Census of 1911
The 1911 census gives us an insight into its use as a childrens home.
Staff
| Surname, name | Status | Gender | age | Year Born | Position | Bithplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Maud | Matron, Single | F | 46 | 1865 | Matron Convalescent Home | Tottenham Middlesex |
| WOODS, Mary | Ass: Matron, Single | F | 26 | 1885 | Matron's Assistant C H | Glasgow Scotland |
| JACQUES, Annie | Servant, Single | F | 29 | 1882 | Domestic Cook | London Middlesex |
| HAND, Annie | Servant, Single | F | 24 | 1887 | Domestic Housemaid | Great Haywood Staffs |
| GOUGH, Lilian | Servant, Single | F | 19 | 1892 | Domestic Housemaid | West Bromwich Staffs |
| GOUGH, Ethel | Servant, Single | F | 17 | 1894 | Domestic Kitchen-Maid | West Bromwich Staffs |
| GOUGH, Elsie | Servant, Single | F | 14 | 1897 | Domestic Housemaid | West Bromwich Staffs |
The three Gough sisters were daughters of Henry and Bella shown in 1901 as living at 24 Church Street, West Bromwich with a fourth sister Mabel born 1899. Any information about what happened to these girls would be most welcome.
Housekeepers
The census shows these ladies as patients but the jobs indicate they were staff. It was not clear whether this was an error or they had a different status to the other staff.
| Surname, name | Status | Gender | age | Year Born* | Position | Bithplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARDELL, Mary | Patient, Single | F | 31 | 1880 | Pinafore Machinist | Birmingham Warcs |
| NALL, Florence | Patient, Married | F | 36 | 1875 | Housekeeper At Home | Darlaston Staffs |
| ROLLASON, Amy | Patient, Married | F | 31 | 1880 | Housekeeper At Home | Walsall Staffs |
| HOPKINS, Francis | Patient, Married | F | 59 | 1852 | Housekeeper At Home | Birmingham |
| FARLEY, Rose | Patient, Married | F | 34 | 1877 | Housekeeper At Home | Birmingham |
Children
Aged between 6 and 14 there were nine boys and fourteen girls.
| Surname, name | Status | Gender | age | Year Born* | Position | Bithplace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHER, Charles | Patient | M | 6 | 1905 | Birmingham | |
| KEYTE, William | Patient | M | 13 | 1898 | Smethwick Staffs | |
| EDGINGTON, Frank | Patient | M | 10 | 1901 | Gloucestershire | |
| STOKER, Leonard | Patient | M | 7 | 1904 | Birmingham Warcs | |
| GARRATT, Charles | Patient | M | 11 | 1900 | Birmingham Warcs | |
| BIDMEAD, Horace | Patient | M | 10 | 1901 | Birmingham Warcs | |
| SIDEWELL, Sidney | Patient | M | 7 | 1904 | Birmingham Warcs | |
| PEACOCK, Joseph | Patient | M | 9 | 1902 | Birmingham Warwickshire | |
| MANN, William | Patient | M | 11 | 1900 | Birmingham Warwickshire | |
| GRIMES, Edith | Patient | F | 8 | 1903 | Birmingham Warwickshire | |
| HILL, Elizabeth | Patient | F | 8 | 1903 | Birmingham Warwickshire | |
| RAMSAY, Mary | Patient | F | 10 | 1901 | Dundee Scotland | |
| WINKLEY, Winifred | Patient | F | 6 | 1905 | Birmingham Warwick | |
| WHITEHALL, Dora | Patient | F | 10 | 1901 | Birmingham Warwick | |
| JONES, Clara | Patient | F | 12 | 1899 | Birmingham Warwick | |
| HOLLINS, Grace | Patient | F | 10 | 1901 | Birmingham Warwick | |
| WHITE, May | Patient | F | 13 | 1898 | Birmingham Warwick | |
| TRUEMAN, Hilda | Patient | F | 13 | 1898 | Kent | |
| COWELL, Phoebe | Patient | F | 10 | 1901 | Birmingham Warwick | |
| CHILES, Lilian | Patient | F | 7 | 1904 | Birmingham Warwick | |
| BEDDOWS, Alice | Patient | F | 14 | 1897 | Handsworth Staffs | |
| DUGMORE, Violet | Patient | F | 7 | 1904 | Birmingham Warwick | |
| BROOKS, Ada | Patient | F | 10 | 1901 | Birmingham Warwick |