Gate Burton Hall- Completed - thanks

[pwitz]

Does anyone know if Gate Burton Hall (between Knaith and Marton) was ever used as a home for unmarried mothers during the 1940s?

Thanks.

Polly

[Geoff-E]

No idea, sorry

Are the posts here anything to do with you? http://www.francisfrith.com/gate-burton/

[Eilleen]

Hi Polly

there is a lot of imformation in this magazine.

I think its half way through   after lots of adverts etc  


http://www.trentsidelinks.org/Issue%20153%20May%202010%201750kb.pdf

Eilleen

[Eilleen]

just a bit I saw in it 


The County Council were instructed by
a telegram received from the Ministry on
31 August 1939 to open the home and
since that date 3,175 babies have been
born there. Although by far the greatest
numbers of mothers come from Hull, a
number of women from other parts of the
country were also received. Thanks to the
excellent work of the medical staff, Miss
Greenley the matron and all the members
of the staff, the maternal mortality rate in
the home was lower than at any similar
home in the country. Miss Greenley was
one of the superintendent midwives in
Hull and an ideal woman for the job,
quiet-voiced, neat in her person and with
twinkling eyes that gives testimony to that
sense of humour which is part and parcel
of her very human make-up.

[pwitz]

Thank you both so much.

No Geoff, the posts on the link weren't anything to do with me.  I'm just doing some research for someone and only this morning got the Hall as an address.

Eilleen - you are a genius - I'll show my friend the info.

Many thanks again.   

Polly

[angelharrity]

I am looking for someone born at gate burton hall in 1944, do they still have records of births