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Title: 1841 lookup, Lewisham workhouse
Post by: Meredith on Monday 06 February 06 18:05 GMT (UK)

Hello,
Is there a kind person out there who could lookup Lewisham workhouse 1841 for the name Grace Harrison b.1817/8 in Dereham, Norfolk, she may have a baby Mary Ann with her.  Thankyou.
Meredith

Title: Re: 1841 lookup, Lewisham workhouse
Post by: cissellby on Monday 06 February 06 19:11 GMT (UK)

Hi Meredith,
                   The only Grace born c1817 listed, is one living in Sydenham, Lewisham. She is with 11 other Harrison's, one is a baby of 6 days old.

Cissellby.

Title: Re: 1841 lookup, Lewisham workhouse
Post by: Bryant on Monday 05 May 08 08:56 BST (UK)

Hello Meredith

As stated this family has to be yours...........their is no other!

Are they gypsies/travellers?...........but with a son who is an organist!

1841
SYDENHAM COMMON, SYDENHAM, LEWISHAM, KENT
WILLIAM HARRISON   55   COLT BREAKER    NO
MARRIAN        "           40                              NO
WILLIAM        "            25 ORGANIST            YES
GRACE            "           20                              NO (not born Kent)
JOHN              "            20                             YES
HENRY            "            15                             YES
ELIZABETH     "            10                              YES
JOSEPH          "             8                               YES
CHARLES        "             6                               YES
RICHARD        "             5                                YES
END                "             3                               YES
CHARLOTTE    "             1                               YES
N.K                 "              6 DAYS                     YES
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1841 rule applies ie 15-19=15, 20-24=20, 40-44=40 etc

all the children bar Grace appear in the male column.......one has to assume that Elizabeth & Charlotte are female, as for the 6 day old baby it may well land up to be MARY ANN daur of Grace

*I wonder if "MARRIAN" the mum said enough is enough...no more children. so they called him END   ;D

Bryant   

Title: Re: 1841 lookup, Lewisham workhouse
Post by: louisa maud on Monday 05 May 08 09:22 BST (UK)

This may be of interest
There are quite a few Harrison offspring on the IGI, parents
William and Maria
St Bartholomews Sydenham
Do you think END was meant to be Edward?
Is it just a coincidence

regards

Louisa Maud

Title: Re: 1841 lookup, Lewisham workhouse
Post by: jennifer c on Monday 05 May 08 11:15 BST (UK)

Hi, Do you have her in 1851 living with her brother William & family 1591/584?

Jennifer

Title: Re: 1841 lookup, Lewisham workhouse
Post by: Meredith on Monday 05 May 08 12:18 BST (UK)

Hello all who have helped me with this query,
I have since found them on the 1841 census, thankyou.  I still know very little about my Grace Harrison, the unknown child was Mary Ann but she seems to have disappeared after this, no death can be found so maybe she was adopted out.  Grace had a son, John in 1846 ( also while unmarried ) & yes she is living with her brother William & his family in 1851.  On John's birth cert it gives Grace's place of residence as Lewisham workhouse but John was born at William's house in Sydenham.  I cannot find Grace after this date. 
Grace's mother Maria died (perhaps of exhaustion) & her father remarried a woman 32 years younger than him & in total, that I can find, William had 17 children, he died age 83.

Thanks once again,
Meredith ;D