Genealogy Chat
Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!
- The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
- You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
- And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
- The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.
Quick Search
Single word search
Icons
- New posts
- No new posts
- Thread closed
- Stickied, new posts
- Stickied, no new posts
How to look up records for an old building
| Profile | Posted by | Options | Post Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jennifer | Report | 23 Nov 2007 10:42 |
|
Does anyone know if I can find out about a building in FInsbury, London called Bird's Building? I suspect it was some sort of doss house but I may be wrong. I have a theory that the husband absconded and left his family in poverty but would like to know for sure. Any ideas? |
|||
|
ErikaH | Report | 23 Nov 2007 10:45 |
|
Can we assume that you have googled and got no results? |
|||
|
Jennifer | Report | 23 Nov 2007 10:55 |
|
yes -Google references pigeon poo problems in Finsbury mostly! I have tried doing an advanced search cutting out certain words but I suspect there must be a database somewhere of old buildings and that would probably be where the records would be kept |
|||
|
Jennifer | Report | 23 Nov 2007 11:43 |
|
Answered my own question! City of Westminster Archives have references to the locations of all old workhouses and Birds Buildings was a workhouse. Thought so! |
|||
|
J* Near M3.Jct4 | Report | 23 Nov 2007 11:51 |
|
Well done Jennifer - sometime just talking about it helps! |
|||
|
Jennifer | Report | 23 Nov 2007 15:29 |
|
thanks John!! |
|||