My transcript of the birth record of Bromley Union held at Bromley Historic Collections is now online at Kent Online Parish Clerks. Bromley Poor Law transcripts can be located via the Bromley Parish Page under the Bromley Union Records heading in the right hand column of the page.
The transcript is extremely useful as the Infirmary had expanded and was providing maternity service to family doctors throughout the Union parishes. The relevant parish is included in each entry and one can see that difficulties in birth,twins and still born children were being accommodated.
The time of birth of twins is recorded.
It is a valuable record as family historians may locate children they were not aware of or birth within the Workhose which may lead to other workhouse records. The Church of England Baptisms at the Workhouse Chapel which are copied into the Farnborough Parish Baptisms register are another resource.
© Henry Mantell Farnborough Online Parish Clerk 2013-2019
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