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From: "Elizabeth Taylor" <>
Subject: Re: Brocket Hall
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 17:25:14 -0500


I believe that I can confirm that Brocket Hall was used as a maternity
hospital/home. At least one of my two female British cousins was born there!

"ET"

Researching: Boutilier/Bouteillier, Dauphinee, Crow(e) in Nova Scotia,
Canada and Cardoza, Govier and Haywood in England

Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake wrote in message
<>...
>In article <>, Andy McMenemy <>
>writes
>>Brocket Hall is just to the north of Hatfield. I can't verify that it was
used
>>as
>>a maternity hospital, but I vaguely recollect a letter to a magazine
referring
>>to
>>it as a maternity hospital.
>>
>There was the printed equivalent of a news group thread on this subject
>of maternity homes outside London during WW2, in Family Tree Magazine at
>the end of last year. Quite a few such places were listed, and names
>were given for those interested in such research.
>--
>Barney Tyrwhitt-Drake
>
>Drake Software web site at http://www.tdrake.demon.co.u

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