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Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 44 Send Message	Mary	Report	9 Aug 2012 10:36
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 44 Send Message	how do we find out if an ancestor was in a workhouse? thankyou mary
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	9 Aug 2012 10:44
	You can search the cenuses up to 1911 If you need any help, just post the details x
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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Janice	Report	9 Aug 2012 10:48
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	If you know which specific workhouse it would be, you can check with the local records office to see if they hold the admission and discharge registers for the years you need.
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 44 Send Message	Mary	Report	13 Aug 2012 13:00
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 44 Send Message	thankyou Gins and thankyou Janice, i will check those two places .....Mary :-)
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 12,081 Send Message	Andrew	Report	13 Aug 2012 13:03
	Bear in mind that if you search the census records, its quite common for inmates to be listed only by their initials. Andy