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Title: Abode
Post by: scottishlad on Monday 10 November 25 21:43 GMT (UK)
Place of abode on a baptism sheet. Age is 21. It looks like “____ hospital” to me. I believe she was living at a mental asylum/poor house later in life so hospital wouldn’t be out of the question. This is 1900. I believe she was in an asylum around 1918-1921. Prestwich Asylum in Manchester which I believe also operated as a poor house so not sure which “side” of that she was on.
Title: Re: Abode
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 10 November 25 21:51 GMT (UK)
Begins with "G"? Possibly Glenwood???
Title: Re: Abode
Post by: scottishlad on Monday 10 November 25 22:11 GMT (UK)
Begins with "G"? Possibly Glenwood???

I think you’re correct on the G at least, another anode elsewhere on the page is clearly “Glasgow”
Title: Re: Abode
Post by: scottishlad on Monday 10 November 25 22:15 GMT (UK)
After looking at the other abodes listed I believe this may have been in London. Which would make sense as her parents were married in London though the rest of the family was to be living in Scotland. So either left behind or maybe hadn’t move yet idk. Gonna have to keep digging and make these dates make sense
Title: Re: Abode
Post by: aghadowey on Monday 10 November 25 22:27 GMT (UK)
If you knew who performed the baptism and/or associated church it would help narrow down the hospital location.
Title: Re: Abode
Post by: scottishlad on Monday 10 November 25 22:39 GMT (UK)
If you knew who performed the baptism and/or associated church it would help narrow down the hospital location.

Westminster London. I can’t make out the name of who did the baptism though. Looks like G hap(il)? The other person on the page was C Knight
Title: Re: Abode
Post by: RJ_Paton on Monday 10 November 25 23:07 GMT (UK)
Using the AI tool from this post by Zaphod99  you get Grosvenor Hospital.

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=894929.0
Title: Re: Abode
Post by: Bookbox on Monday 10 November 25 23:17 GMT (UK)
I agree with Grosvenor.

https://www.ezitis.myzen.co.uk/grosvenor.html