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Platt Higgins Cottage Hospital Turvey 1895
« on: Sunday 27 March 16 17:44 BST (UK) »
Not heard of this place, i guess it must have some history. Do any "locals" know what this was? did they keep records?

No substitute for our modern health services of course!!

There isnt that much i can find online, probably looking in the wrong place!!

Mike



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Re: Platt Higgins Cottage Hospital Turvey 1895
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 29 March 16 09:18 BST (UK) »
Hi Mike

Good find, regarding death of Walter Wright.

I've just looked through the Beds newspapers on FindMyPast searching for Platt Higgins & found the attached re her death & will of Sept 1925 & it mentions the 'cottage hospital' of 6 beds that she ran in conjuction with Dr Morris Cock. They are a few more articles for them & refers to 'The Home'.

Also attached is a link to the Kellys 1898 directory for Turvey where both are mentioned but no reference to this cottage hospital.

http://www.turveybeds.com/1898kellysdicrectory.html

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John
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Re: Platt Higgins Cottage Hospital Turvey 1895
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 29 March 16 20:29 BST (UK) »
His death predates both documents so it's surprising that it doesn't appear in the almanac

An interesting insight in to health care in the late 1800's

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Re: Platt Higgins Cottage Hospital Turvey 1895
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 March 16 23:27 BST (UK) »
1891 census showsliving in turvey
Richmond Cottage occupied by a single man

next Richmond House occupied by Morris F Cock age 34 Physician & Surgeon his wife, 2 children and 3 servants (housemaid, cook and nurse)

next is THE HOME occupied by Housekeeper Maria M Webel and Lavinia Tidy lodger District Nurse
next address is the Villa
then addresses given as High St

Margaret Platt Higgins lived at Holmewood Abbey Square High St


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