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So you were born in the old Norton Hall Orangery fentonvillain! that's one up on me and Lysanderix. We both spent time in the Workhouse maternity ward! I was there in 1946. After the bombing of Jessops Hospital in 1940, the Colonnade(orangery) at Norton Hall came into emergency use as a maternity unit. Nether Edge Hospital, formally the Ecclesall Union Workhouse became a hospital in 1938. Photographs from www.picturesheffield.com

Hartshead from early directories and as you can see no George Lee can be found apart from the one in Newbold and Dunstan, but in 1862 there was three George Lee's as tailors in Newbold and Dunstable, could be they were all related. HARTSHEAD 1862 Directory Stevens Mary, beerhouse, 12 Hartshead Hartshead. 1 Gillatt Harriet, cabinet. maker 3 Fairburn & Parker, law solicitirs White John, joiner Bradley T. B. & Son, estate agents Pye-Smith& Wightman, sols Kilcoyne Patrick, egg dealer 11 Parker Jas., brick &c. dlr Lenthall Thomas, victualler, Vine Tavern Andrews S., furniture. broker 12 Stevens Mary, beerhouse Atley Thomas, spirit dealer 13 Tankard A. ,paper cartons. maker 17 Wright Wm., plumber 21 Thomas Philip, watchmaker Bell Thomas, shopkeeper 25 Drury Elizabeth, victualler., Dove and Rainbow 29 Swinden Joseph, shopkeeper Groves Fred. k., fishmonger Hulme John, fishmonger 35 Barber George, beer house 39 Bradley Job, victualler, Red Lion 34 Taylor Sarah, victualler, Beeswing ------------------------------------ NEWBOLD AND DUNSTAN TOWNSHIP 1862 Lee George Tailor / George Lee was still in Newbold And Dunstan in 1879, it may not be your relative but maybe. 1879 Directory HARTSHEAD. (Campo lane.) 1 Turner Thomas R. wire worker St. Peter's close 3 Webster & Styring, solicitors Figtree lane TOWN CLERX'S OFFICE; J. Yeomans, town clerk Meeting House lane & Watson's Walk 25 Turner William, victualler 27 Lees Stonpy, newsagent 29 Broadbent Thomas, shopkeeper 37 VICTORIA CLUB; Joseph Fletcher steward Birks J. S. & T. grocers, & Co 51 WaIters Job, victualler York street 4-6 Kilcoyne & Co. provision merchants 6 Kilcoyne James (K. & Co.) 8 Hoole Joseph, victualler 12 Smith Benjamin, accountant 14-16 Bell Thomas, grocer 30 King Mrs Emily, oyster dealer Rodgers Thomas, lithographer, & co 44-6 Crosby Michael, victualler

I would suggest a starting point of Robert Eadon Leader's two books "Sheffield in the Eighteenth Century" and "Reminiscences of Old Sheffield", both of which are available free as Google ebooks. The index of these books show there are quite a few mentions: