Greenwich union workhouse early 1900's ideas please

[kathhale]

Hello Everyone,
I have found an ancestor of mine, ADOLPHUS HALE,in the Greenwich union workhouse.
He seems to have been in and out of the workhouse over fifty times in a four year period.
What really puzzles me is that the times for admission and discharge are given for the same day.
For example 1st April admitted 7.00 discharged same day 7.52
                   18Th April admitted 7.00 discharged same day 8.30
                   20Th April admitted 7.00 discharged same day 7.52

All the entries are in the same vein.
Has anyone any idea why this was and also was this usual ?
Any ideas greatly appreciated
kath

[snowyw]

Perhaps he just went for a meal, or a bath??

[kathhale]

They are the only things I could think of too but was not sure this happened.

Sometimes it says he has no address and at others it gives an address and his wives name and at others it just gives an address and employment as a labourer

Thank you
kath

[t mo]

on  a light hearted note perhaps it was when the pubs were shut !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
trevor

[kathhale]

more than likely !
His wife probably would not let him in his home so he would go to the workhouse !
kath

[t mo]

for a game of darts or dommies to pass the time poor old soul he,d have been better off with the salvation army at least he,d have got a cuppa tea and a bun , great people in the sally army .
trevor

[kathhale]

Thanks Trevor.
I have great memories of the Church Army as a g aunt of mine ran away to london and joined them . I used to visit her at the homes for the homeless she used to help out at.
I often feel the church army gets overlooked or confused with the salvation army.
See what you have done ? We are totally off topic now !

Adolphus Hale had many reasons for hitting the bottle,if he did do that as his father killed his mother then killed himself must have been hard for a son to take
Thanks Trevor
kath

[t mo]

they were very hard times back then  and if it hadn,t been for such organisations doing there best it would have been harder still god bless them all ,  your revelation of adolphouses childhood is a case in point who,s there to pick up the pieces no one could blame him for going off the rails
trevor

[Nick29]

Workhouses were the A & E department of their day.  He may have checked in to get an ailment treated.