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Title: Bead House, Bourne
Post by: TonyJ on Thursday 01 May 08 17:00 BST (UK)

I have found a distant relative (Mary Ann Major) living at Bead House, South St Bourne in the 1871 census.  I am assuming that this was lodgings of some sort as there are 5 elderly ladies, all widows, listed as Head at this address although they all have an occupation of "Bead House recipient" which may mean a poorhouse possibly.
Can anyone enlighten me on this?
thanks
Tony

Title: Re: Bead House, Bourne
Post by: hepburn on Thursday 01 May 08 17:20 BST (UK)

http://www.yourdictionary.com/beadhouse


http://www.matthew-west.org.uk/WestFamilyHistory/WrangleCharitySchool.html

something similar in Wrangle

Title: Re: Bead House, Bourne
Post by: TonyJ on Friday 02 May 08 08:22 BST (UK)

Thanks for the links - I hadnt thought of Bede as an alternative spelling
Tony