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Title: work house in bradford
Post by: missyfirebird on Sunday 19 August 07 20:27 BST (UK)
hi
 can anyone tell me how i might find a list of occupants of the bradford union work house in 1928
thanx missy
Title: Re: work house in bradford
Post by: Canuc on Sunday 19 August 07 20:57 BST (UK)
How close to being what we would call a hospital had it become in 1928? By this time I believe that they were more likely to be providing shelter for the elderly rather than their earlier function of housing for the impoverished of all ages.

One needs to understand when the first threads of the welfare state came into existance to get a feel to its use 1928 to 1949.

Did it become a hospital in 1949 with the NHS as was the case with most workhouses?

Remember this is still living history, there are people alive who will know more than I can guess at.

Have you tried the City/County Records Office. If it is an NHS facility they may have some records, but not likely as patient records get weeded out if they are inactive for a period of time.

Happy hunting
Canuc

Title: Re: work house in bradford
Post by: dee melody on Sunday 19 August 07 21:20 BST (UK)
You could try this website.  It has contacts that may be able to help:

www.workhouses.org.uk/bradford

regards
Dee
Title: Re: work house in bradford
Post by: Pels. on Sunday 19 August 07 21:21 BST (UK)

Hi missy,

Have you had a look at the following link?

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/

If you type Bradford Union  into the search it will give you some idea of what the place was like.

Kind regards,

Pels

Title: Re: work house in bradford
Post by: Pels. on Sunday 19 August 07 21:24 BST (UK)


Sorry Dee,

Great minds think alike - or so they say? Your link doesn't appear to be working for some reason .. ..

Kind regards,

Pels
Title: Re: work house in bradford
Post by: missyfirebird on Sunday 19 August 07 22:24 BST (UK)
thanx for the info i have had a look and it is really interesting
my nan was put in a work house when she was born as her mother died giving birth to her and her dad was in the forces her dad came to collect her when she was 2 or 3
thanx missy
Title: Re: work house in bradford
Post by: Comosus on Tuesday 21 August 07 21:59 BST (UK)
My great great great grandfather was in Bradford workhouse when he died in 1908.  From what I can remember, I think my mum wrote to them, and they said they could only release the records after 100 years, so unfortunately it might be like trying to get blood out of a stone, but it's still probably worth persevering.

Andrew