1301 Govan Road??

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:58 pm

Hi Guys - back on the trail again - and I've got a new question for you, already

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Traced back a family members death and noticed they and a few others (non rellies on other certs) have their place of death registered as 1301 Govan Road, Glasgow.

Was this a hospital or some kind of institution?

Post by **AndrewP** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:20 pm

Hi Miss Poohs,

A search on TalkingScot provides the answer. 1301 Govan Road is/was the Southern General Hospital.

All the best,

AndrewP

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 10:27 pm

Dohhh should have known - thanks Andrew, TS to the rescue

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:42 am

Hi Miss Poohs

Andrew is correct but he could have added that previously it was the Merryflats Poorhouse so if the folk were in there in the 1800's it was the Poorhouse then and it was only the later part of the century that it was used as a hospital. Some of the Poorhouse residents who had mental illness did not leave the hospital until the early 1900's. Most of them in a wooden waistcoat poor souls.

Russell

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 9:35 am

It was around 1928, and he died of stomach cancer, he had his wife committed 10yrs before that though, fo being insane, poor soul died there a few days later of septicemia (sp?)!!! She was probably delerious.

Wooden waist coats eh?

and they talk about the good ol' days

weezy1979 · Post by **weezy1979** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:20 pm

hi miss poohs , was wondering if the herbert you were looking for was related to me ? i have family whos surname was herbert and born in barrow-in-furness then moved to govan many of my family dying at merryflats which was also the local asylum and fever hospital !

many thanks

Post by **joette** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:53 pm

Hi Louise & a warm Welcome to TalkingScot.
I do hope you & Miss Poohs do have a connection-it's so exciting when that happens.
If you have any other queries then let us have them we are a pretty knowledgable bunch & we aim to help.

Miss Poohs · Post by **Miss Poohs** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 2:55 pm

Hi there Weezy - my Herbert was Herbert Todd, so it doesn't sound like it could be if Herbert was their surname.

Although he did move to Govan and lived there for a while.

You never know!!

weezy1979 · Post by **weezy1979** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 9:09 pm

Hi Joette , thanks for your lovely warm welcome !! I am enjoying the site so far and hope to find more names to add to my family tree , although i have hit a brick wall at 1825 with my dads family and 1900 with my mums !! I am lvin lookin though and everyone on the site seems so friendly .

xx

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Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:24 pm

Hi Weezy,
my Aunt (through marriage to paternal Uncle) was a Hester.
I have done some work for my cousin on this line.

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1301 Govan Road??

1301 Govan Road??

herbert

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