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Death in the workhouse OSP?

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Mad Alice

Mad Alice Report 10 Nov 2009 22:33

I have just foundthe death of my relative Anne stone in the workhouse in London in 1893. The letters OSP are written in he Parish column. Can someone tell me what tis means please?
Thank you. Alice

Mummy Bear

Mummy Bear Report 10 Nov 2009 22:39

Alice

Which workhouse & where in London?
MB

Mummy Bear

Mummy Bear Report 10 Nov 2009 22:40

Could it be Old St Pancras?
MB

Mad Alice

Mad Alice Report 10 Nov 2009 23:03

Yes I think it is old St.Pancras. Thank you both. alice

Mummy Bear

Mummy Bear Report 10 Nov 2009 23:08

Great website on Workhouses

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/
MB

Peter

Peter Report 10 Nov 2009 23:10

Alice,

I have come across OSP on a marriage record in a parish register standing for "of same parish".

Peter

Mummy Bear

Mummy Bear Report 10 Nov 2009 23:30

Alice

If your relative is the 81yrs old in the St Pancras Church Burial Register (8th Dec 1893) then the OSP means, as Peter has pointed out, 'Of Same Parish'
MB

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 11 Nov 2009 18:07

The fact that someone died in the Workhouse doesn't necessarily mean they lived there. Quite often they were moved to the workhouse when they were in their dying days as this was the only place that could look after them.

I have a similar situation for my g grandmother who was moved to the local mental hospital. It turned out she was suffering from terminal kidney failure and this was the nearest place that could give her respite in her dying days.

For years afterwards, her family thought it had been a miscarriage of justice,

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 11 Nov 2009 19:59

The workhouse was often the local hospital

Jilliflower

Jilliflower Report 11 Nov 2009 22:48

Please Von, where and how do I check out the workhouse records? Is it on Ancestry? I don't get that until Christmas!
Please tell me so that I am ready to go! (not to the workhouse!)
cheers,
Jill