which workhouse?

[sarahLB]

Hi - have found an Esther Ballard in newington workhouse westmoreland rd in 1911. She enters the workhouse in December 1908 according to the creed register. There is no information recorded as to when she leaves - although I know she is living with her granddaughter's family in 1925 as she appears on the electoral register. The creed register says she is admitted from st georges? I'm not sure what that means - any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[Gadget]

Hi Sarah

According to a small piece on the Workhouse site, the St Georges is likely to be the parish of St George the Martyr

The Westmoreland Road and Mint Street Workhouses

In 1869, the parishes of Southwark, St George the Martyr and Newington, St Mary were added to the St Saviour's Union which was then renamed the Southwark Union in 1901. The enlarged St Saviour's union took over Southwark's workhouse on Mint Street and Newington's workhouse on Westmoreland Road. The Marlborough Street workhouse was then used for the infirm, with the able-bodied and healthy males being housed on the Southwark site, and able-bodied females at the Newington workhouse. The detached infirmary at Newington was also enlarged although, prior to its completion, a shortage of infirmary accommodation resulted in the union temporarily occupying the Magdalen Hospital on Blackfriars Road which housed around 150 inmates.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/StSaviour/

St George the Martyr was  in the Russell Square area:

http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/MDX/StGeorgeTheMartyrQueenSquare/index.html

(I used to use Queen Square as a short cut! )


gnu

[Little Nell]

Erm, sorry, but I think you'll find that the St George the Martyr referred to here is the one in Borough High Street in Southwark - south of the river. 

It became part of St Saviour's union in 1869.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Southwark/

Nell

[Gadget]

Thanks Nell - so there were two!. I'm a north of the river person. I did wonder why the St George's Bloomsbury was in with Southwark!

I think my link refers to the amalgamation  but says that it was re-named  Southwark in 1901

re-quote

In 1869, the parishes of Southwark, St George the Martyr and Newington, St Mary were added to the St Saviour's Union which was then renamed the Southwark Union in 1901

gnu

PS - is there a link to St George the Martyr, Southwark in Genuki - I can only get the Bloomsbury one up

[Little Nell]

is there a link to St George the Martyr in Genuki - I can only get the Bloomsbury one up

If there is, it's hiding very well, 'cos I couldn't find one either.  I looked in my (very thick, weighty) tome on London 

Nell

[Gadget]

I've found something under the Surrey parishes/boroughs that were transferred to London Met but there's not much 

Forgot to put up the link:

http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/genuki/SRY/parishes.php#lcc