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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Hampshire & Isle of Wight => Topic started by: manikins on Saturday 27 August 16 13:47 BST (UK)
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Hi,
I know that I was born (1972) in a Catholic mother and baby home in Southampton. I don't know the name of the institution but I was wondering if someone does as I would like to find out more about the place and its history.
thanks
M
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Welcome to Rootschat.
Southampton Archives may be able to help you find the Home.
regards.
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Hi M and welcome to Rootschat....I wonder if this could be it:
http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/SouthamptonNH/
Carol
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Thanks Carol. It could very well be the place. Your help is very much appreciated. I was trying to find some photos of the building after it was rebuilt but can't seem to find anything. Anyway, it's a great starting point. thank you ever so much, it means a lot to me.
M
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My pleasure M....Someone may come up with a photo so don't give up. You could try the library.
Good Luck :)
Carol
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Hi manikins
Welcome to rootschat
Does your birth certificate give an address for this home
Rosie
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Hi Rosie,
yes, I had to dig it out and hadn't thought to look at it. it says 33 Hill lane, so it sounds as if it was the Sister of Nazareth home. thanks.
regards
M
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I am pleased that you are able to confirm that you have the right place :)
Rosie
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That's great news M that we have the right home...we just need to find a photo for you now.
Carol
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That's great news M that we have the right home...we just need to find a photo for you now.
Carol
Maybe if you contact the Archivist in this link, you might get lucky.
http://www.sistersofnazareth.com/global/meet-the-archivists
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Nazareth House was damaged and demolished during the war, and a new Home was built in about 1970, so you would need a photograph of the new Home. Don't know what they called it though, but Southampton City Archives would know. If you were adopted you can get more details from the adoption society.
regards.
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Hi Mankins
The place your looking for is
Nazareth House
Hill Lane
Southampton
I believe it's a nursing home now I had my daughter there in the 70s
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Hi, I think you may be looking for Nazareth House,which was in Hill Lane. In the Polygon area of Southampton.It was / is a home run by Catholic nuns.Im not sure if it is still being used.It was a home for unmarried mothers It was used up untill the 1980, I moved away from that area in the 1980s. I am sure if you search Hampshire Website there will be a picture on there.
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If you do an open search for Nazareth House you will find a lot of information on N/H, there is one part where you can do a search for births.
No pics of the new N/H only the old house. I am sure you will find some information on one of sites. Good luck with your search.
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It appears the Mother & Baby Home closed 1985 and the property sold to developers. It is now Hampton Lodge nursing and dementia care home and Hebron Court apartments. The post code is SO155We if you want to look on Google Maps.
If you want help in locating a photograph could I suggest you try 'Southampton Memories People & Places' page on Facebook, perhaps someone could point you in the right direction.
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http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/SouthamptonNH/
Have a look @ this page ... Hope it helps X
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Was looked after by the nuns at Nazareth House as I was pregnant and homeless. My daughter was born 45 years ago yesterday. I remember my stay there as happy, like a big family. The nuns were strict but fair. I can still make a bed with military precision as they taught me!
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It's good to hear that your experience at Nazareth House was good. You hear so many horrible stories.
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I have been searching a lot this evening for information about where I was born. Nazareth House Southampton in 1968. Then I found this conversation after all I could find was an old house pre 1940 when it was burnt down and a new house was built in 1950 something..but I can't find a picture. I have no actual birth relatives left to ask! I have always been intrigued by the stories I was told... Strangely enough, i work helping to train care staff in care homes in the Southampton area and will be going up there soon.. Just doing some research before the big day! I think the national archives seem like the best way forward as they have publications from Nazareth house you can order by the looks of things? Ill carry on my search! I was told that I was born in a connecting hospital, and not in the house itself. Would that have been done usually? If so does anyone know which hospital? I wish I had paid more attention to my Nan.. Im sure it began with an H!
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Hi, I was in Nazareth House in the 70s, at the age of 15 and I loved the house along with the nuns. They were very kind to me, as were the other girls there. I enjoyed my stay. Would there be anyone on here that was there at the time.