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Title: Workhouse Census records,how do I locate?
Post by: josephinemary on Wednesday 08 December 10 12:42 GMT (UK)

Am looking for 1901 census for St Marys Workhouse, Islington.Have just spent best part of 4 hour using name or address etc.  Can anyone give me guidance please?
Josie.

Title: Re: Workhouse Census records,how do I locate?
Post by: Tati on Wednesday 08 December 10 12:46 GMT (UK)

Hi Josie,

Try RG13/170 98, pages 1 through 37

 :)

Title: Re: Workhouse Census records,how do I locate?
Post by: SBZ5809 on Wednesday 08 December 10 14:27 GMT (UK)

Tati, I wonder if you'd mind explaining how you arrived at that.

Title: Re: Workhouse Census records,how do I locate?
Post by: stanmapstone on Wednesday 08 December 10 14:37 GMT (UK)

I don't know how Tati does it, but if you have the 1901 search page, on the right hand side you will see a box "Browse this Collection" Select London for the County, Islington for the Civil Parish, Upper Holloway for the Sub-Registration District. You will then get a list of the Enumeration Districts and after District 66 you get all the Institutions listed as separate Districts, just click on the one you want.

Stan

Title: Re: Workhouse Census records,how do I locate?
Post by: SBZ5809 on Wednesday 08 December 10 15:11 GMT (UK)

Thanks, Stan.

I see this kind of thing a lot on here; people (very helpfully, I must add) provide information, but if a similar question arises later, there's no way of extrapolating to the new case, so we novices have to ask again next time.

Title: Re: Workhouse Census records,how do I locate?
Post by: Mort29 on Wednesday 08 December 10 15:32 GMT (UK)

Using Ancestry, another option is to open the 'drop down' menu for the Relationsip to Head, and select 'Institutional' or 'Inmate'. Then put the Parish in the relevant box, or in the Keywords Box.

You will get a list of people classified as such in the Parish, and examining the individuals will show where they are - then click on the link to show the original page and from there you can get to the Enumerators Page describing the District or Institution.

Title: Re: Workhouse Census records,how do I locate?
Post by: Huckleberry on Wednesday 08 December 10 15:47 GMT (UK)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jeffery.knaggs/Instuts.html

Title: Re: Workhouse Census records,how do I locate?
Post by: josephinemary on Thursday 09 December 10 08:34 GMT (UK)

Thank you all. Will try it.
Josie.