On 22/02/2015 5:52 PM, Tony via wrote: > I am wondering about Pancras Hospital - partly workhouse and about 7 miles > from Poplar which had its own workhouse - leads me to think Poplar Hospital? > On the next page to the Payne entry is a "PH" in the abode column > Tony Sadly, it appears Poplar Hospital opened in 1855. John > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of johnfhhgen via > Sent: 22 February 2015 16:29 > To: Ruth; 'LONDON Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [LON] All Saints Poplar - query in Baptism Register > > On 20/02/2015 2:53 PM, Ruth via wrote: >> On 8th September 1834 Lucy Malindia was born to her parents John and >> Mary Ann PAYNE. They took her to be baptised on 31st January 1835 to >> All Saints, Poplar. >> Her father was a Waterman, and they lived in Poplar. In the box where >> her surname is recorded, the clerk has included the letters "P.H." in >> the bottom right hand corner. >> Similar letters appear in the surname box of another entry, where >> the father is a Mariner. >> Can anyone suggest was the letters "P.H." could stand for? >> Many thanks >> Ruth > A very long shot .... PostHumous? (i.e. a parent deceased before birth) Have > you any evidence both parents took her to be baptised? How common is it in > the register? > > Could it conceivably be the initials of another clergyman/parish clerk > adding details later? It was not uncommon for the parents to be told to wait > behind after the Baptisms to fill in the register. I have seen an entry with > Christian names and the marginal note "Parents did not wait". > > Having looked at the entries, it is definitely P.H., and I don't think it is > initials. > > Sorry not to be more help > John Henley > > >
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vols43-4/pp842-872 Hello: If I look at the page above for the vicinity of Poplar, it uses P.H./p.h. much. One single look up for p.h. here, shows "Public House". It seems there are a lot of public houses/inns around here, and the merry old friar knew his watering holes well enough ?. If you go through them, they are probably all public houses ?. Cheers - Bart. -----Original Message-----