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In
1888, a lying-in (or maternity) hospital for single
mothers was added to the various establishments already
present at Cascades. A voluntary women's visiting
committee was recruited to assist with the running
of the hospital.
The hospital did not accept 'street girls'.
As such, less than 20 single women passed through
the hospital each year.
According to Brown in Poverty is Not a Crime
(p.168):
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Some of the girls
stayed at the New Town Charitable Institution until their
confinement and others were discharged there with their babies until
other arrangements could be made. Most kept their babies and
were helped to find accommodation or employment. |
The
hospital was removed to New Town Charitable Institution
in 1896.
The
following is a list of some of the single mothers
and their children who were admitted to the hospital.
This information is taken from AOT, SWD 10 and is
provided courtesy of Joyce Purtscher. More information
than that provided below is available on the original
records held at the Archives Office of Tasmania.
Name |
Age |
Date
Admitted |
Date
Discharged |
Comments |
ADAMS
Margaret & girl |
|
23
January 1893 |
14
March 1893 |
|
ADAMS
Vena |
17 |
9
June 1890 |
|
native |
ARMSTRONG
Elizabeth & son |
17 |
28
May 1894 |
5
July 1894 |
native |
BANNISTER
Lily E & Elsie |
17 |
15
May 1894 |
|
native |
BOLTON
Margaret & girl |
19 |
2
October 1893 |
28
November 1892 |
|
BOUCHER
Annie—see CURTIS Annie |
|
|
|
|
BRASSINGTON
Annie |
22 |
December
1890 |
26
March 1891 |
native |
BROWN
Elizabeth & girl |
18 |
2
December 1890 |
24
February 1891 |
native |
BROWN
Minnie M A & girl |
|
29
October 1894 |
26
November 1894 |
|
BURNS
Elizabeth Ann & girl |
|
12
February 1892 |
19
March 1892 |
|
BURNS
Julia Mary & son (aka Julia BYRNE) |
30 |
15
December 1893 |
29
December 1893 |
|
BYRNE
Julia Mary—see BURNS Julia Mary |
|
|
|
|
CARTLEDGE
Martha & girl |
|
13
July 1894 |
|
|
CLARK
Carrie & girl |
31 |
26
April 1894 |
9
May 1894 |
|
| CLARK Emma & son |
|
27 July 1891 |
18 November 1891 |
native |
CLARKE
Alice & son |
21 |
11
August 1892 |
7
November 1892 |
|
CLARKE
Carrie & son |
30 |
6
October 1892 |
12
January 1893 |
|
CLEAVER
Emma & son |
|
2
January 1891 |
16
February 1891 |
|
COOTES
Mary Ann |
|
4
May 1890 |
12
June 1890 |
|
CUNNINGHAM
Marie & son |
|
20
June 1891 |
15
July 1891 |
|
CURTIS
Annie & son |
|
16
December 1892 |
19
March 1893 |
|
CURTIS
Annie & son (aka Annie BOUCHER) |
25 |
13
July 1894 |
19
October 1894 |
|
DARCO
Bertha & son |
17 |
24
Augsut 1891 |
31
August 1891 |
native |
DENIS
Mary & girl |
|
29
May 1893 |
|
|
DEVINE
Fanny |
17 |
17
August 1892 |
21 October
1892 |
native |
DOVEY
Amelia & son |
23 |
17
May 1893 |
|
|
EATON
Mary Ann |
17 |
14
March 1890 |
|
|
EVANS
Maria & baby |
|
24
August 1891 |
8
September 1891 |
|
FAWCETT
Sarah |
23 |
13
October 1890 |
1
December 1890 |
|
FISHER
Amy & son |
22 |
20
July 1894 |
|
|
GIBBONS
Theresa (aka Theresa GIVAN) |
|
28
November 1894 |
25
February 1895 |
|
GILBERT
Annie & son |
|
16
May 1890 |
|
|
GINGIVAN
Margaret & son |
26 |
3
December 1891 |
16
February 1892 |
|
