HACKNEY UNION WORKHOUSE

[snootycat]

I had an ancestor Abraham Hall, who was in Hackney Union Workhouse, according to the census, in 1901.
However I cant seem to find it in the ancestry search engine for poor law records. It would be interesting to find out any record of him online. I have been to  www.workhouses.org and can see some pics, I would also like to download some of these for the record, but once again do round in circles. There must be something wrong with my search technique. I have been doing this for several years but never seem to have as much luck quickly finding material as other people! They seem to know where to go instantly. I think my problem is that I almost always use ancestry, so havent become familiar with other resources.
Thanks
Pam

[stanmapstone]

If you want to download a picture, right click and choose "copy image" then paste it or use  "control v" to copy it.

Stan 

[snootycat]

Are you allowed to do that without permission?

[carol8353]

Looks like Hackney isn't one of those boroughs included in the LMA records now available on Ancestry.

Click below and you will be able to look(on the right of the page) which boroughs are included.

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=1557&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0

Carol

[snootycat]

Oh I see, no wonder I was having difficulty, Is there any other way of accessing this online?
Thanks
Pam

[stanmapstone]

Are you allowed to do that without permission?

If it is for your own private records then I can see no problem.

Stan

[dawnsh]

Just a reminder that the LMA/Ancestry project is still very much a work in progress.

There are thousands of records still to be digitised, transcribed and placed online.

The LMA does have some surviving Hackney board of Guardians records ref HABG-7 and I'm sure in the fullness of time these will appear. Whether these will be relevant though is another matter

http://search.lma.gov.uk/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LMA_OPAC/web_detail/REFD+%22HABG-7%22?SESSIONSEARCH&URLMARKER=STARTREQUEST

Dawn

[snootycat]

Many thanks

[areusch]

Hi Pam.. not sure exactly what you've already found but I tried an ancestry search in the 'London Workhouse Admission & Discharge registers' for 'Abraham Hall' and some results came up (perhaps not a lot of interesting info on them though!). But hope it helps ! Heres the link: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=LondonAdminDisch&gss=sfs28_ms_db&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=abraham&gsfn_x=0&gsln=hall&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&uidh=2ti

From the records that came up I can tell you he was born in 1859, a labourer, Church of England and admitted to the workhouse 22/12/1900. He was then discharged 18/02/1901 at his own request. Then re-admitted 25/03/1901

Rosy :-)

(PS. my great-grandfather & his 2 siblings were also in Hackney Union Workhouse! in 1918)

I had an ancestor Abraham Hall, who was in Hackney Union Workhouse, according to the census, in 1901.
However I cant seem to find it in the ancestry search engine for poor law records. It would be interesting to find out any record of him online. I have been to  www.workhouses.org and can see some pics, I would also like to download some of these for the record, but once again do round in circles. There must be something wrong with my search technique. I have been doing this for several years but never seem to have as much luck quickly finding material as other people! They seem to know where to go instantly. I think my problem is that I almost always use ancestry, so havent become familiar with other resources.
Thanks
Pam