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Workhouse Leigh on Sea early 1900's

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Grabagran

Grabagran Report 8 Jan 2014 15:15

Anyone any idea how I can find out if any ancestors send there. Also if any died at sea as some were fishermen. Thanks for any info.

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 8 Jan 2014 15:17

Hi there - this might be better posted on Genealogy Chat, or on Find Ancestors if you have names and dates

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend Report 8 Jan 2014 16:38

You might find this site interesting, it seems the workhouse was actually in Rochford.

http://www.historyhouse.co.uk/placeL/essexl16.html

Lesley x

Researching:
The Family

jax

jax Report 8 Jan 2014 18:27

I live very near to Leigh on Sea and looking at this site it was near Southend hospital which to me is not that near to Leigh at all

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

Researching:
Nothing much

michael2

michael2 Report 9 Jan 2014 00:23

I will ask my daughter to see if she can find out any thing as she is a fountain of knowledge about things in and around leigh on sea. :-)

Kense

Kense Report 9 Jan 2014 08:49

You can use the site below to find what information the Essex Record Office holds on the Rochford Workhouse (which covered most parishes in South East Essex that were east of Rayleigh and south of the River Crouch).

http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/

Kense

Kense Report 10 Jan 2014 09:12

You might be able to find the information you seek from this site:
http://www.leighsociety.com/family_history.htm