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Is Workhouse census available for each decade or j

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RStar

RStar Report 10 Oct 2006 19:34

1881 census' is readily available for each workhouse; but are the others, say 1841/51 etc? Ive a few ancestors missing and would like to check to see if theyre in the workhouse.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 10 Oct 2006 19:46

All housing establishments were included on each census. I found rellies on the 1871 in a. workhouse A normal search on the name will come up with any details.unles they are mistranscribed of course!

Unknown

Unknown Report 10 Oct 2006 20:27

All institutions are listed on all censuses. If you have access to Ancestry you can look at the enumeration districts to find out which are covered - usually institutions are in the last enumeration district for an area. Sometimes lunatic asylums only list people by initials, which might be why you can't find some folk.

RStar

RStar Report 10 Oct 2006 20:43

Thanks both!