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Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 120 Send Message	Joyce	Report	12 Jun 2009 13:21
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 120 Send Message	Has anyone got any idea how or if I can get records of The Union workhouse in Lanchester county Durham Regards Joyce
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	12 Jun 2009 13:25
	http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Lanchester/Lanchester.shtml
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	12 Jun 2009 13:33
	The workhouses site say this is where any surviving records can be found:- Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham DH1 5UL. Few local records survive. Holdings include some creed registers, and registers of births and deaths. Kath. x
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 120 Send Message	Joyce	Report	12 Jun 2009 13:45
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 120 Send Message	Thanks Joy and Kath for that info much appreciated regards Joyce
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	12 Jun 2009 13:51
	You're welcome :-)