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Workhouse records

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Hya all I have only recently been able to come back to this part of my family history.
However, In my case it is true that my emily hannah smith was in the aston union workhouse due to the fact that she had diabetes and she had been widowed between 1901 and when she finally passed away in 1909.
Of course in those days diabetes was very much in the realms of usually undiagnosed.
Being a widow and having 4 children this I suspect is why she was in the workhouse. Although I cannot understand as there were lots of relatives around her. All of her children were born in the grandparents and great grandparents homes in the same courtyard where they all lived together.
Her parents and grandparents were all still alive when she passed away at 41 years old. At the time she lived in Garrison Street.
 
I have recently bought a workhouse 1 penny coin, i cant help feeling the sadness when i hold this coin. Max
 
My Dad had one of those but I have not been able to locate it. Is it one of the massive ones?
 
Yes it is a large coin , it has the Birmingham Workhouse on one side and its value on the other, saying that " 240 would be exchanged for a £ note".
I feel tremendous sorrow as i had family that ended there and some that were children and sent there. God Bless all that endured the misery. Max
 
For the sake of accuracy its important i feel to point out that LODGE HILL cemetery mentioned by the previous poster is in fact in Weoley Castle, a long way from Highcroft Erdington, it is more likely to be Witton Cemetery, Max
 
MAX ... THANKS! of course its not LODGE HILL... temporary brain diversion! WITTON CEMETERY is the one I meant to include. Cheers, Julian
 
Reading these posts I have an Aunt who died in the Workhouse Infirmary in 1914.
I am wondering if I should ask Birmingham Archives if I could find further information to add to my research ?
Would the 100 year law prevent me doing this ?
 
i have read through these posts to see if there is any info that i am requiring so i apologise in advance if this has been posted before,
my gt gt grandfather died in aston union workhouse in 1895 but i cannot find a death record for his wife and i was wondering if he was in the workhouse would the rest of his family beeen there also any info .
phil
 
Sandra F said:
Does anyone know if there are records of admissions available to view? Looking for my GGG grandmother who was an inmate there around 1870.
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I know this is an old thread. However, did you, or anyone manage to find records for admissions and discharges for the Aston workhouse as my Great Grandfather was born there in 1878 and then disappeared for years!

Anyone wanting info for Staffordshire should be aware there is an online index available
https://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/StartPage.aspx?Mode=Details&Index=E
 
The only place that I have found Aston union residents listed is on the various census lists, there are also lists for reformatory schools on the census lists.
 
Sometimes on these census lists for reformatory schools, prisons, workhouses etc, the residents are only listed by initals and not full names.
 
Nice idea, I've just checked and Aston and the others for 1881 seem to have full names. Just for a moment there was a glimour of hope! Thanks anyway.
 
My great grandfather was untraceable for ages, then I tried every possible variation of his name and eventually found him under a completely mis-spelt name, also try every possible relative , I've also found relatives in a completely different county where they had been staying with aunts and uncles etc.
 
You're right, transcription errors are often one of the biggest problems - George Thomas Lowe - Grandson we found as GARGE TOMASS LAWE - NEPHEW -- Oh the joys of letting people fill in the census themselves in 1911.

We have also found tracing relatives ver useful - as they seem to stay with - or quite often be adopted by relatives.

With this particular chap - the females seem to have had numerous illegitemate children - so there are numerous dead ends!!

I give up trying to chase him but from time to time I make another determined effort - I'm sure I'll track at least "Walter Harry Phillips" if not his mother - Phillips is certainly open to misspelling.

Thanks for your interest
 
Does anyone know where burials took place for people who died in the workhouse around 1909?

from Marg
 
Probably Witton Cemetery,, if they didn,t have a graveyard at the Workhouse (Highcroft Hospital later ? )
Sutton Coldfield was its own Borough so although nearer to Erdington wouldn,t take B,ham people.
 
Re: Aston union workhouse, erdington

I had the death cert of my relative who passed away in here so knew the date of the death.
Rang Witton on the of-chance and yes she was there.
They were exceptional and next day gave me the number etc.
Have rung again about my Albert edward smith stating that he must have passed away between 1901 & 1908 but they said it is too long a gap to look at.
So, yes the cemetery's are great at giving information so just give them a call.
 
Hi
I was wondering if anyone can recognize this Military Band Uniform, it is my great uncle, he lived in Aston and his father died at the Workhouse Infirmary. I believe they had a Military Band called The Erdington Prize Band, just wondered if this was the uniform for them, be most grateful of any help regarding this.
 
I have made enquiries and managed to find out that this was not the uniform for the Erdington Prize Band, so now I think it must be a Military Band Uniform, just need to find out which one now
 
I discovered that my great uncle's daughter died in that work house, in April, 1917, she didnt even make her second birthday, tragedy of it is that her dad was away on active service, I am wondering how a heavily pregnant mother and a child would have been in a workhouse. The little girl's name was Mildred Primsrose Lees. I would like to know more, but unfortunately everyone connected with this tragerdy is long since dead, but it is so sad. The new baby, was born in June of that year, called Ralph after his father, he was just 6months old when he died, but by then they had their own home.
 
I think some poor folk who were very ill went into the workhouse to be cared for ,even if they were working and living at home. I have a death certificate date Feb 1909 of a male relative suffering from lobar pneumonia,he was a labourer living at Lawford street Bordesley. Death reported by assistant master registrar, burial at Witton Cemetary where several family members were buried in public(not paupers') graves.
 
Hi Every one
can some one please tell me i have a address for my great nan on her birth certificate as (1 Union Road Erdington Birmingham ) on puting that address into google it comes up with Workhouse ? the person who registerd my nan was William C Salmon he put a line through name of father on birth certificate who was alloud to register a birth in 1914
would my nan of been born in the workhouse or hospital ? looking i think i saw the hospital change to a place for the insane in 1912 my nan was born in 1914 i am very confused is ( 1 Union Road Erdington Birmingham ) A workhouse or hospital any help would be great many thanks & kind regards Stu
 
Hi can anyone help i am trying to find the resting place of my great great grandmother Jane Randell/Rendall - she died at Aston Union Workhouse in 23/08/1888 and the informant on her death was her sister in law A Randell of 40 Hingeston Street.If anyone can assist me in this, i believe where she died is now thwe Highcroft Hospital in Erdington?

Thanks

Mark
 
Hi,does this help?
Burial Year:1888
Surname:RENDALL
First names:Jane
Register no:39392
Place:Warstone Lane cemetery
Town:Birmingham
County:Warwickshire
Record source:Warwickshire Burials
 
Warstone Lane cemetery

Jane Rendall died 1888 section O 1170
Susannah Rendall died 1888 section O 01150
 
Does anyone know where people who died in the Birmingham work house were buried. My ancester Robert Edward Tandy died there in 23rd Feb 1880 of Phthsis I assume a type of TB. His wife Emma Tandy also died there I think as records in Marston green childrens home suggest this. I think she may have died in quarter 1877 but I still have to get her death certificate to confim this. The person witnessing the death of Robert Edward Tandy was Mary A Tandy a sister in law Robert had plenty of direct family so I wonder why this was the case.

Gary
 
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