Some more info on this poor family. The mortality rate was shocking, even for those times.
Adelaides twin sisters Ellen and Margaret were born prematurely on the 15 Mar 1891, in the Raines Street, Workhouse Infirmary, Wapping and died of Atelectasis. Something to do with the lungs not being fully formed and unable to support life. I've no idea at what stage of pregnancy this may have been.
Her other sister Susan Eliza died on the 19 Jun 1891, aged 3, in the London Hospital, Whitechapel of Bronchial Pneumonia.
When Adelaide was born into these circumstances in 1893, her prospects will have been bleak indeed. However, she had her 9 year old brother (my grandfather), to help look after her. Reminds me of Josh Perrott - Child of the Jago.
Of Margaret's five children only two survived, having lost three in three months. She herself died suddenly in the Whitechapel Infirmary on the 11 Oct 1907 of Chronic Alcoholism. The post-mortem described it as 'natural'.
Gawd knows where the 'old man' is in all this.