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Title: Registration of a death
Post by: bigt on Tuesday 10 January 23 15:31 GMT (UK)
If a death occurred at the Westmorland Sanitorium in 1913, what registration district would it come under?

Thanks.

Tom
Title: Re: Registration of a death
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 10 January 23 15:41 GMT (UK)
It looks like it would be Ulverston https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/ulverston.html

Kay
Title: Re: Registration of a death
Post by: heywood on Tuesday 10 January 23 15:46 GMT (UK)
Meathop?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meathop

Kendal?
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/kendal.html
Title: Re: Registration of a death
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 10 January 23 15:56 GMT (UK)
Looks like Heywood is right - I was thinking it was so near to Grange over Sands :-\

Kay
Title: Re: Registration of a death
Post by: BushInn1746 on Tuesday 10 January 23 16:01 GMT (UK)
Address is given as Meathop, Grange over Sands

Hospital Records Database (TNA, Kew)
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=271&page=37

Meathop Sanatorium (1900 - ?)
Westorland Consumption Sanatorium (1900 - 1928 at the latest)
The Westmorland Sanatorium and Home for Consumption (by 1929 - 1948)
Westmorland Sanatorium (by 1931 - 1961)
Title: Re: Registration of a death
Post by: BushInn1746 on Tuesday 10 January 23 16:24 GMT (UK)
1911 Census

The Lodge, Meathop Sanitorium, Grange over Sands

James Thomas Townsend, 32, born Fulham, Middlesex, England
Head [Coachman Domestic on images]

Meathop and Ulpha Witherslack, Westmorland

Anc 1911 transcription says:-
Sub-district - Milnthorpe

Update 1911
Gerald Douglas Hamilton Wallace, Head
Title: Re: Registration of a death
Post by: BushInn1746 on Tuesday 10 January 23 16:33 GMT (UK)
Quote from: heywood on Tuesday 10 January 23 15:46 GMT (UK)
Meathop?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meathop

Kendal?
https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/kendal.html

For 1913 Kendal Registration District, covers Milnthorpe, also Meathop and Ulpha
Title: Re: Registration of a death
Post by: bigt on Tuesday 10 January 23 16:36 GMT (UK)
Thanks for your help everyone.

Tom