Workhouse in Hailsham/Hellingly

[cath151]

Hi,
Could anyone possibly tell me if, in 1841 there were two different workhouses in Hailsham?Hellingly or were they the same one.
I ask because i have two different records for hopefully, mother and son.

James Sinnock (transcribed Sinnet)  8
Hellingly Union Workhouse
Ho 107  Piece 1114, book 11, folio 48, page 3.

Mary Sinnock  40
Hailsham union Workhouse
Ho 107  piece 1114, book 10, folio 51, page 2.

Also, i think they have records of inmates in sussex records, does anyone know what information would be in these records?

I do get mixed up with my references but i would think that they might be the same workhouse.
  Many thanks for looking,
 Cathy

[Jebber]

You should find plenty of workhouse information here.

http://www.workhouse.org

Jebber

[astral14]

Hellingly and Hailsham are two different small towns in Sussex. Although, I do not know for sure, I would hazard a guess that they were in 2 different places because it was common practice to split males and females and the son, being 8, would be considered old enough to work and to be independent of his mother. It was a hard life for people in the workhouse. Victorian attitudes were that those in the workshouse must have done something to have brought about their fate. That is why most tried, at all cost, to avoid going there.

[toni*]

After 1834
Hailsham Poor Law Union was formed on 10th April 1835. Its operation was overseen by an elected Board of Guardians, 16 in number, representing its 11 constituent parishes as listed below (figures in brackets indicate numbers of Guardians if more than one):

County of Sussex: Arlington, Chiddingly, Hailsham (2), Heathfield (2), Hellingley [Hellingly] (2), Herstmonceux (2), Hooe, Laughton, Ninfield, Warbleton (2), Wartling.
Later Additions: Chalvington (from 1898), Ripe (from 1898).

[cath151]

Hi,
Brilliant, thankyou all,
I will now definately research further as i think i have found my missing link in James!
I didnt realise they were two seperate towns.
          Best wishes
 Cathy

[kerryb]

Hi Cathy

I live in Hailsham and I believe the Workhouse was in the centre of town (now called Stoney Lane), the Hellingly Workhouse is down the road from me, Hellingly being a very small village about 1 mile outside Hailsham.  The area where the workhouse was is still called Union Corner today.  I just about remember one of the buildings still standing till about the 1980s.

Kerry

[kerryb]

Hi again

This page will tell you a little about the Hailsham workhouse

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/index.html

Kerry 

[cath151]

Hi Kerry,
   Thanks for the invaluble local knowledge, so the two workhouses were nt too far away from each other, making my theory possible. The website was interesting too.
Thankyou again
 cathy

[kerryb]

No not far away at all, about 1 mile I would say.  I use that website quite a lot and it has some invaluable information on it.

Kerry