Where is my Grandmother? Withington workhouse questions

[Lyndseywood1990]

My Great Grandmother Lilian WOOD ( was morrison) was born 1905
She died in 1931 in Withington workhouse, Manchester, England.
I have her death certificate which says she died 19th Jan 1931 of Pulmonary TB, in the occupation section on the Death cert it has an address of 84 Burlington Street, Chorlton on medlock and underneath that it says Wife of Robert Wood a Rubber worker. Also on the informant section it says Robert Wood widower of deceased In Attendance 13 Juniper Street. She had only married in the March the year before (1930) and gave birth to my grandfather in the October 1930. There is no record of her burial anywhere apart from on the workhouse death register it said Southern. Now I understand that those that died in the workhouse wer usually buried in the grounds, and I also understand that the graves were dug up at bodies were re interred into Southern cemetery some time in the early 70's.

I have a few questions regarding my Grandmother which I wondered if anybody could help me with.

First Question;

1) My Grandmother had addresses on her death cert? Does this mean she was an actual inmate of the workhouse or do you think she just went there for healthcare?

2) What is the address in the occupation section on her death cert?

3) Where the hell is she now?

If anybody could shed any light onto my Grandmother's mysterious end to her sadly short life that would be fantastic.

Thank you

[KGarrad]

Chorlton workhouse at Withington included a purpose-built infirmary.

In 1910, ownership of the site passed to the Township of South Manchester. In 1915, the Poor Law Unions in the Manchester area underwent a major re-organization with the formation of a single new Manchester Union. The former Chorlton workhouse was then renamed Withington Hospital. After 1930, control passed to Manchester Corporation until 1948 when the hospital became part of the National Health Service.

The site is undergoing a major redevelopment. Although the entrance blocks and main workhouse building are being preserved, the old infirmary blocks have been demolished and replaced by housing.

(from www.workhouses.org.uk)  See: http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Chorlton/

Records

Note: many repositories impose a closure period of up to 100 years for records identifying individuals.

    Greater Manchester County Record Office (with Manchester Archives), Archives+, Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square, Manchester M2 5PD.

Relatively few records survive — holdings include: Ledgers (1837-1915) with gaps; Styal Cottage Homes admission registers and log books (1903-1956); Lists of emigrant children sent to Canada and other countries (1889-1947, indexed).

[CaroleW]

2) What is the address in the occupation section on her death cert?

Possibly the address at which she was living when admitted to the WH infirmary.  Although her husband's address is shown as Juniper St when he reported the death - he may have moved between her admission and her death