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Withington Workhouse and Hospital
« on: Friday 19 April 19 17:23 BST (UK) »
I've got 2 deaths in 1924 - a mother and her baby. The mother and the rest of the family are all living in Gorton Manchester and all the previous children are registered with Gorton births - so they are probably born at home except for this child.

These 2 when I looked them up on Lancashire BDM it comes up as Didsbury which seemed to be a long way from Gorton, in particular in 1924 and Didsbury was much more rural. I had a look on the National Archives and found Withington Workhouse and Hospital which seems to be West Didsbury.
I am wondering now if she she went there to give birth and if they would have had a lying in hospital?
If so would Withington Workhouse and Hospital deaths be classed as being registered in Disbury.

I did find on the Manchester burial records where they are buried in Gorton where numerous other family members are interred but sadly they are in a mass grave with 17 others.

SMITH   Cecelia Beatrice   0   Didsbury   
SMITH   Cecelia Beatrice   29   Didsbury




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Re: Withington Workhouse and Hospital
« Reply #1 on: Friday 19 April 19 19:14 BST (UK) »
Withington is part of the Didsbury area half a mile north east of Didsbury and south of Fallowfield.



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Re: Withington Workhouse and Hospital
« Reply #2 on: Friday 19 April 19 21:48 BST (UK) »
Chorlton Registration District Sub-districts : Ardwick, Barton, Chorlton upon Medlock, Didsbury, Gorton, Hulme, Openshaw, Rusholme, Stretford.
See https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/chorlton.html

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