Union House South Shields

[ponytail]

 :-\Can any one tell me anything about Union House South Shields I am led to belive it was a workhouse, ifso is there any records kept i am intrested inthe late 1800.

Thank you
Alan

[Frances]

Hi Alan,
The History of the Workhouses site should help you. South Shields is included and this section came from there. Hope you can find your records. Frances

Records
Tyne and Wear Archives Service, Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA. Guardians' minutes (1899-1932), Births (1914-37), Deaths (1914-48), Admissions (1926-48), Admissions and discharges (1897-1956), Creed registers (1877-1948), Epilepsy registers (1911-36), Lunacy registers (1908-48).

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.htm

[ponytail]

Thanks for the information I went to the web site and found it very intresting
it has a very good section on South Shields

Alan