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A Myriad of reasons.
Could have been caught short like the lady in John Lewis.

A cottage hospital, the home of the local doctor, the home of the midwife, the home of someone who acts as a midwife.

Oddly my late mother in law (illegitmate) was born in Milton rather than on the Isle of Sheppey where all the family lived.

Flushing Street seems to have been solely residential - looking at 1921 and 1939

Perhaps the mother was visiting someone and went into labour unexpectedly.

BUT.................you will never know for certain

Ty for your suggestions ladies.

Yes maybe she went into labour when visiting, sounds plausible.

Or maybe it was the home of a relative, where she had gone for her confinement. May be worth checking the address on the censuses?

5, Flushing Street unoccupied in 1939


1921 Census Of England & Wales
5, Flushing Street, Milton, Kent, England
Albert George Burnett Head Male 1895 26 Sittingbourne, Kent, England Brickfield Labourer Mr Savess Brickmaker
Florence Burnett Wife Female 1899 21 Sittingbourne, Kent, England Home Duties -


1921 Census Of England & Wales
5, Flushing Street, Milton, Kent, England
John Piper Head Male 1876 45 Strood, Kent, England Ironmoulder Iron Goods Umr Grin Iron Foundry
Maria Piper Wife Female 1876 45 Maidstone, Kent, England Home Duties -
Herbert Piper Son Male 1906 14 Harbledown, Kent, England Apprentice Iron Foundry Core Making
Nellie Piper Daughter Female 1909 12 Canterbury, Kent, England School Girl -
Doris Piper Daughter Female 1913 7 Brompton, Yorkshire, England School Girl -
Ivy Piper Daughter Female 1917 4


1921 Census Of England & Wales
5, Flushing Street, Milton, Kent, England
John Cameron Head Male 1890 31 Kensington, London, England Labourer (Filterman) Kembley Council (Out Of Work)
Annie Cameron Wife Female 1892 29 Battersea, London, England Home Duties -
Leonard Cameron Son Male 1920 - Wandsworth, London, England - -


1921 Census Of England & Wales
5, Flushing Street, Milton, Kent, England
Peter Gaynor Head Male 1864 57 Ireland Farm Labourer G F Willson Farmer & C
Annie Gaynor Mother Female 1874 47 Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England - -
May Gaynor Daughter Female 1914 7 Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England - -

None of those are obvious relatives of Jasper or Ethel.

Florence and Albert Burnett weren't married.. Florence's surname was Tong, and she's listed as Tong in 1939, although still with Albert, and their three sons.
Her death is registered as Burnett.

Maria Piper's maiden name as Longley.

Annie Cameron's maiden name was Pain.

I don't know about Annie Gaynor.

Ty for checking the address ErikaH and for the other info ladies.

I thought I had already replied to this message earlier but no trace of my message :-S

Anyway, Ethel Read's death cert wont be despatched until 28 August!! patience of a saint required me thinks lol

I read somewhere over the last couple of days that the certs are dispached from Southport. The writer said they didn’t know if anyone was personally affected but asked that we are considerate to staff as they may all still be in shock.

The GRO has been in Southport since 1997

I suspect that a lot of people have not really thought about where the certs are sent out from.

However, we should think about what has happened there and give them all the time and space to get over events.

Oh my, ty for that names. i actually never realised where they are dispatched from at all. I guess we all just order, pay & wait patiently and not give any other thoughts to it.

Yes i'm sure it will take time for all those who live & work to get over the recent events in Southport so I shall not get impatient but wait patiently.

Florence in the hebrides

:-)

According to newspapers, 5 Flushing Street was a boarding house.

Three Freehold Houses nos 1, 3 and 5 Flushing Street, Milton Regis, together with the Goodwill, Furniture etc of a registered lodging house.

22 Jan 1921 East Kent Gazette


An application was made by Mr Stephen Baker for a transfer of the licence of the lodging house nos 1, 3 and 5 Flushing Street from the late Mr Thomas Thomas. The licence was only required for nos 1 and 3 as Mr Baker was to turn no 5 into ' ahouse let for lodgings.'

12 March 1921 East Kent Gazette

Ty alviegal for that info, very interesting