Rathdrum Workhouse 1840's

[kmdryd]

Hi All
I have a very big problem....as most people do with Irish records.......does anyone know of records relating to the Rathdrum Workhouse. 1830-1849. 
ANY help at all would be very much appreciated.
Kathleen

[Pat Reid]

Kathleen:

Try this for a start.  http://www.iol.ie/~libcounc/wicklowsc.htm

Pat

[Pat Reid]

Kathleen:
Since previous posting, I just found another link here on Rootschat.  http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/

Pat

[kmdryd]

Dear Oat
Thank you very much for your time and finding these sites for me
Kathleen

[kmdryd]

Hello again
This is further to my original query about Rathdrum workhouse.  I have just received info. that a bap. date does indeed exist for my gx2 grandmother. I had nearly given up hope of finding her and unfortunately the family member who has this info. doesn't want to share. Some people just amaze me..anyway, Bridget penrose was born 1833-1834 Wicklow and the details were found in the catholic parish records.  I think she came from Ballinderry in Rathdrum but not entirely sure. She would have come from somewhere close to this area.  Does anyone have access to these records? or could help me in any way..of finding her bap. date.
Thank you
Kathleen

[Pat Reid]

Kathleen:
I took a look at the Vital Records Index but no luck. However, after some digging I came across this item about the Irish Orphans sent to Australia. You may already have this but am posting just in case.

http://www.irishfamine.org/names.html

IRISH FAMINE ORPHANS MEMORIAL
HYDE PARK BARRACKS SYDNEY~AUSTRALIA

Penrose Ann, Wicklow
Penrose Bridget, Barraderrie, Wicklow
Penrose Catherine, Wicklow

Another item of possible help is:

Irish orphans

During the Famine in the 1840s a number of Irish orphans from the workhouses were shipped to Australia. Information about these orphans may be found in:

Barefoot and pregnant?: Irish famine orphans in Australia: documents and register / compiled and introduced by Trevor McClaughlin. (FAMHIS 929.102594 1991-2001)

Unnamed Irish boys on convict ships, 1841-1843, sent to Queen's Orphanage, Hobart, Van Diemen's Land / Joyce Purtscher (PAM 929.3946 1993)

Wages paid to orphans index, 1849-1851/ compiled by Aileen Trinder & Pat Stemp.
(MFC 331.21086945 1996)



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Hope this is useful.

Pat


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[kmdryd]

Dear Pat
Thank you very much again for going to so much trouble for me, I do appreciate it.  Thanks for the Potato Famine site, I do have the info. but I have not accessed the site before.  I gave them the info. and applied for Bridget and her sisters names to be put on the wall and I went to the unveiling of the monument.  It was a lovely day and we got to explore Hyde park Barracks again. 
I will read the books that you mentioned.
Thank you Pat
Kathleen

[Cara]

The stone that was erected for the Poorhouse folk in Rathdrum indeed holds  only one name and that is of the Co Wicklow  Council man who had it erected............there is only one lone stone in that graveyard
and it is for an Anne Byrne ............I have photos should they be needed.
Also the records of baptism that you seek would be with the Rathdrum Parish priest along with the Poorhouse records of burials etc...........I know because I have seen them much to the last parish priests horror ( why I have no idea) after all they dont belong to him they are our ancestors
Cara

[Christopher]

Kathleen:

Try this for a start.  http://www.iol.ie/~libcounc/wicklowsc.htm

Pat

Hiya Pat,

Problems here. I tried that first site you mentioned and found a chimpanzee. http://home.iol.ie/common/error/notfound.asp The second site is a good one.

Best Wishes, Chris