Liverpool & South West Lancashire FHS - Forum

Hello there,

Apologies, I couldn't see anywhere to upload an attachment so I'll have to try to describe the help I need! I'm trying to decipher a burial report from March 1926. It relates to my Great Grandfather who is buried in Walton Park Cemetery. It lists his address as 142a Thill / Mill / Phill Road??? Located in Everton. The family seem to have moved frequently (wondering if that was the norm?) but always around Scotland Road area, notably Mellor St, Sackville St, Gregson St etc etc. Wondering if anyone might have an inkling as to what the name of the road might be. It's very curly writing!

On a side issue, I have the plot etc of his burial position (Plot Cg Grave 1578 (CoE) ) in Walton Park though I understand it no longer exists? I'm not sure what more I need to know but if anyone has any information / background of interest relating to this, I'd love to know more.

Many thanks for reading and any help is much appreciated.
M

Mill Road Hospital?


Blue

Is it Samuel Arthur Owen?

If so it's 147a Mill Road - the Mill Road Infirmary, part of the West Derby Workhouse.

Yes! Samuel Arthur Owen!
Stupid me for not realising that as I knew he died in 'hospital'

I don't understand the connection or difference between 'hospital' and 'workhouse' though? I have another relative who, at aged 2 was listed as a 'patient' "City Hospital East' 'Mill Lane, Old Swan. Somebody told me this was a workhouse but again, the documents aren't clear enough for me to make any distinctions.

Thank you!
M

The workhouse infirmaries were the predecessors of the NHS - a source of free medical care.

Thanks retiringtype, I assumed 'workhouse' meant the places for destitutes as so often read about. The place everybody dreaded and 'once in, never out' type reputations.

M

Horsley2016 wrote: ↑

29 Jul 2018 13:33

Thanks retiringtype, I assumed 'workhouse' meant the places for destitutes as so often read about. The place everybody dreaded and 'once in, never out' type reputations.

M

Yes it often may have been but also it was the place where our ancestors could go for medical help.

Thank you Mary. I never really connected the 2 before in that way. The perceptions of people with the 'Good V Bad' notions of the 'Workhouse' is interesting. I must read up some more I think to understand better.

M