Greenwich servant in 1868 'Lah-de-dah' house

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Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 15 575 Send Message	Guinevere	Report	9 Nov 2004 06:21
	Hi, The workhouse admission records may have some clues. They will be held at the county record office. Gwynne
	Researching: Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 35 Send Message	Jo	Report	9 Nov 2004 04:24
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 35 Send Message	Can anyone suggest how I can find out where my great grandmother was working as a servant in Greenwich in early 1869. I recently had a conversation with a very elderly aunt, and she told me that my grandfather had been conceived illegitemately when his mother (my great-grandmother) was working at a 'lah-de-dah' house in Greenwich. We asked her if the house would have been bombed or torn down, and she was quite adament that house, and those people, would still be there. My grandfather was born in December 1869 in Greenwich Union workhouse, so would have been conceived in March or so. Does anyone have any suggestions about how I might find out where she working? Of course, I'd really like to know the name of the putative father, but that is probably a long-shot by now. Sincerely, Jo (Canada)