Rainhill Hospital

Post by **valbenson** » 25 Mar 2011 18:02

Hi All
I received the papers concerning my Great Uncle this morning, he died at the above hospital in 1917. Does anybody have any idea where someone who died there would be buried and on his admission card his address prior to Brownlow Hill was given as Main Bridewell, 77 Stanley Road, Liverpool. I assume it is Stanley Rd Bootle, it is the main bridewell bit that is confusing me, can anybody shed any light on it. As Mary A said a few posts back there was a photo of him.
Regards
Val

Post by **Hilary** » 25 Mar 2011 21:17

A Bridewell was a prison. the Main Bridewell for Liverpool was in Cheapside.

77 Stanley Road Bootle is now a hairdressers a few years before 1917 it was a private house.

The Main Bridewell bit implies admitted from the Police prison in Liverpool but the 77 Stanley Road bit has me puzzled.

Post by **valbenson** » 25 Mar 2011 22:54

Hi Hilary
Looking at the form again it looks as though it could be Main Bridewell & 77 Stanley Road, in the previous column which is titled address for death notice it has his father's name and 77 Stanley Road with no mention of the main bridewell. He had been in the workhouse @ Brownlow Hill since 1901, perhaps he had attacked someone there and had been taken to the Bridewell before being sent to Rainhill. Is 77 near the Scotland Rd end or the North Park End? It is a while since I was in Bootle and I'm trying to picture it.
Regards
Val

Post by **MaryA** » 26 Mar 2011 00:20

77 is definitely not the Scotland Road end, it's on the corner of Keble Road not far from Hugh Baird College. If I remember right, the bridewell was further toward Scotland Road, on the other side of the road and not far from the old hospital, not far from Orwell Road, but somebody might correct me on that.

Post by **Tina** » 26 Mar 2011 07:11

Hi Val

In Gores/Kellys 1911 there is Stanley Rd N
and Stanley Rd Bootle

1 Near Arlington St Daniel Higgin butcher
2 cnr Keble Rd R Taylor & Son bakers

Here's the link from Daisy Cakes to Anc@ freebie tomorrow 1911 census index look up

http://liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/phpBB ... hp?t=10669

Tina

Post by **Hilary** » 26 Mar 2011 10:03

If you google Main Bridewell Liverpool it comes up with pictures of the one in Cheapside.

Post by **valbenson** » 26 Mar 2011 20:48

Thanks ladies for the info.
Val

Post by **happychappy** » 31 Mar 2011 16:19

Hi Val,

My Great Grandfather Richard Montrose died in Rainhill Hospital in 1937 and he was buried in West Derby Cemetery which was local to were his Family lived, so it looks as though he's been taken from the Hospital and buried at West Derby, probably at the wish of his Family. I think the nearest public Cemetery to Rainhill is St Helens.

I hope this helps,

Roy

Post by **valbenson** » 31 Mar 2011 16:41

Thanks Roy, I think I will check out St Helens Cemetry
Regards
Val

Post by **Diane** » 07 May 2011 21:01

Can't help wondering, when you say you received your great uncle's papers, are you referring to medical records from Rainhill Hospital? My mother was a patient there and I didn't know it was possible to obtain records. I thought the hospital had closed. Any help would be most appreciated
Diane

Post by **MaryA** » 07 May 2011 21:41

We have collected quite a lot of information about the records available for Rainhill, here http://liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/phpBB ... php?t=9658 - including the charges for them.

Post by **Katie** » 07 May 2011 21:41

You will be able to get the information for access to Rainhill Records here

http://www.liverpool-genealogy.org.uk/p ... php?t=9658

You beat me to it Mary

Post by **MaryA** » 07 May 2011 21:41

Post by **Katie** » 07 May 2011 21:42

Is this wierd or what

Post by **valbenson** » 12 May 2011 14:15

Hi Diane
Sorry not to acknowledge your question have been on holiday, I do seem to have all the records of my Great Uncle from Rainhill and a photo, the records aren't particularly detailed but they do give the gist of his problems
Regards
Val