Unusual Birth locations

[Billyblue]

Watching a quiz show a couple of nights ago, a contestant related how he'd helped deliver a baby on the lawn outside a hospital!

And, years ago, a friend of mine got to the hospital, but had the baby in the lift going up to the delivery room 

Dawn M

[Romilly]

A friend of mine had her (second) baby at Catford Bus Garage in South London. She hadn't planned to,  - but he arrived very suddenly!

I've often wondered what these people put for POB when they're filling in forms... (There often isn't much space:-)

Romilly.

[pharmaT]

The Ferries that run between Gourock and Dunoon are called MV Jupiter and MV Saturn. Heavily pregnant women have to use the ferry to get to the maternity hospital so babies have been born on board.  There are people out there who can say can say they were born on Jupiter or Saturn.  It has always amused me.

[Maiden Stone]

Just found a birth certificate of a 1st cousin 3x removed-Place of birth :- train carriage somewhere between Auchencruive and Ayr stations !!!!Anyone else got something out the ordinary?

I hope it wasn't in one of the coal trucks on a train from a pit.

[iolaus]

Much more recently, a girl I met at university had on her birth certificate 'Tent at foot of Mount Kilimanjaro'

I wonder what her Nationality was recorded as? I can remember a girl I was at school with, who was Born in Singapore, because her Father was stationed there as an Army Officer, had great difficulty obtaining a British Passport.

Romilly.

As long as the parents register the birth with the british consulate within a certain period of time it's fine (or was anyway) - mine was registered within 4 days, so it may be a week - I know my father said it wasn't long and quite a drive to go and do it

[iolaus]

A woman I used to work with had her baby in the layby outside the local comprehensive school - she said she was just glad it was 3.30am rather than at school letting out time


My brotherinlaws great grandmother has the crown room, edinburgh castle as her place of birth - will try and upload the clip

[iolaus]

I too have an "at sea", but that obviously wasn't precise enough, so they added "between Capetown and Bombay". Then another hand added "(during a storm)". As if that would narrow it down a bit ...

Regards

Chas

I have a death at sea where they have put the coordinates down (45°28"N 23°21.5"W) - more exact than middle of the north atlantic

[pharmaT]

A woman I used to work with had her baby in the layby outside the local comprehensive school - she said she was just glad it was 3.30am rather than at school letting out time


My brotherinlaws great grandmother has the crown room, edinburgh castle as her place of birth - will try and upload the clip

I'd love to know the story behind that one.

[Treetotal]

My Auntie regularly told the story that "Our Dorothy was born in the Washouse"...no wonder she ended up working at Bentley's Laundry" 
Carol