Where was his mother living prior to her being in the Workhouse?
He is not showing up on any of the records we have transcribed or the CD I have from S&DFHS. He may not have been baptised or only shows up in the Workhouse records. A visit to Sheffield Archives might be the only way you can find out.
Elaine in Ottawa.
PS. I see from the 1911 census they were still in the Workhouse.
Mother Eliza?
Name: Sydney Eccles
Age in 1911: 4/12
Estimated birth year: abt 1910
Relation to Head: Inmate
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Ecclesall
Registration district: Ecclesall Bierlow
Registration District Number: 509
Sub-registration district: Ecclesall South