Census research

The 1921 Census

A full transcription of the hospital’s 1921 census return, including medical practitioners, nurses, domestic staff and patients.

Census return for the Queens' Hospital for Children (formerly known as the North-Eastern Hospital for Children), Hackney road, Bethnal Green.

Please note that there may still be a few minor mistakes in transcription - these will be rectified in due course

Medical Practitioners

Name

Surname

Occupation

Approx Birth Year

Age

Gender

Marital Status

Place of birth

William Durward

Cruickshank

Resident Medical Officer (RMO)

1892

29 Years 4 Months

Male

Single

Hampstead, London, England

Sylvia Kema

Hickson

House Physician

1898

23 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur Walford

Taylor

House Surgeon

1898

23 Years 6 Months

Male

Single

Reading, Berkshire, England

Eleanor Cecily

Thistlethwaite

House Physician

1896

24 Years 9 Months

Female

Single

Manila, Philippines

Mary Lyle

Wilson

House Surgeon

1896

25

Female

Single

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Nursing Staff

Name

Surname

Occupation

Approx Birth Year

Age

Gender

Marital Status

Place of birth

Alice Mary

Bushley

Hospital Matron

1866

55 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Sussex, England

Geneth Marion

Adams

Sick Nurse

1901

19 Years 11 Months

Female

Single

Cardigan, Cardiganshire, Wales

Hilda Eleanor

Bates

Sick Nurse

1901

20 Years 3 Months

Female

Single

London, London, England

Grace Irene

Beale

Sick Nurse

1902

19

Female

Single

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Bennett

Sick Nurse

1901

19 Years 8 Months

Female

Single

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Winifred Mary

Coles

Sick Nurse

1903

18 Years 3 Months

Female

Single

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Mabel

Collins

Sick Nurse

1893

28 Years 1 Month

Female

Single

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emila Lucy

Cronson

Sick Nurse

1900

21 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Kathleen Norah

Dines

Sick Nurse

1904

17 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Charlotte

Farrant

Sick Nurse

1896

24 Years 11 Months

Female

Single

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Marjory

Farrer

Sick Nurse

1900

21 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Ethel

Ford

Sick Nurse

1891

29 Years 7 Months

Female

Widowed

London, London, England

Georgina Johnson

Galloway

Sick Nurse

1901

20 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

London, London, England

Lily Florence

Glass

Sick Nurse

1899

21 Years 11 Months

Female

Single

Dulwich, London, England

Ada Florence

Harrinan

Sick Nurse

1893

27 Years 9 Months

Female

Single

London, Middlesex, England

Florence Margaret

Hatton

Sick Nurse

1900

21 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Durham, Durham, England

Evangeline Grace

Hazeltt

Sick Nurse

1895

26

Female

Single

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Hilda Mary

Hipnell

Sick Nurse

1891

30 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Suffolk, England

Marjorie Eugene

Hoult

Sick Nurse

1897

24 Years 1 Month

Female

Single

Norfolk, England

Marion

Law

Sick Nurse

1898

23

Female

Single

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Lilian Grace Mary

Lewery

Sick Nurse

1899

21 Years 10 Months

Female

Single

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Gladys Ida

Lowe

Sick Nurse

1902

19 Years 3 Months

Female

Single

Harrow, Middlesex, England

Mary Janet

Martin

Sick Nurse

1895

25 Years 11 Months

Female

Single

Beckenham, London, England

Ada

Matthews

Sick Nurse

1899

21 Years 10 Months

Female

Single

Surrey, England

Dorothy Annie

Millington

Sick Nurse

1894

27 Years 2 Months

Female

Single

East Ham, Middlesex, England

Elsie Violet

Millington

Sick Nurse

1901

20 Years 1 Month

Female

Single

Little Ilford, Essex, England

Ivy Victoria

Oaks

Sick Nurse

1900

21 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

Tottenham, Middlesex, England

Alice Mary

Parker

Sick Nurse

1895

25 Years 10 Months

Female

Single

London, London, England

Barbara Evelyn

Pooley

Sick Nurse

