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Most Workhouses throughout Ireland also housed the local hospital so its quite possible that the birth occured there. I have known many cases where a child was born "in the Workhouse" when the family had a perfectly good home! Most probably because the birth was a difficult one or there were problems with the pregnancy.

This also applied to deaths "in the Workhouse" - especially in the later years of the 19th Century. This reference does not necessarily mean that the person had fallen on hard times and was a pauper.

Records are available for most Poor Law Unions and these usually contain records of the Workhouse for the particular PLU. Some records are better than others though!!

Hope this helps!

PRONI have Ardglass/Dunsford RC Records for Baptisms and Marriages 1848 - 1880. They are fairly legible!!

Sheila

Hello Kate

I think the marriage took place in St. Matthews RC Church - this is Belfast Urban 11 and it is on the corner of Seaforde Street. It is very much still there also!

Sheila

How can I thank all you guys! You've all done an amazing job with mums photo. I'm going to give her the choice and then put it in a frame for her tomorrow for Mothers Day.

Thank you one and all from the bottom of my heart!