Ledbury workhouse
Nettet7. des. 1992 · Volume: Ledbury Union Workhouse, Ledbury. Date: 1 Jan 1903 - 7 Dec 1992 Location: Belle Orchard House, Ledbury, County Of Herefordshire Show all locations Ledbury Union Workhouse, Ledbury, County Of Herefordshire Reference: BF100524 Type: Volume containing Photographic, Graphic and Textual material. NettetIn 1891 only 28 gloveresses were listed in Ledbury and by 1901 there were two gloveresses and one ‘machinist - glove’. Seventy-one year-old Elizabeth Weaver, a retired gloveress was living in the workhouse. The domestic trade had entirely ceased by the First World War. Sources: Ledbury parish registers and wills (Herefordshire Record …
Ledbury workhouse
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NettetThis building was originally the Ledbury Union Workhouse. It was built in 1836 when the Poor Law Commissioners authorized an expenditure of £3,970. It was designed by George Wilkinson who was responsible for other Herefordshire workhouses at Leominster, Bromyard and Weobley. It was to accommodate 150 inmates. NettetHerefordshire workhouses. The Historic Environment Record contains entries for twelve workhouses, located throughout Herefordshire. Most were set up in 1836 as a result of the Poor Law Amendment Act, but a few are of earlier date. Workhouses were usually located in cities and large market towns, but a few in Herefordshire were established in ...
NettetA Comprehensive History of the Workhouse by Peter Higginbotham. Name Mar Age Sex Relation Occupation Handicap Birthplace; Staff; Henry MORGAN: M: 39: M: Head NettetLedbury workhouse site, 1903. After 1930, the workhouse became a Public Assistance Institution under the name Belle Orchard House. After 1948 it became an old people's …
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NettetPaper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (293) NRA 44374 Much Birch, Little Birch and Much Dewchurch parishes. NRA 10872 General Sir George Airey and Richard Airey, General Lord Airey: corresp and papers link to online catalogue. NRA 32631 Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers: Hereford branch.
NettetThe Union Workhouse was built in 1836 on what was Union Lane, now Orchard Lane with a project budget of £3,970. The architect was George Wilkinson who designed other workhouses at Leominster, Bromyard … spencer and bennett clearing salesNettet30. des. 2024 · Harriet Bowkett, aged 22, had already been reprimanded by the nurse at Ledbury workhouse in Herefordshire for “neglecting and ill-treating” her son within a fortnight of his birth and insisted when asked to stay by the matron that she could make a good living sewing gloves while staying at her mother’s house. spencer althorphttp://www.old-ledbury.co.uk/UnionWorkhouse.htm spencer amacher lacrosseNettet26. mai 2008 · My husband wishes to know if there is anyone with access to the Ledbury Workhouse records who can help him obtain information relating to that of his great-grandfather, William Powell, born in the Ledbury Workhouse on Mar 12, 1843, and also to that of William's mother, Mary Powell. Have no info on Mary and no father is listed on … spencer and arlington loughtonNettetLedbury, Church Lane Workhouse Sites and Monuments Record reference no. 19858, Ordnance Survey grid reference SO 7115 3774. A building is marked at this location on the 1841 tithe award map. Hillaby notes that "a large part of the old workhouse in Church Street was used as a school for 300 boys." spencer and asherNettetLedbury Union Workhouse Orchard Lane Historic Environment Record reference no. 19848, Ordnance Survey grid reference SO 7080 3870. This building is marked as a … spencer and ashley forumNettet29. mar. 2024 · Ledbury Guardian Newspaper 15-08-1914 DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN LEDBURY TOWNSMAN MR. HENRY MORGAN It is with genuine regret that we … spencer and byron