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wizz

wizz Report 20 Nov 2007 19:29

My G/Grandmother was in the Workhouse,In Louth Lincs,during 1901 and 1914.l need to know how l can find out about her time in the workhouse,ie her fathers and Mothers name,were she was born.
l am having real probs,going any further than my G/Grandmother in my tree,due to her surname being "Smith",a fairly common name!!!!!!.
lf any person that could throw some light my way,in finding out what l need to know,l would be very grateful.

Kind Regards
B.Archer

jen yorkshire

jen yorkshire Report 20 Nov 2007 19:35

maybe some help

The Lincolnshire Archives has the Louth Poor Law Union admission/discharge registers (1872-1934 with gaps); the Guardians' minute books (1837-64, 1866-1930); Births (1847-65, 1910-36); Deaths (1837-66, 1914-36); Creed registers (1869-1930 with gaps); Lunatics register (1895-1905).


We have a portion of the Louth Union Creed Register. This is not the Admissions List for the workhouse, but provides a list of inmates and their religion.


We also have a small text file of Louth Union births you can review (and add to!).


For more on LFHS and the Lincoln Archives have on Lincolnshire Poor Law records, see our Poorhouses page.


For more on researching Poor Law records, see our Poor Law records