1901

19 Years 9 Months

Female

Single

Reigate, Surrey, England

Eileen Violet

Preston

Sick Nurse

1903

18 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

London, London, England

Frances Amy Muriel

Ranning

Sick Nurse

1900

20 Years 11 Months

Female

Single

Wales

Grace

Raymond

Sick Nurse

1898

22 Years 10 Months

Female

Single

Surrey, England

Dorothy Miriam

Reed

Sick Nurse

1901

19 Years 7 Months

Female

Single

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Annie May

Smith

Sick Nurse

1895

26

Female

Single

London, London, England

Dorothy May

Suter

Sick Nurse

1903

18 Years 1 Month

Female

Single

Kennington, London, England

Ellen Pristwood

Taylor

Sick Nurse

1899

22 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

Norwood, London, England

Edith Sophia

Taylor

Sick Nurse

1892

29 Years 4 Months

Female

Single

Forest Gate, Middlesex, England

Florence Louisa

Thompson

Sick Nurse

1899

21 Years 7 Months

Female

Single

Buckinghamshire, England

Doris Edith

Waylett

Sick Nurse

1902

19 Years 2 Months

Female

Single

Romford, Essex, England

Winifred Sarah

Williams

Sick Nurse

1898

22 Years 10 Months

Female

Single

Oxfordshire, England

Alice Mary

Williamson

Sick Nurse

1896

25

Female

Single

Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England

Sybil Elaine

Withers

Sick Nurse

1902

19 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

Romford, Essex, England

Alice Florence

Wonde

Sick Nurse

1901

19 Years 11 Months

Female

Single

Gloucestershire, England

Dorothy Betty

Young

Sick Nurse

1902

18 Years 7 Months

Female

Single

Suffolk, England

Grace Annie

Allen

Sick Nurse Sister

1890

31 Years 3 Months

Female

Single

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England

Margaret

Ball

Sick Nurse Sister

1889

32 Years 3 Months

Female

Single

London, England

Annie Elizabeth

Foules

Sick Nurse Sister

1863

58 Years 4 Months

Female

Single

London, London, England

Margaret

Hodgson

Sick Nurse Sister

1887

33 Years 7 Months

Female

Single

Yorkshire, England

Ivy Violet

Nuder

Sick Nurse Sister

1897

24 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

London, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Paterson

Sick Nurse Sister

1887

33 Years 7 Months

Female

Single

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Emma

Shead

Sick Nurse Sister

1885

35 Years 8 Months

Female

Single

Colchester, Essex, England

Margaret Emily

Thurnham

Sick Nurse Sister

1884

37 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Muriel Dulcie

Williams

Sick Nurse Sister

1886

35 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Wales

Maude

Wright

Sick Nurse Sister

1883

37 Years 9 Months

Female

Single

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Agnes Julia

Allcroft

Ward Maid

1874

46 Years 9 Months

Female

Single

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Winifred Alice

Bowtell

Ward Maid

1906

15 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

Barking, Essex, England

Maud Alice

Clancy

Ward Maid

1890

31

Female

Single

Bethnal Green, London, England

Eleanor Ida

Cousens

Ward Maid

1884

36 Years 7 Months

Female

Single

Openshaw, Lancashire, England

Kathleen Elizabeth

Locke

Ward Maid

1906

15 Years 3 Months

Female

Single

Plumstead, London, England

Lylie

Powell

Ward Maid

1888

32 Years 10 Months

Female

Single

Mile End Old Town, London, England

Domestic Staff

Name

Surname

Occupation

Approx Birth Year

Age

Gender

Marital Status

Place of birth

Daisy Maude

Locke

Cook

1897

23 Years 9 Months

Female

Single

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Florence Maud

Barclay

Domestic Servant

1890

30 Years 11 Months

Female

Single

Bethnal Green, London, England

Martha

Browning

Domestic Servant

1901

20 Years 3 Months

Female

Single

Dalston, London, England

Winifred May

Cook

Domestic Servant

1903

18 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

London, England

Hannah

Cook

Domestic Servant

1901

20

Female

Single

Poplar, London, England

Winifred Clara

Dean

Domestic Servant

1901

20 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Bethnal Green, London, England

