Homes for Unmarried Mothers Aberdeen

[Flattybasher9]

Have you read this ?

http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=16350&sID=1632

plus some more info'

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

Regards

Malky

[Juddy]

Thank you. I have read some of the records on poorhouses and they were quite general with no records. I have read none on unwed mothers and where they may have gone. I may be looking in the wrong places. Thank you for your suggestions. I will check them out right away.
Juddy

[nrfc]

I have a baby born to unmarried mother, at 28 Brighton Place, Aberdeen in 1926. Mother gives a different address as "usual residence". She was a domestic servant, so I imagine would not have been able to give birth at her place of residence/employment. Would there have been a home at Brighton Place?

[MonicaL]

Hi nrfc

Welcome to RootsChat 

You could check the Valuation Rolls online for either 1925 or 1930 (the last two years available at present) on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Searching with just the address of 28 Brighton Place brings up just one entry for 1925 and 1930.

The 1931-32 Post Office Directory shows a Simon Hutcheson at that address (that is who shows there on the 1930 valuation roll). www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Monica

[MonicaL]

Misses Stephen at No.28 in 1926-27 https://archive.org/stream/postofficeab192627aber#page/n703/mode/2up

They also show there in 1925-26 https://archive.org/stream/postofficeab192526aber#page/678/mode/2up

Question for you is who were Misses Stephen and were they taking care of unmarried mothers at the property.

I am not getting Stephen as a surname when checking it on the 1925 valuation roll index on SP. If you, I would start by looking at the 1925 VR on SP to see what it says about the property.

Monica

[MonicaL]

Think the Stephen sisters may have been there already from at least 1901. The census that year shows:

Margaret Stephen 58 Living On Own Means b. Tarves
Charles Stephen 46 brother Church Of Scotland Procationi (ordained) b. Tarves
Barbara Stephen 48 Living On Own Means b. Tarves

Address: 28 Brighton Place, Aberdeen Holburn

Monica

[nrfc]

Thanks, MonicaL for info on the Stephens family at 28 Brighton Place. Perhaps it was just a case of the sisters of a minister being charitable to my unmarried relative, rather than any formal "home".

[MonicaL]

That is what I was thinking too. Hard to tell further really at this point isn't it.

Monica 

[Murray Símons]

My mother was born in Aberdeen Mother and Baby Home, RichmondHill House, 22 Kings Gate, Aberdeen