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K

K Report 16 Nov 2010 18:53

Try going onto this site http://www.google.co.uk/ and putting in Bethnal Green workshouse - then press search

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 16 Nov 2010 18:51

Google is a search engine. You can find it at www.google.co.uk

Just put "workhouses" in the search box and see what comes up.

You can also look here:-

www.workhouses.org

Kath. x

Helen

Helen Report 16 Nov 2010 18:50

http://www.google.co.uk

Then type in the seach box

Helen

Researching:
Clay, Dabell, Meadwell, Crowson

anneloose

anneloose Report 16 Nov 2010 18:32

thank you everybody keeps saying do a google search - sorry if I sound stupid what do you mean and how do you go about it

patchem

patchem Report 16 Nov 2010 18:26

You can do a google search for lots of different information about workhouses and Bethnal Green.

K

K Report 16 Nov 2010 18:24

Have a look at this site http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/lon/bethnal_green_workhouse.htm

I looked at records for a nearby workhouse at the London Metropolitan Archives 40 Northampton Road, London

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

anneloose

anneloose Report 16 Nov 2010 18:03

My grandmother was taken into a workhouse with my mother who woudl have been around 4 years and brother 1 or 2 years.
They lived in bethnal green area. I beleive my grandfather left them - and the reason for them going into the workhouse. I have searched. it was around 1914 . name Norton
where does one get this information ?

many thanks anne