Buxton Births in 1880s -home or away?

[Beavances]

I have a newly married family living in Buxton in the 1880's. On their first child's birth certificate their address in Rock Terrace (1880), they are still there in 1881 ( Arthur & Catherine Beavan).

Other children follow and birth certificates show different addresses.

March  1882    Edith       Summerhill Hollinsclough Buxton
July     1883    Arthur    South View Cottages Burbage Buxton 
June    1884    Myra      7 Duke Street Burbage

I've always assumed they rented the houses and moved about a lot but now I'm wondering if it is just that Catherine was going to different places to get help with the births.
 Her husband is recorded as being a clerk at the East Midland railway (I have his railway employment records) so is always in work. I'd love opinions on whether this would be a likely or whether I'm juts letting my imagination run away!

[louisa maud]

Have you found connections between the names of other  tenants in the 3 addresses 1881, they might be relatives helping out at a time when the mother needed it

Louisa Maud

[Beavances]

That's a good suggestion Louisa Maud, thanks.  I have now checked and none of the neighbours  have familiar family names.  I know also that both Arthur and Catherine were not originally from the area having only moved to Buxton following their marriage.

What struck me was the number of addresses  within a few years.

I suppose it is because the addresses are on birth certificates that I wondered if Catherine had just given birth in these houses as she hadn't got female relatives close by. If there was a sort of 'staying with the midwife' in operation.

I wouldn't have known the addresses if it hadn't been for the births as these are all in between census so I'm just mulling possible ideas for the number of house moves.

[CaroleW]

Perhaps as their family grew they needed larger accommodation

[Beavances]

Another good idea,  but looking at Google Earth the houses are not progressively larger.

I had wondered if they had gone for different houses as they might be cheaper but had talked myself out of that idea as I don't think even with 3 or 4 little ones they wouldn't cost a  significant amount more to feed.

I did notice that  the addresses are all further from Buxton town centre which seemed odd as Arthur's work was in the Railway station.