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Margaret Bell, Please help!

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Lynsey

Lynsey Report 4 Oct 2007 21:48

Hey,
I am confused. I have found my great nans death certificate which confirms she was born Nov 1901 but i cannot find her birth certificate.She died in Hitchin Aug 1976 (Under the name of Margaret Jarvis) and was born in the Kent area. I remember a family member saying they thought she might have been born in a workhouse (possibley etching hill)
Does anyone know where i could look for workhouse records?
thanks

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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! Report 4 Oct 2007 21:51

What was her maiden name?

Rose

Researching:
I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 4 Oct 2007 21:56

Even if she was born in a workhouse, her birth would still be recorded in the index. Could she have been born somewhere different? There are about 9 Margaret Bell births in the December qtr. of 1901, and more in the March qtr. of 1902 (in case she was registered a bit late).

The birth date on the death certificate could also be wrong as it depends on the informant's memory.

Kath. x

Lynsey

Lynsey Report 4 Oct 2007 21:56

her maiden name was bell
x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 4 Oct 2007 21:57

Rose,

The maiden name was Bell according to the poster's title.

Kath. x

Lynsey

Lynsey Report 4 Oct 2007 22:05

thanks for the help, is there anyway of finding relatives who were in workhouses?
And do you know anything about "Goodmayes Hospital" as one of my relatives was a patient there! Ive heard it wasnt a very nice place
x

Heather

Heather Report 4 Oct 2007 22:18

Unfortunately she would have missed the 1901 census which is the last one available for us to search if she were born November 1901. Have you found her marriage and bought the cert for her dads name?

You can google Goodmayes Hospital.

Lynsey

Lynsey Report 4 Oct 2007 22:22

i know, its a shame! i did google but unfortualy there is still a Goodmayes hospital so that is mainly what comes up!
I was hoping i could get a patients list!
thanks again
x

Lynsey

Lynsey Report 4 Oct 2007 22:44

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