Saint George's Workhouse (Mint Street)
Posted: 08 Nov 2023, 21:59
I thought I'd located an ancestor in the Mint Street Register on Ancestry. This register is a goldmine for anyone with an ancestor in this workhouse. In many cases the Admission notes for each inmate contain home addresses, occupation, martial status, and specific reason for admission. The notes also mention if the inmate has been in the workhouse before.
Examples: One poor fellow (age 47) is described as "Insane - brought in by PC 70". For a little girl (age 4): "Destitute, mother in Guys Hospital".
Another girl (age 18 months): "Imprisonment of mother, a charwoman". One man (age 26): "Homeless, removed from tramp shed". (I'm intrigued - what does a tramp shed look like?)
This entry is very sad: 5 children (ages 2 to 12) "Deserted by father, a tailor. Mother in prison. 5, 6 & 7 Herberts Buidings".
A boy (age 5) "Found deserted in Boro Road, brought in by PC 488".
I like the naming and shaming notes: A woman (age 26) "In labor, widow, charwoman, 9 Union Street".
I wish someone would give me a grant so I could fully research all of these inmates.
Examples: One poor fellow (age 47) is described as "Insane - brought in by PC 70". For a little girl (age 4): "Destitute, mother in Guys Hospital".
Another girl (age 18 months): "Imprisonment of mother, a charwoman". One man (age 26): "Homeless, removed from tramp shed". (I'm intrigued - what does a tramp shed look like?)
This entry is very sad: 5 children (ages 2 to 12) "Deserted by father, a tailor. Mother in prison. 5, 6 & 7 Herberts Buidings".
A boy (age 5) "Found deserted in Boro Road, brought in by PC 488".
I like the naming and shaming notes: A woman (age 26) "In labor, widow, charwoman, 9 Union Street".
I wish someone would give me a grant so I could fully research all of these inmates.