Convalescent Home in 1881

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Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby ser59 » Fri Jan 05, 2018 5:45 pm

I have found an ancestor in the 1881 census for Hastings at "79 & 80 High Street, Convalescent Home". With 1 exception all the "patients" are female, the eldest was 51 but most were in their 20s. Their birthplaces are predominantly London and the Home Counties. The only staff are a "Matron", a "Helper" and 1 domestic servant. Does anyone know what sort of Home this was?

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby cbe » Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:08 pm

I wonder whether you might have some detail wrong in this. Just looked at the 1881 census for those addresses. At 79 was a family called KENT and the man of the house was a mariner. At 80
it was a family called SARGENT and the man of the house was a fisherman. All, except Mrs Kent were from Hastings

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby cbe » Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:09 pm

Sorry Sorry Sorry I looked at All Saints St. will look again

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby cbe » Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:19 pm

Sorry after jumping in I have finally looked at the correct place. Cannot help but it must have been a sizeable place going off the number of 'patients' I notice too that most of them were quite young so really was 'convelescence' as opposed to aged residents. Will have a dig around.

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby cbe » Fri Jan 05, 2018 10:36 pm

I'm no help at all here but one of the locals will sort it.
As well as being as you described in 1881 it was to same in 1871 and 1891. In 1861 number 79 was listed as a Ladies School.

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby cbe » Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:12 pm

To assist any locals who can help you: This address is the 4 storey building opposite The Hastings Club. There is a bust set in the wall around the 2nd floor. Think it was used as a hospital for soldiers from the Napoleonic Wars

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby jimbreeds » Sat Jan 06, 2018 4:26 pm

So are we talking about All Saints Street?

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby Richard » Sun Jan 07, 2018 6:22 pm

I'm confused.com too!

As an aside:

97. All Saints street is now called the Fishermens Institute, opened in 1882 (as a 'Club')
A refurbishment took place in 1964 and the 'club' was reopened with the bar and club on ground level as the area was no longer needed for the making and repair of nets, the name was then changed to the Fishermen’s Institute and Society, and was then changed again six years ago to what we now know as The Fishermen’s Club.
It is also the Headquarters of the Hastings Winkle Club - a famous name, I believe.

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby cbe » Sun Jan 07, 2018 10:53 pm

No I've totally confused the thread by jumping in. It is High Street

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Re: Convalescent Home in 1881

Postby cbe » Mon Jan 08, 2018 2:30 pm

another little bit - The Building is called Nelson(s?) Building and is grade II listed


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