WebI have seen posts asking where would somebody who died in a workhouse be buried, and think that the general consensus would be somewhere close by. Whilst trawling through parish records in Pembrokeshire I came across the burial of an Alfred John in 1908 in the parish of Mathry which states that he had died in the Haverfordwest workhouse. WebThe Workhouse, front view. This building was designed by architect William Owen and opened in April 1839. It was sited on land owned by St Thomas Church and cost in the region of £4,000. The Workhouse system wasn’t …
Priory Court, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire
WebDec 9, 2024 · An Act of Parliament in the year 1834 took the responsibility of administering to the poor from the local parish church to the doorstep of civil government. The government grouped each civil parish into a union of parishes. There were nearly 600 such unions throughout England, each one comprising close to 20 or more parishes, and were … WebScope and Content. Records of Haverfordwest Borough, Pembrokeshire, 1291-1973, including mayoral accounts, 1565-1712; chamber reeve's accounts, 1583-1724; sergeants' accounts, 1585-1673; bailiffs' accounts, 1583-1673; sheriffs' accounts, 1659-1904; papers relating to the Church of St Mary, 1586-1717; petitions, 1623]-1794; Haverfordwest … bridge of arran
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WebThe records are kept at the County Record Office in Northallerton, but most are micro-filmed and can be accessed at Ripon Library. From 1930, the workhouse was formally known as a County Welfare Institution, and from 1953 was known as Sharow View. The residents were moved out in 1974 to Ripon House, which was a county old folks’ home, … Web4.2 Children’s Homes website. You may also find it useful to consult the Children’s Homes website, a very useful resource where you can search for institutions by location or type and read about their history as well as view photographs of buildings and the people living in them. 5. Children’s homes 1834-1930. WebThe 1901 and 1911 censuses for Ireland are available online and free at the Irish National Archives. The entries for workhouse inmates, however, are recorded only as initials. To … bridge of athlone dance