What happened to Hughes Workhouse???

[magintx]

In searching for my GG...Gmother Pamelia Richardson I find she gave birth to Mary Margart Richardson who was Baptised at St. Leonard's in Shoreditch on 24 Aug 1773.  It states that she was 'of Hughes Workhouse.'  My guess is that Mary Margart was born there.
However, I've not been able to find any info on this workhouse.  It was recommended I try the London Metropolitan Archives.  Also that it was likely turned into a hospital, perhaps, St. Leonard's Hospital. I obviously didn't find the right places to search in the Archives or even where to ask for guidance.

Can anyone help with finding records from here or any of Pamelia Richardson?  I found marriages for a Pamela Richardson, but it is in the 1830's so not sure.

[maddys52]

I can't seem to find any information on Hughes Workhouse, however I can see a number of burials at St Leonards Shoreditch from Hughes Workhouse up to around June 1787. There are also references to a "Phillips Workhouse".

[maddys52]

I think the Pamela Mary Ann RICHARDSON who married in 1835 was the daughter of Robert RICAHRDSON (possibly one of the witnesses). She was baptised at St Pancras Old Church, Camden with 3 siblings on 2 Feb 1806, dau of Robert and Mary, her birth date 31 Dec 1805.

[magintx]

Maddys52, thanks very much for checking!  Where did you find the information on the burials?  Perhaps I can follow up on anything on that page.  Fingers crossed!

[maddys52]

The Parish Register for St Leonard, Shoreditch is on Ancestry. The burial register I was looking at was 1778-1792 (234 pages). As I mentioned, quite a few burials from the Hughes Workhouse. (Also Phillips Workhouse, and just "Workhouse", actually they are abbreviated so that it is "Hughes W H", "Phillips W H" and "W H")

[maddys52]

Meant to add earlier, I'm guessing Hughes (and Phillips) Workhouses were private workhouses:
https://www.londonlives.org/static/Workhouses.jsp#toc9

[magintx]

Great!  Thanks you very much!