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Rotunda Hospital Dublin..Charlotte Baker
« on: Wednesday 23 May 12 22:28 BST (UK) »
Hi,
  I just received the death certificate of my gg grandmother, Charlotte Forrester Baker, who died at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin.  The date of death was 21 February 1877.  Cause of death was listed as Puerperal Infection.  This is a type of infections that usually occurred after childbirth or a miscarriage.  I did a little research and found that this hospital kept very good records and some still exist...Has anyone had any experience obtaining patient records from this hospital? If so what would be the best way to obtain them....I looked at the Rotunda Hospital's website but they don't give an email address for contacting the library/records department....
Any info or suggestions would be appreciated..
Thanks...
Sara Carroll

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Re: Rotunda Hospital Dublin..Charlotte Baker
« Reply #1 on: Friday 25 May 12 23:44 BST (UK) »

Hi

Is this the birth of an earlier child to Charlotte?

Mary Elizabeth Baker born 28 April 1874 to
James and Charlotte Baker, Strandville Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin.   
Father's occupation:  Servant 

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Re: Rotunda Hospital Dublin..Charlotte Baker
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 26 May 12 01:10 BST (UK) »
Yes....Mary Elizabeth Baker was my great grandmother(my maternal grandfather's mother)....It appears that she lost her mother, Charlotte,  at around 3 years of age...

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Re: Rotunda Hospital Dublin..Charlotte Baker
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 26 May 12 09:51 BST (UK) »
Hi

I notice the marriage in Clontarf at the same time of a George Baker (son of Thomas) also of Strandville Avenue, Clontarf.  Witnesses were Joseph and Anna Baker.   If this George was a brother of your James - then you have their father's name as Thomas.

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Re: Rotunda Hospital Dublin..Charlotte Baker
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 26 May 12 11:54 BST (UK) »
Hi,
 I have seen that record too and wondered the same thing.....These Bakers are very elusive......I can find no marriage record for Charlotte and James thus far....I am wondering if they came over from England or Wales.....We had always heard that someone on my grandfather's side of the family came from Wales...
The last record I have with James' name on it is Mary Elizabeth Baker's marriage record(1903)...She lived at Mt Norris Villas in Bray, Wicklow at the time...
  Thanks for the insight...

Sara Carroll

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Re: Rotunda Hospital Dublin..Charlotte Baker
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 26 May 12 14:22 BST (UK) »
This marriage MAY tie in with the father being Thomas theory too !

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/049a5a0520012

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Re: Rotunda Hospital Dublin..Charlotte Baker
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 26 May 12 17:08 BST (UK) »
Thanks!!  If only I could go to the other side of the pond and spend some time in Dublin researching theses people!! 

Sara  :)

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Re: Rotunda Hospital Dublin..Charlotte Baker
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 27 May 12 15:01 BST (UK) »
I actually found a medical journal (online) with information regarding the death of my gg grandmother, Charlotte Forrester Baker.  I guess I am amazed that this exists.  I have also sent for microfilm for the Rotunda Hospital Records for the year 1877 through LDS....

Dublin Obstetrical Society: Proceedings. Fortieth Annual Session. Report and clinical records of the Rotunda Hospital for the year ending Nov. 5, 1877. By L. Atthill (page 161).
CASE XII.-----CB, age 30, third confinement.  Delivered 15th February. Died 21st February.  Went on well until the 17th, when she complained about pain above the pubes.  This was at first localised, but gradually extended over the whole abdomen.  Believed this patient's illness was due to an infection from case of erisypelas, referred to on page 156.  Cause of death peritonitis.

Sara C.
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