Genealogy Chat

I agree - the workhouses site is fab!! I found my ggg grandfather in the Bolton workhouse and followed up the info in my local library with the official registers of the time - heartbreaking stuff!! I've also found it useful as a way of pointing you to further info. My gg grandmother was also in the workhouse - Prescott Union (became Whiston Hospital) (different side of the family) and was never talked about as it was considered such a disgrace. Via the workhouses site I emailed the Knowsley library for further info and received a lovely email back providing me with details of my gg grandmother's history and also telling me she had been in another workhouse prior to her death. Reading the records you get a vivid picture of how hard life was for our ancestors. It really makes you realise how lucky we are. Best of luck to everyone in their researches Maria

Just had a quick look at Toxteth Park and when I clicked on inmates it said 'to be added'. When I clicked on inmates for my area a whole list of names and details came up. Jane

ann,how did you find rellies names on that site?ive looked at the site myself and couldnt find any names(toxteth park workhouse lpool,only some employees names, how do you find inmates?xx

another site to try is http;//www.old-merseytimes(.)co(.)uk remove brackets ( ) click on history and read an eyewitness account of the fever sheds it will make you cry if your rellies were ever in the workhouse....moe

Many thanks.. Liz

What a great site Ann, thank you! I am sure there are plenty others that will find this usefull too. Jane x

http://www.workhouses.org.uk I just found this today + found one of my husbands rellies! Its very interesting, full of facts about workhouses etc. Ann