Genealogy Chat

Hi all. How do i find the york workhouse census for 1901? I am not sure how to do it on Ancestry. I have a feeling in my water that my great grandparents may have been there. Unable to find them anywhere else. Vanessa

I would just put their names in the normal search facility it has workhouses too.

The workhouse will be in the normal index,but a lot of workhouse entries are mistranscribed or incorrectly spelt.Try with the info you know to be correct,but be liberal with years of birth and spellings. Glen

Hi Valarie. I have tried that but i am running out of different ways to spell Mckegg. I was hoping that if i could get into the census for the workhouse for 1901 i may be able to trail through the names to find them. Oh well! Back to the drawing board. Thanks anyway. Vanessa

Hi Glen. I will give that a go. Anything to try and shift this ruddy brick wall! Thanks. Vanessa

what is their first names and year of birth

Hi Valarie. William Mckegg. Born in York 1879. Mary Mckegg born ? 1880. John Mckegg born leeds 1899. Vanessa

I just put Mckegg in the surname box and Yorkshire in the area on 1901 and the first names up are spelt the same way

Then what am i doing wrong? I can not get any Mckeggs up in 1901. Still a novice. only being doing this for about 7 months. Vanessa

Hi Vanessa Here's a link for you with regards to the workhouse in York. It has the 1881 census on there - no use to you, but at least it will give you an address to work on. It has pictures and maps and all sorts of other information on there. http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/index.html

Thanks Snowdrop. Will give anything a go. I can find William on other census but it is this one that is driving me nuts! The only thing i can think of is that they were in the workhouse. Will let you know how i get on. After i have screamed the house down. Vanessa

hi just go to the 1901 census put the surname in and Yorkshire for the area nothing else I am trying to find them for you , no luck so far .

Oooh ooh Vanessa, On that website there is a link to York City archives and researchers can go and look for free - it's got opening times and the address on the link. You live in York as well don't you?

Thanks Valarie. I have to pop to the door. Be back soon. Vanessa

Hi Snowdrop. Sorry for taking so long. Yes i live in York. I will go to the site and get the addie and phone number. I think they are the ones who helped me find the newspaper reports on the inquest of Williams fathers death in 1880. He died a nasty death on a building site. Buried alive when digging a ditch for pipes to be laid on a new housing estate. Thanks Snowdrop. Vanessa

sorry but I give up good luck , my eyes have gone all googly

Thankyou sooo much Valarie for giving me your time. It is greatfully appreciated ( I hope i spelt that correstly). Vanessa

God! I can`t even spell the word Correctly! correctly lol! Vanessa

Vanessa wish I could have found them for you, of course the Mother or Father ,may have died, and maybe the boy is with someone else. There are so many maybes good luck

Hi Valarie. No my great grandparents were very much alive. William died in the work house in 1938. Mary remarried in 1941. I just want to get my records straight and have everything sorted. I do know that William jioned the army but do not know when. If i can find them in 1901 maybe i can find out when and which regiment he joined. Thankyou. Vanessa