RootsChat.Com

Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Wales => Glamorganshire => Topic started by: mags54 on Thursday 24 March 16 14:47 GMT (UK)

Title: Dowlais poorhouse
Post by: mags54 on Thursday 24 March 16 14:47 GMT (UK)

I wonder if anyone can tell me if there was a poorhouse or hospital in High Street, Dowlais, Merthyr in about 1854
Tia
 Mag

Title: Re: Dowlais poorhouse
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Thursday 24 March 16 19:38 GMT (UK)

There was a cottage hospital established in High st Dowlais in the 1860s, connected to the iron works. See
 
http://www.engineering-timelines.com/who/clark_GT/clarkGeorgeThomas.asp

There's a photo on the left hand side

The workhouse was in Merthyr itself

Title: Re: Dowlais poorhouse
Post by: mags54 on Friday 25 March 16 14:58 GMT (UK)

Thank you Mabel, I'd found this information but 1860 was a bit late for what I was looking at. I have a relative who died in High Street, Merthyr in 1854 but lived at Bethania Street so I wondered if there was a poorhouse or hospital in High Street that he might have died in.
Regards
 Mag

Title: Re: Dowlais poorhouse
Post by: bernard_lewis on Monday 28 March 16 17:11 BST (UK)

There was an official system of workhouses at that time, though not one of those at Dowlais, I think. Maybe the ones at Merthyr or Pontypridd might fit the bill?

Google workhouses.org and do a search on likely locations near to Dowlais.

Dowlais might have had a non-official 'refuge' or similar, provided by a charity or similar.

Bernard

Title: Re: Dowlais poorhouse
Post by: mags54 on Monday 28 March 16 20:07 BST (UK)

Thank you Bernard, the family had a home in Bethania Street at that time but my gg grandfather's place of death was given as High Street, so maybe it was the home of a relative.
Regards
 Mag