Workhouse census

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Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 13,276 Send Message	Lindsey*	Report	10 Oct 2009 00:36
	If you google Peter Higginbottom Workhouse this is a really good site for help, censuses etc.
	Researching: For better results please give all the details ,name, date place as you can {pictures by me }
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	9 Oct 2009 23:10
	Census's were taken in all the workhouse's and they are found with in the normal way, but bear in mind that their name may be mis-spelt or they may be mistranscribed, also on some institutions they were not entered in the name column as John Smith but just J S Roy
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	9 Oct 2009 22:53
	They are usually in the census. Like to give a name and place of birth and year of birth and I'll have a look? In the meantime, explore here - http://workhouses.org.uk/
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	Pauline	Report	9 Oct 2009 22:49
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	Hi, I cannot find my relative who was in the workhouse in 1881. Can anybody help as to where I would find workhouse registers, or can anybody tell me why they aren't in the normal census?