GIVAN
Thersa—see GIBBONS Theresa |
|
|
|
|
GLIDDEN
Beatrice & son |
|
22
May 1894 |
|
|
GUY
Eliza & son (aka Eliza NORMOYLE) |
30 |
10
October 1894 |
26
November 1894 |
|
HALL
Louisa & son |
|
20
June 1891 |
|
|
HALLY
Margaret & girl |
24 |
15
May 1894 |
28
December 1894 |
|
HENSHAW
Alice & girl |
18 |
31
July 1893 |
5
October 1893 |
|
HERRING
Mary Gertrude & girl |
|
20
February 1892 |
14
March 1892 |
|
HOGAN
Alice & twins |
20 |
10
October 1894 |
3
December 1894 |
|
HOLDSFORD
Eliza & girl |
|
9
January 1891 |
|
|
HOUSTON
Annie & son |
19 |
2
July 1892 |
26
August 1892 |
|
JACOBSON
Harriet Maria & girl |
|
31
July 1893 |
22
September 1893 |
native |
JAGER
Wilhelmina & son (aka Mary JAGER) |
|
19
May 1892 |
21 September
1892 |
|
JAMES
Emma |
|
4
January 1894 |
5
January 1894 |
|
JONES
Alice & son |
17 |
21
March 1894 |
16
April 1894 |
|
JONES
Florence Emily & girl |
|
4
June 1892 |
8
August 1892 |
native |
JORDAN
Ann |
30 |
25
August 1891 |
9
September 1891 |
|
KEENAN
Alice & son |
|
7
May 1891 |
23
July 1891 |
native |
KING
Annie & girl |
31 |
15
May 1894 |
|
|
LEWIS
Marion |
|
28
March 1892 |
28
July 1892 |
|
LONGSTAFF
Susan |
|
17
June 1891 |
|
native |
LONGSTAFF
Susan & girl |
|
21
March 1894 |
28
April 1894 |
native |
LUCAS
Louisa & girl |
|
19
January 1894 |
5
March 1894 |
|
MARSHALL
Annie & son |
|
16
November 1892 |
6
March 1893 |
|
McNAMEE
Eliza & baby |
21 |
12
July 1892 |
|
|
MORGAN
Emily & son |
|
26
June 1891 |
1
September 1891 |
|
MORGAN
Hester & girl |
|
17
june 1891 |
23
July 1891 |
|
NADIR
Lizzie |
41 |
2
January 1892 |
|
unknown |
NELSON
Jessie & son |
|
24
October 1893 |
28
November 1893 |
|
NORMOYLE
Eliza—see GUY Eliza |
|
|
|
|
NORTON
Amelia & twin girls |
|
26
August 1892 |
2
December 1892 |
|
PALIN
Mary & girl (aka Mary PALING) |
|
18
July 1894 |
11
August 1894 |
|
PATTERSON
Catherine |
|
28
November 1892 |
27
September 1892 |
native |
| PEARCE Ada—see
WARREN Ada |
|
|
|
|
PETERSON
Christina |
19 |
17
January 1891 |
26
March 1891 |
|
PULLEN
Amy & Henry |
|
10
June 1893 |
3
August 1893 |
|
ROGERS
Martha |
24 |
25
June 1892 |
|
native |
SHERWIN
Maria |
|
30
June 1893 |
13
July 1893 |
|
| SKATES Margaret & girl |
43 |
23 September 1891 |
18 November 1891 |
native |
| SPEED Mary |
|
20 February 1892 |
1 April 1892 |
died in Hospital |
| STOCKS Mary & son |
20 |
9 July 1890 |
9 January 1891 |
|
| SULLIVAN Agnes |
21 |
5 November 1893 |
16 December 1893 |
|
| TENNANTS Lillie & son |
|
10 May 1792 |
12 August 1892 |
|
| THOMAS Anna |
|
5 February 1891 |
|
|
| THOMAS Beulah & girl |
17 |
22 August 1894 |
11 December 1894 |
|
| TOWNSEND Mary
C R & girl |
|
9 April 1891 |
7 July 1891 |
native |
| TREMBATH Amelia & girl |
|
24 March 1894 |
2 September 1894 |
|
| WARREN Ada &
son (aka Ada PEARCE) |
|
2 March 1892 |
19 March 1892 |
|
| WEBBER Selina |
21 |
4 July 1890 |
|
|
| WELLS Annie &
son |
21 |
21 March 1894 |
16 May 1894 |
|
| WILLIAMS Alice & girl |
|
13 August 1893 |
31 August 1893 |
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| YOUNG Eliza &
girl |
20 |
29 August 1892 |
21 October 1892 |
|
| YOUNG Mary & son |
21 |
21 August 1893 |
22 September 1893 |
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