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Title: Workhouse Location
Post by: liverpoolgenealogy on Saturday 16 April 22 19:18 BST (UK)
Hi,

Could anyone decipher the attached image? My ancestor entered the Liverpool Workhouse in 1869, and stayed there for 22 days. The writing in the image is under the heading 'where located'. Of the other entries on the page, I couldn't see any that had a similar place listed, most of the other people had 'medical' written in this column, so it certainly refers to their location in the house rather than where they otherwise lived.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Workhouse Location
Post by: ShaunJ on Saturday 16 April 22 19:49 BST (UK)
Looks like "Cleaning"
Title: Re: Workhouse Location
Post by: arthurk on Saturday 16 April 22 19:53 BST (UK)
Or Cleansing?
Title: Re: Workhouse Location
Post by: liverpoolgenealogy on Saturday 16 April 22 19:58 BST (UK)
Thank you both for your replies. I also though it was 'cleaning' but I didn't really think this made sense. All the other entries on the list were wards within the house, e.g. 'medical', 'fever' and 'aged woman', things like that. My ancestor was male too, but I'd have imagined 'cleaning' to have been something done by female inmates in a workhouse during these times?
Title: Re: Workhouse Location
Post by: bluesofa on Saturday 16 April 22 20:13 BST (UK)
While it doesn't describe the purpose of a "cleansing Ward", this article refers to one in the Chester Workhouse.

Quote
"The inspector, it was stated, handed in a report describing their neg- lected condition, and Mrs. Dugdale (the por-teress) admitted them to the cleansing ward of the hospital."

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4249405/4249417/144/

Title: Re: Workhouse Location
Post by: liverpoolgenealogy on Saturday 16 April 22 20:43 BST (UK)
Quote from: bluesofa on Saturday 16 April 22 20:13 BST (UK)
While it doesn't describe the purpose of a "cleansing Ward", this article refers to one in the Chester Workhouse.

Quote
"The inspector, it was stated, handed in a report describing their neg- lected condition, and Mrs. Dugdale (the por-teress) admitted them to the cleansing ward of the hospital."

https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4249405/4249417/144/

That's a great find! Thank you! I think it probably is cleansing then!

Thank you all.
Title: Re: Workhouse Location
Post by: keldon on Saturday 16 April 22 21:04 BST (UK)
There's a short description here about another workhouse.
Google Books.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sIwSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q&f=false
Title: Re: Workhouse Location
Post by: liverpoolgenealogy on Sunday 17 April 22 02:00 BST (UK)
Quote from: keldon on Saturday 16 April 22 21:04 BST (UK)
There's a short description here about another workhouse.
Google Books.
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sIwSAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA196#v=onepage&q&f=false

That's a great source! Thanks for posting it!