Romford Union workhouse

[micwood]

Hello

I am trying to trace my dad and aunt (twins) born Jan 1917 in Chelsea workhouse I have found they were transferred to the Romford Union on 26 Feb 1917 along with their mother and 4 year old brother, is it possible to find a register or even which of the houses they went to in the Romford Union as there appears to be a number of houses, any pointers would be helpful.

Micwood


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[nanny jan]

Hi,

Here's a link to information about Romford Union Workhouse:

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

Few records survive but those that do are at Essex RO.



Nanny Jan

[micwood]

Hi Nanny Jan

Thank you, I have been in touch with Essex Record Office, Chelmsford and they tell me they do have some records of that time but only minutes which I don't think will be very helpful in finding where my relatives were placed when transferred from the Chelsea Workhouse, I may well pay them a visit and sift through some of the records around that time frame and see if there are any leads.

Micwood

[KGarrad]

London Metropolitan Archives have records for Chelsea Workhouse, which might prove useful?

Holdings for Chelsea include: Admissions and discharges (1872-1930); Creed registers (181914-27); Bastardy orders (1873-77); Registers of deserted women and children (1882-98); Guardians' minute books (1841-1930); etc.

[jan57]

Apart   from  a  few buildings  ( that  had  preservation  orders on  so couldn't  be demolished   )  the    main  Romford  workhouse which became Oldchurch  hospital ,  has been demolished    and  new houses/ flats   have  been  built  on the  site  ,    building work  is still in  progress