworthy Road. Sir John Cass was the man these places were named after.
The workhouse became the Hackney Hospital, I remember it well, I had my appendix out in there in 1965.
Jennifer
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Hi
There is no indication on 'Your Archives' index of 1891 census streets that the cottage is named on that census
http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Place:Hackney_Registration_District,_1891_Census_Street_Index_C-F
http://yourarchives.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php?title=Place:Hackney_Registration_District,_1891_Census_Street_Index_S-T
or that the Sidney Road Children's Homes are there is 1891, but the 1901 census does show the homes
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/I0235d.html
Regards
Valda
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In the South London Chronicle - Saturday 19 September 1868 - Brookfield Lodge, Brookfield Road, Victoria Park was offered for lease also a detached cottage immediately in the rear, and known as Cassland Cottage, Cassland Road.
Bit before the dates you're looking for - but you never know...
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Sidney Road is now called Kenworthy Road. Sir John Cass was the man these places were named after.
The workhouse became the Hackney Hospital, I remember it well, I had my appendix out in there in 1965.
Jennifer
I think a lot of present-day hospitals started out as the old workhouses. I know I had ancestors who ended their days in what became Hackney Hospital.
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Hi
There is no indication on 'Your Archives' index of 1891 census streets that the cottage is named on that census
or that the Sidney Road Children's Homes are there is 1891, but the 1901 census does show the homes
Valda
Thanks Valda. I'll carry on looking!
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In the South London Chronicle - Saturday 19 September 1868 - Brookfield Lodge, Brookfield Road, Victoria Park was offered for lease also a detached cottage immediately in the rear, and known as Cassland Cottage, Cassland Road.
Bit before the dates you're looking for - but you never know...
Thanks, Jonquill, that's a great piece of information! By complete coincidence I discovered yesterday that my grandfather's uncle lived in Cassland Road at the time of the 1891 census. I'm now wondering whether my grandfather was being looked after by his uncle and family when he was enrolled at Sidney Road School.
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I have found a record of a great aunt being admitted and discharged to/from Sidney Road Children's home in 1907. She was admitted at 11am on 22nd April 1907 and discharged at 12pm on 22nd April 1907, so a total of 1 hour.
Unfortunately any relatives that might know about the reason for the short stay passed away 30+ years ago, so is there anyway I can find out the reason.
Could her mother have asked her to be admitted as a short sharp shock as parents would do many years ago when they asked the local policeman to visit when a boy or girl was naughty?
Thanks
Andy