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Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 881 Send Message	Naomi in SW	Report	5 Feb 2004 23:10
	If I think a relative was in a workhouse aged 17 how do I know if it's the right one if there are no other relatives listed? If it is the right one, how often did people leave a workhouse and get married? Naomi
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Linda & Tim	Report	6 Feb 2004 00:39
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Not sure... but I have one name in my Tree who was in the Workhouse as a boy with his father. He grew up and later married.
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 877 Send Message	Irene	Report	6 Feb 2004 00:49
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 877 Send Message	I would think that the only way they would leave was to find a regular job, after all that would be the reason they were in there. Finding work then was a lot harder, and if they fell on hard times the workhouse was a lot better than nothing. I can remember my father saying when I was little (a long time ago) that the mention of the workhouse was enough to make you quake with fear. Just looking at some of the pictures is enough for me. Irene
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 881 Send Message	Naomi in SW	Report	6 Feb 2004 14:21
	Thanks guys, Think I will see if I can find some other information before I take it this person is definitley my relative. Cheers Naomi