Annie Florence Mary

Higgins

Domestic Servant

1903

18

Female

Single

Plumstead, London, England

Ivy Lily

Howling

Domestic Servant

1900

20 Years 11 Months

Female

Single

Enfield Wash, Middlesex, England

Ada

Ilfford

Domestic Servant

1870

50 Years 7 Months

Female

Single

Bridport, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Domestic Servant

1901

20 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

Hackney, London, England

Nellie

Preston

Domestic Servant

1900

20 Years 8 Months

Female

Single

Stratford, Essex, England

Lavinia Edith

Priest

Domestic Servant

1898

22 Years 10 Months

Female

Single

London, England

Alice

Smith

Domestic Servant

1890

31 Years 6 Months

Female

Single

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie Louisa

Storer

Domestic Servant

1894

27 Years 3 Months

Female

Single

Shoreditch, London, England

Lily May

White

Domestic Servant

1902

19 Years 5 Months

Female

Single

Clapton, London, England

James

Roberts

Mechanic

1902

19 Years 5 Months

Male

Single

Silvertown, London, England

Philip

Fitzgibbon

Porter

1870

51 Years 3 Months

Male

Single

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Albert

Longcroft

Porter

1900

21 Years 6 Months

Male

Single

Bethnal Green, London, England

Patients

Name

Surname

Occupation

Approx Birth Year

Age

Gender

Marital Status

Place of birth

William

Anderson

Patient

1920

1 Year 2 Months

Male

Rebecca

Attwell

Patient

1921

4 Months

Female

London, London, England

Stanley

Baldwin

Patient

1916

5

Male

London, London, England

Anthony

Balient

Patient

1921

2 Months

Male

London, London, England

William

Barnes

Patient

1916

5

Male

Solomon

Barnett

Patient

1919

2

Male

William

Baron

Patient

1916

5

Male

William

Barrett

Patient

1913

8 Years 2 Months

Male

Alfred

Beddoe

Patient

1916

5 Years 3 Months

Male

Nathan

Belasco

Patient

1912

9 Years 4 Months

Male

Doris

Bell

Patient

1908

13

Female

London, London, England

Emily Rosetta

Benians

Patient

1921

3 Months

Female

Clifford

Besgallop

Patient

1919

1 Year 8 Months

Male

Vera

Bevis

Patient

1917

4 Years 6 Months

Female

Thomas

Bicknell

Patient

1914

7

Male

London, England

Doris

Blogg

Patient

1913

8

Female

Elizabeth

Bottamly

Patient

1915

6

Female

Honstance

Brett

Patient

1916

5

Female

Albert

Brialey

Patient

1920

7 Months

Male

London, London, England

Bessie

Brockhune

Patient

1918

3 Years 6 Months

Female

George

Brookes

Patient

1920

1 Year 6 Months

Male

Doris

Brown

Patient

1921

2 Months

Female

London, London, England

Gladys

Bugdale

Patient

1914

7

Female

London, London, England

Victor

Burford

Patient

1916

5

Male

William

Butterworth

Patient

1921

2 Months

Male

Stanley

Bye

Patient

1916

5

Male

Cissie

Cable

Patient

1914

7

Female

Reginald

Chant

Patient

1916

4 Years 10 Months

Male

London, London, England

John

Chetty

Patient

1921

2 Months

Male

George

Clarek

Patient

1918

3 Years 1 Month

Male

Edward

Clark

Patient

1909

12

Male

Florence

Clayton

Patient

1910

11 Years 3 Months

Female

Rachel

Cohen

Patient

1918

3

Male

London, London, England

Edna

Collett

Patient

1921

3 Months

Female

London, London, England

Mary

Connell

Patient

1909

12 Years 5 Months

Female

London, London, England

Geoffrey

Copeland

Patient

1921

3 Months

Male

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Lily

Cotter

Patient

1914

7 Years 3 Months

Female

Elsie

Crisp

Patient

1920

7 Months

Female

London, London, England

Fredrick

Cunnings

Patient

1920

1 Year 2 Months

Male

Gladys

Dalling

Patient

1920

11 Months

Female

Phillis

Farmer

Patient

1908

13 Years 6 Months

Female

William

Fisher

Patient

1909

12

Male

Nellie

Garwood

Patient

1915

6

Female

Albert

Gilbert

Patient

1919

2 Years 1 Month

Male

Henry

Gilhan

Patient

1917

4 Years 1 Month

Male

Edith

Golding

Patient

1919

1 Year 7 Months

Female

London, London, England

Thomas

Gosshawk

Patient

1908

13 Years 4 Months

Male

George

Griffiths

Patient

1909

12

