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Linda

Linda Report 19 Oct 2017 11:51

Hi everyone, i bought my grandmothers death certificate, she died in 1944 of a cerebral haemmorhage. The place of death is down as 418 Westgate Road Newcastle. My grandmother lived nearly 100 miles away in Scarborough. I always knew she died in Newcastle but assumed it was the hospital. I have been told that this address used to be the workhouse, and that the address number was put on B/D certificate to save embarrassment/stigma ( as it was the workhouse before) But as she died in 1944 i thought the workhouses were abolished in 1930.I am curious as to why hse was in Newcastle. I have ruled out she was there for the war working as she had 3 children ( my mum at the time was 17 and had just married my father 6 month before) Her other children were 20 13 and 9.
I was told by a family member that my grand dad went to Newcastle on a horse and cart! to bring her home. So obviously they did not have much money.
So has anyone any idea as to why she would have been there and not in the local Scarborough hospital.? Does anyone have any idea if/how i can find out or get any further information. Has anyone on here come across this while researching their families?
Many thanks in advance for any help/info

Mel Fairy Godmother

Mel Fairy Godmother Report 19 Oct 2017 11:59

The war was still on untill 1945 so could that have had something to do with it?

Linda

Linda Report 19 Oct 2017 12:04

I don't think so Mel as i said she had 4 children. 2 of them still school age. I am thinking she had a brain tumour and had a brain haemorrhage maybe after/during an operation. I am just curious as to why all that way away from home. AI would love to find out more about her. But have no family who would know. She was most probably ill, and was maybe having an op to remove the tumour.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 19 Oct 2017 18:21

Lots of suggestions on duplicate thread
https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1368706

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Oct 2017 18:21

You asked the same on general board which has lots of replies

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1368706

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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 19 Oct 2017 18:27

Found on Google:-

"Women were required by the government to work.

At first, only single women aged 20-30 were called up, but by mid-1943, almost 90 per cent of single women and 80 per cent of married women were working in factories, on the land or in the armed forces."

I don't think she would have died during an operation otherwise the coroner would probably have been the informant.

Kath. x