Dartford Union Workhouse, Kent

[LittleLondoner]

Hi,
I was interested to know if anyone else has any more in depth info on the Dartford Union Workhouse.
I found a relative WILLIAM ROE there in the 1901 census. I looked on google where I just found some general info about what life was like and some pictures, but how would I find out how long he was there or if there were records of him specifically?

thanks in anticipation,
LittleLondoner 

[bearkat]

According to the excellent workhouse website

 http://www.workhouses.org.uk/


records are at the Centre for Kentish Studies, Maidstone and include:

 Guardians' minutes (1836-1930); Births (1898-1929); Deaths (1914-30); Creed registers (1869-1930); Register of lunatics (1891-1932); Punishments book (1914-1944)

You are unlikely to be allowed acces to records less than 100 years old.

[LittleLondoner]

Hi,
Thank you - that is a shame, though only another 7 years to go! I will check out the site... off to do that now 

[gloryer]

one of my rellies was there on 1851 cenus.Presumably because his parents had died. He was discharge shortly after the census at the request of his grandmother.

[LittleLondoner]

Hi Gloryer,

That's interesting - have you managed to find out any more about him while he was there?

[Droveway]

Does anyone know where an inmate of the Dartford Workhouse would be buried please? I have searched burial records for Holy Trinity and Churches in Stone, Greenhithe & Swanscombe with no luck.

[bearkat]

Welcome to Rootschat 

You could try the Way of Death Project which has scans of the burial records for East Hill, Swanscombe and Stone cemeteries

http://tinyurl.com/nktewac

[Droveway]

Thank you, will try.