Male

John

Gunkle

Patient

1912

9 Years 4 Months

Male

Winifred

Hall

Patient

1911

10

Female

London, London, England

Edith

Hall

Patient

1915

5 Years 7 Months

Female

London, London, England

Rita

Hammond

Patient

1921

6 Months

Female

Alfred

Hanks

Patient

1912

9 Years 5 Months

Male

Elsie

Harris

Patient

1908

13

Female

London, London, England

James

Harvey

Patient

1917

4 Years 6 Months

Male

John

Hastings

Patient

1913

7 Years 11 Months

Male

London, London, England

Elizabeth

Hollis

Patient

1908

13

Female

Emily

Hopkins

Patient

Female

Robert

Hughes

Patient

1920

1 Year 4 Months

Male

Joshua

Isaacs

Patient

1914

7 Years 1 Month

Male

Alice

Jones

Patient

1907

14 Years 0 Months

Female

Evelyn

Jones

Patient

1909

12

Female

Ivy

Jones

Patient

1916

5

Female

John

Kidd

Patient

1921

4 Months

Male

Alice

Kilmmber

Patient

1908

13

Female

London, London, England

Muriel

King

Patient

1919

1 Year 9 Months

Female

London, London, England

Leonard

Lee

Patient

1914

7

Male

Elsie

Livock

Patient

1914

7 Years 1 Month

Female

Laurence

Lockyer

Patient

1918

2 Years 11 Months

Male

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alice

Lowry

Patient

1915

6

Female

William

Lynch

Patient

1920

1 Year 5 Months

Male

Peggy

Marlow

Patient

Female

Richard

Martin

Patient

1920

1 Year 4 Months

Male

Winifred

McCarthy

Patient

1921

2 Months

Female

Louisa

McDowell

Patient

1915

6

Female

Ronald

McNamara

Patient

1920

1

Male

Alexander

Miller

Patient

1920

1 Year 5 Months

Male

Kent, England

Edward

Moredecan

Patient

1920

9 Months

Male

Marion

Morris

Patient

1920

1 Year 6 Months

Female

Ilford, Essex, England

Violet

Moss

Patient

1914

7 Years 6 Months

Female

Peckham, London, England

Amelia

Mullen

Patient

1909

12

Female

London, London, England

Beatrice

Norton

Patient

1914

7 Years 2 Months

Female

William

O'Shea

Patient

1920

7 Months

Male

Leonard

Patten

Patient

1919

1 Year 9 Months

Male

Joyce

Payne

Patient

1920

7 Months

Male

Thomas

Peters

Patient

1914

7

Male

Grace

Petitt

Patient

1919

1 Year 9 Months

Female

James

Plaster

Patient

1920

1

Male

Benjamin

Porter

Patient

1921

2 Months

Male

London, London, England

Georgina

Press

Patient

1918

3

Female

London, London, England

Edward

Pritchard

Patient

1920

1 Year 5 Months

Male

London, London, England

Arthur

Raven

Patient

1918

3

Male

Ernest

Rawlings

Patient

1921

4 Months

Female

London, London, England

Charles

Reid

Patient

1909

12

Male

Agnes

Reynold

Patient

1912

9 Years 3 Months

Female

Leonard

Richardson

Patient

1919

2 Years 6 Months

Male

Albert

Ridgewell

Patient

1912

9

Male

George

Roberts

Patient

1914

6 Years 11 Months

Male

Albert

Rohleder

Patient

1913

8

Male

Goddi

Ruben

Patient

1919

1 Year 10 Months

Male

Frank

Rushton

Patient

1910

11

Male

Ethel

Saffa

Patient

1920

1

Female

John

Smith

Patient

1915

6 Years 1 Month

Male

Alfred

Smith

Patient

1916

5

Male

May

Spencer

Patient

1913

7 Years 11 Months

Female

Marjorie

Spencer

Patient

1920

7 Months

Female

London, London, England

Kathleen

Stacey

Patient

1920

8 Months

Female

Ivy

Storey

Patient

1910

11 Years 3 Months

Female

London, London, England

David

Taylor

Patient

1919

2

Male

Rosina

Taylor

Patient

1916

5

Female

London, London, England

Israel

Tobias

Patient

1919

1 Year 11 Months

Male

Lydia

Tofts

Patient

1920

1 Year 3 Months

Female

Doris

Tyrrell

Patient

1915

6 Years 4 Months

Female

Edward

Voisey

Patient

1920

1 Year 3 Months

Male

London, London, England

Lilian

Watson

Patient

1920

9 Months

Female

London, London, England

Joan

Watson

Patient

1920

7 Months

Female

London, London, England

Albert

Wells

Patient

1920

1 Year 2 Months

Male

William

West

Patient

1919

2 Years 4 Months

Male

Ivy

Wheatley

Patient

1916

5

Female

Ellen

Whetton

Patient

1913

8

Female

London, London, England

Elsie

Wright

Patient

1911

10

Female

London, London, England

The 1921 Census — Whitwar