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Title: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: Jamesshepherdsbush on Sunday 08 September 19 11:42 BST (UK)
Is anyone able to look up the above gent for me please. I have a notion that he may have spent some time in the Workhouse after being orphaned. Many Thanks.
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: Treetotal on Sunday 08 September 19 14:03 BST (UK)
This might help:

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/records/

Carol
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: Dundee on Sunday 08 September 19 14:41 BST (UK)
In 1891 he is with some of his siblings in Camberwell in the home of Fanny PRESLAND.

Piece 462; Folio144; Page 53

Debra  :)
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: amondg on Monday 09 September 19 03:10 BST (UK)
He was in the Southwark workhouse admitted from Newington and discharged at his request 26 April 1911.
He was in the Strand workhouse listed as an accountant 28 December 1912 through 31 December 1912.
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: Jamesshepherdsbush on Monday 09 September 19 07:37 BST (UK)
Many thanks for your help with this. Looks like he had short stays in the Work House thankfully. And being listed as an "accountant". Quite amazing really that he ended up in this situation. Though I understand that back then if somebody became infirm and unable to look after themself there was sometimes little option f no family were on hand.
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: jonwarrn on Monday 09 September 19 08:40 BST (UK)
The Southwark records are available free online.
Wife Ethel Mattie, address unknown
Brother and a woman friend also named.
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: Jamesshepherdsbush on Monday 09 September 19 10:29 BST (UK)
I can't find the Southwark records online. Do you have a link to the correct page. Thanks
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: jonwarrn on Monday 09 September 19 11:09 BST (UK)
On FamilySearch (need to be registered for free)
Christ Church Workhouse A+D
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1K-D9H3-D?i=620&cat=289304

Go forward to discharge.

Plus the porters Book, two images, with friends/relatives
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1L-8925-Y?i=412&cat=289304
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: jonwarrn on Monday 09 September 19 21:26 BST (UK)
Quote from: Jamesshepherdsbush on Monday 09 September 19 10:29 BST (UK)
Do you have a link to the correct page.

Those records on FamilySearch are not indexed on the website. We have to find them. Quite often that means me!
The porters books are on ancestry but I'm not sure that they have indexed them? They have of course done most of the standard A+D registers now.
Title: Re: Workhouse Records. Look Up. William Percy Ethelbert Barnes B: 1875
Post by: Jamesshepherdsbush on Tuesday 10 September 19 08:10 BST (UK)
I can't thank you enough for finding these records for me. I can see it looks like a minefield. Sad, to think that an upstanding gent like W P E Barnes ended up n that position. Thank Goodness for the NHS now. In 1903 he was Secretary to The British & Foreign Blind Association (Now the RNIB) and doing sterling work encouraging people to consider employing blind people, trying to establish an "Employment Bureau for the Blind". I have yet to discover what became of him as I have hit that dreaded "brick wall" but I will chip away. Sad also to see that his brother Arthur mentioned in the Porters log wasn't faring much better. I see that he was living in Rowton House, Newington Butts which was basically a hostel for impoverished single men in the Elephant & Castle area.  Again many thanks for all of your help.