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Title: South Shields Workhouse
Post by: Thompson24 on Tuesday 01 December 09 22:25 GMT (UK)

Hi guys

Im looking into why one of my relatives was an inmate in south shields workhouse and wondered if anyone could tell me how and where I would find this information out?

Hope you can help

Mx

Title: Re: South Shields Workhouse
Post by: Ecneps on Wednesday 02 December 09 01:22 GMT (UK)

Hi,

you don't give dates, but if you have a look at the workhouse site:
http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/
you'll find lots of general information about life in the workhouse, and if you enter South Shields in the search box you'll find more on that particular one.

I think any records may be held at Tyne & Wear Archives -
Tyne & Wear Archives Service
Blandford House
Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA
United Kingdom

E-mail  archives [at] twmuseums.org.uk

Telephone
(0191) 277 2248
 
 
Barbara
 :)

Title: Re: South Shields Workhouse
Post by: d.smith107 on Wednesday 02 December 09 18:23 GMT (UK)

You'll find quite a bit of information here

plus 1881 Census which includes staff and inmates.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?SouthShields/SouthShields.shtml

Title: Re: South Shields Workhouse
Post by: Ecneps on Wednesday 02 December 09 19:07 GMT (UK)

Yes that's the same very good website!   :)

If M enters South Shields in searchbox from the link I gave, that's the page that comes up.  It's well worth exploring the whole site as you get a good insight into life in those days

Barbara
 :)