1911 Census

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
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