RootsChat.Com
England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => London and Middlesex => Topic started by: scruffy 10 on Thursday 04 February 10 18:31 GMT (UK)
-
Hi can anyone help me,I am trying to find a list of "inmates" of the Union Workhouse Poplar in the years 1895/6.
I would be very grateful for any suggestions :)
Many Thanks
scruffy
-
Hi Scruffy
The London metropolitan Archives should have these. What name are you after?
Ben
-
Hi,
:)
There is quite a lot of information and pictures of the Poplar Union Workhouse on www.workhouses.org.uk as well as a list of the records held by the London Metropolitan Archive. Just put Poplar Union in the search box.
Is it likely the person you are looking for would have been an inmate there in either 1891 or 1901?
Luzzu
-
Hi Ben,
Thanks for the info, the name I`m looking for is Caroline Goodridge, who had a child Nelly there in september 1896.
Perhaps you can help.
Scruffy
-
Hi Luzzu,
Thanks for the info. I have looked on the website but couldn`t find a list of names, perhaps i was looking in the wrong place :-[ i will look again.
thanks again.
Scruffy
-
Hi Scruffy,
It wasn't a list of names, it was a list of the records that are available at the LMA. If you go on the page for Poplar Union, and scroll down to the end.
The only names on there are a list of the inmates for 1881 which is a bit too early for the person you are looking for.
Luzzu
-
Hi Ben,
Thanks for the info, the name I`m looking for is Caroline Goodridge, who had a child Nelly there in september 1896.
Perhaps you can help.
Scruffy
Hi Scruffy
She may well have just gone in there to have the baby, they were hospitals as such in those days I believe.
Rosie
-
Hi Scruffy
The LMA/Ancestry project is still a 'work in progress', there are still loads of records to be digitised and transcribed before they go online.
It may be that what you want isn't online yet or the records you are looking for may not have survived.
May I suggest you send an email to the LMA asking them what their holdings are for Poplar union workhouse 1895-1897.
Dawn
-
Hi
According to 'Poor law union records' by Gibson, Rogers and Webb as long as it is the workhouse on the High Street in Poplar, creed registers survive for 1844-1940, birth registers 1837-1914 and baptisms 1881-1939.
Ancestry have the Poplar poor law records (unindexed so it is a time consuming activity to trawl through them) under the borough records for Tower Hamlets.
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/Default.aspx?htx=List&dbid=1557&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0
Ancestry is a subscription website.
Regards
Valda
-
Unfortunately, the records for 1895/6 aren't browsable on Ancestry which is why sending an email to the LMA will confirm what they've got.
Dawn
-
Hi,
Thanks to everyone who has helped.
I have more info to look at :)
Scruffy
-
Hello,
A bit earlier than you want but try these handwritten Stepney Union casebooks, 1889-1890
General page at http://library-2.lse.ac.uk/archives/pdf/Stepney_Union.html
If you search the site you'll find the main names of the case studies searchable but the names (there are many) contained in the body of the studies are not and you'll have to read through them. There are about 600 case studies with a page or two per 'main' name.
Best of luck
-
Thanks DTW,
I think that will keep me busy for a while but worth a look :)
Scruffy