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I was wondering if there is anyone out there who know where I can research the workhouse records. The 2 workhouyses I am interested in are The Milthorpe Workhouse in Cumbria and The Kendal Union Workhouse in Kendal Cumbria. I know that the Kendal Union Building is no longer there and the Milnthorpe are now luxury flats. I would be pleased to hear anything at all about either of these workhouses. Regards Jan Webb

The workhouse records may be held at the council buildings. Worth a try.

Probably the most important online resource for workhouse records...

http://www.workhouses.org.uk

Put your interest into the search box.

It will include where the records for a particular workhouse are now held

Chris

This is what records the workhouses site says are available at the county records office:-

Cumbria Record Office, Kendal County Offices, Kendal LA9 4RQ.

Holdings include: Guardians' minutes (1836-1930);
Kendal: Deaths register (1836-48, 1914-38); register of lunatics (1885-1937); etc.
Milnthorpe: Births register (1848-1914); etc.
Kirkby Lonsdale: List of inmates and costs (1830); etc.

Kath. x

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
114, Staniforth Road, Attercliffe cum Darnall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Sarah J Vaughan Head Widow Female 50 1851 - Darnall, Yorkshire, England
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William A Vaughan Son Married Male 29 1872 Hair Dresser & Engineers Machinist Labourer Darnall, Yorkshire, England
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Annie Vaughan Daughter-In-Law Married Female 29 1872 - Brightside, Yorkshire, England
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Florence E Vaughan Grand Daughter - Female 6 1895 - Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England
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Joseph W Vaughan Grand Son - Male 3 1898 - Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England
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Gladys E Vaughan Grand Daughter - Female 1 1900 - Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England
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Lucy M Fidler Daughter Married Female 21 1880 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
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Christopher Filler Son-In-Law Married Male 23 1878 Engineers Planer & Slotter Derby, Derbyshire, England
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Elsie M Filler Grand Daughter - Female 0 1901 - Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

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1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
40, Don Road, Brightside Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Richard Lakin Head Married Male 40 1841 Labourer In Iron Works Keadby, Lincolnshire, England
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Anne Lakin Wife Married Female 40 1841 - Shropshire, England
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Abraham R Lakin Son Single Male 19 1862 Apprentice Boiler Maker Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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Sarah J Lakin Daughter Single Female 17 1864 Servant Domestic Fockerby, Yorkshire, England
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John H Lakin Son Single Male 15 1866 Boggy Lad Iron Works Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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Arthur Lakin Son Single Male 13 1868 Scholar Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
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Annie Lakin Daughter Single Female 9 1872 Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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George Lakin Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Lakin Daughter Single Female 3 1878 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Is this the birth you found? :-

First name(s) ANN
Last name LAKIN
Birth year 1872
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District SHEFFIELD
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 449

The certificate would give you her mother's name.

The 1881 census posted by safc looks right to me.

Kath. x

Marriages Mar 1861 (>99%)
Allen Ann Dudley 6c 111
Bentley Daniel Dudley 6c 111
Lakin Richard Dudley 6c 111
Quinlovins Margt Dudley 6c 111
Wood Caroline Dudley 6c 111


West Midlands Marriage indexes for the years: 1861
Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference
LAKIN Richard ALLEN Ann Tipton, St Martin (Pepper Box) Sandwell Register Office 39/9/335

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1861
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
LAKIN Abraham Wednesbury Sandwell Register Office WED/31/321

West Midlands Birth indexes for the years: 1867
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Reference
LAKIN Arthur Wednesbury Sandwell Register Office WED/45/479