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Title: 2 C Hospital
Post by: RayMilBax on Thursday 17 June 21 20:12 BST (UK)
Hi
I wonder if anyone could help me please.
I've seen some baptisms from St Mark's Church, Marylebone Road, Westminster including a family member I'm looking into and it says he was living at 2 C Hospital.
I've also seen on the same page a further 9 children baptised whose address for all of them also states 2 C Hospital.
All the children's parents also only state the mother -  are they all single mother's and the children illegitimate?
Title: Re: 2 C Hospital
Post by: PaulineJ on Thursday 17 June 21 20:21 BST (UK)
Cross reference against workhouse records.

Without a name or date, there's not much to go on.

Pauline
Title: Re: 2 C Hospital
Post by: RayMilBax on Thursday 17 June 21 20:23 BST (UK)
Hi PaulineJ

His name was Edwin Harris and he was baptised on 6th February 1908 - mother is listed as Harriet

Thanks for the reply
Title: Re: 2 C Hospital
Post by: Bookbox on Thursday 17 June 21 22:32 BST (UK)
It will probably be Q C Hospital = Queen Charlotte's Hospital (Marylebone). Many children born there were baptised at St Mark's.

ADDED
Not sure why you've been advised to look at workhouses? Queen Charlotte's is not connected to any workhouse.
https://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/queencharlottemarylebone.html

Records are at London Metropolitan Archives (not online).
Title: Re: 2 C Hospital
Post by: Chris Doran on Friday 18 June 21 06:07 BST (UK)
Quote from: Bookbox on Thursday 17 June 21 22:32 BST (UK)
It will probably be Q C Hospital = Queen Charlotte's Hospital (Marylebone).
I think that's it. Capital Q looks like a 2 in cursive script: https://mycursive.com/cursive-q/
Title: Re: 2 C Hospital
Post by: RayMilBax on Friday 18 June 21 09:18 BST (UK)
Brilliant that Bookbox and Chris Doran  ;D ;D ;D
Thanks a lot and yes it will be cursive script and is a Q and not a 2, very impressive.  Thanks for your help and links both of you
Title: Re: 2 C Hospital
Post by: psricard on Saturday 03 February 24 20:15 GMT (UK)
Hi all,
I too have a relative listed in the baptism records of St. Marks from Queen Charlotte's Hospital with the residence of Q (2) C Hospital.
Also only the Mother is listed and without any occupation.
What dose this mean. Was the Mother homeless, a prostitute? Why is the address listed at QC Hospital?
Please excuse my ignorance but I could not gather what the reason was for listing that as the place of residence for these women.

I will also note that my relative was born Feb 16 1910 and then was baptised Feb 14 1910, a very good turn around for that process and I think reflective of Queen Charlottes' being a lying-in hospital for