1901 census Hereford General Hospital, Park Street

[Mogman44]

Hello,

I'm tracing the history of a CLARKE family who have a child (Rose Clarke, aged 6 ) in the 1901 Census in the "Hereford General Hospital" on Park Street as a patient.

I have little knowledge of Hereford so I'm hoping someone can tell me if the Hospital on Park Street was a Free Hospital or a workhouse infirmary? Is there any trace of it now.

Thank you far any help anyone can provide

[rosie99]

Information on Hereford workhouse

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Hereford/

[Mogman44]

Thank you, that confirms that the Workhouse was somewhere else so Rose CLARKE may have been in a Free Hospital.

[rosie99]

http://oldherefordpics.blogspot.com/2013/01/hereford-general-hospital.html

[Mogman44]

Excellent, thank you, a fascinating history and good photos.

My only confusion is that the 1901 Census lists it in Park Street adjacent to number 117 which seems to be a long way from the General Hospital.

[Kay99]

The enumators route went from 117 Park St to the Hospital Lodge then the Hospital.  It doesn't  have to be next door https://maps.nls.uk/view/120896620#zoom=6&lat=3867&lon=9453&layers=BT

Kay

[rosie99]

It does not show as being in Park Street on the census return.   The enumerators page at the beginning mentions the infirmary at the end of the area he covers - the reference for that page is RG13/2481 f71

[Mogman44]

Rosie99, Kay99,

Thank you, all explained. I did look at the enumerators page but made a false assumption that the hospital did at least have an entrance on Park Street.

Thanks again