Death at 76 Eridge Road ~ Croydon?

[Valda]

Hi yaska

'The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, and now operates as the Mayday Hospital. Many of the original infirmary structures survive.'

i.e. Croydon union workhouse infirmary was the then main 'hospital' for everyone in Croydon. That was the situation far fewer hospitals (and mostly in the main cities) and many many more local workhouse infirmaries. With the coming of The National Health service many of those workhouse infirmaries were just renamed hospitals because that was what they actually were anyway

http://www.nhshistory.net/poor_law_infirmaries.htm

'The infirmary should be separated from the rest of the workhouse and under independent management, and that the treatment of sick paupers should be carried out under different principles from those to which the able-bodied were subject'.

The able bodied in the worhouse that is. Being treated in the infirmary does not presume someone was in the workhouse. If you think of the cost of medical treatment then most ordinary working people when in need of more specialised medical treatment would go to the nearest hospital or workhouse infirmary - in Croydon that was the workhouse infirmary.

'The development of the infirmaries into true hospitals was taken a step further in 1886 when their superintendents met at the Lambeth hospital. They petitioned the guardians and drew attention to the increasing degree of specialisation in medicine. They recommended the appointment of ‘specialists of eminence’ as honorary consultants to the infirmaries.” Slowly and patchily the infirmaries were developing into true hospitals.'


Regards

Valda

[yashka]

Thanks for that Valda. Incidentally, I'm a bit new t al this, but I'm trying to trace my mother's father. I have an address where they were living in Croydon, but I'm not sure if they were married. There was a correction made to my mother's birth certificate (1947, she was born in 1934) in which his name was supposedly omitted - that's how she found out who her real father was, (which was a shock) but not his background or whereabouts, and I know she'd love to know!

Are there professional researchers who can undertake this work for me? I've tried Ancestry but all I've managed to get are entires in the Birth registers. I'm sure there's more info on there, but it seems to be a bit of a minefield... can you (or anyone reading this) suggest any help?

Cheers,

Dom

[groom]

Hi Dom

Welcome to Rootschat - there is bound to be someone on here who can help or at least point you in the right direction. Everyone is very helpful and friendly. Post everything you know about your mother's parents and people will try to help, but dont put the name's of any living people.
Good luck

Jan

[yashka]

Thanks for that Jan. Here goes:

So I'm trying to find details of my mothers father, whose name was John Parsons, and according to a copy of my mother's birth certificate, was a mechanic at the Omnibus Garage in Croydon, at least in 1934. My mother was born in 76 Eridge road, and was living with my grandmother, Mary Anne, O'regan (formerly Johnson b24/6/1092 d 5/11/1984) at 36 Fairholme Road in Croydon. All I have is my mother's birth certificate, although I do know a few more details about Mary Anne - the names of her sisters and siblings etc, but that's about all. If anyone can help please give me some pointers! I really don't know where to begin.....

Cheers,
Dom

[GhostGal]

Thanks People!
I received my Uncles birth certificate today, and was wondering where 76 Eridge Road was.
Thanks heaps for the info!

[broncolane]

It's the Croydon Union Workhouse. They may still have admission records for you to view,

hello pauline,i am trying to trace my g/g mothers movements,her name was susan mills,i know she had my grandfather in 1903 ,his b/cert states croydon union infirmary,on 1911 census she is listed as still in the infirmary,any ideas as to how i can find her release  ,ive found her death in wimbledon 1940,s
many thanks steve

[PaulineJ]

Like many workhouse union infirmaries

'The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948, and now operates as the Mayday Hospital. Many of the original infirmary structures survive.'

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/

Mayday Hospital is the main hospital in Croydon.

See my previous post for the link to Croydon local studies library where Croydon workhouse and infirmary records are held.

Regards

Valda

[broncolane]

Thanks for the link pauline

[jeffers123455]

Hi,
looking into my family tree, I notice a thread tittled death at 76 eridge rd.
My nan was born at this address, her name was Monica Vera Rutland (Barnes) born 1915.
Reading the threads, I take it this address was for single mums??

can anyone help please

Jeff