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Illegitimate Birth in a nursing home

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Julie

Julie Report 18 Mar 2019 11:53

I have found an ancestor in a nursing home on the 1911 census, with her newborn child. As her family were not wealthy and she was a housemaid, I think it unlikely she, or they, would have been able to pay for this. The small nursing home is in Bedford, whereas the mother was born in Lincoln. Has anyone come across a similar situation? My current thinking is that a member of the household where she was working was the father, and that rather than simply throwing her out, they were a little more honourable and paid for the nursing home care. Is this a reasonable explanation?

Any thoughts on this or alternative explanations would be appreciated.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Mar 2019 12:13

People could suggest any number of scenarios - all speculative.

safc

safc Report 18 Mar 2019 12:18

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1911 Census For England & Wales

33 Alexandra Road Bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
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Alice Edna Perkins's Household Members
Members that resided in the household at the time of the census.
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Hilda Denman Head Married Female 39 1872 Sick Nurse And Maussuers Enfield Liverpool
Sarah Jones Patient Single Female 88 1823 Private Means Bedford
Nora Walts Patient Single Female 25 1886 - Bedford
Emma Perkins Patient Single Female 29 1882 Housemaid Lincoln
Alice Edna Perkins Patient - Female 0 1911 - Bedford
Elizabeth Richardson Servant Single Female 19 1892 Cook Domestic Potten Beds

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Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

safc

safc Report 18 Mar 2019 12:19

Births Mar 1911 (>99%)
Perkins Alice E Bedford 3b 281

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Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

greyghost

greyghost Report 18 Mar 2019 12:39

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1376129

Use other thread as shown here.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 18 Mar 2019 12:40

Don't post info on here - the request is ONLY for speculation/suggestions