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~Rachel~
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Hello,
I have found someone who is possibly an ancestor on the 1901 census.
She is living at the "The Convent of Sisters of Charity & Refuge" in Bartestree, Herefordshire.
I was just wondering if anyone knows anything about the place, especially why young women would end up there?
I'm guessing it'd be for the poor or unmarried mothers but anyone with any local info would be much appreciated!
Thanks 
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Arranroots
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The convent is now partly flats and partly a hospice (where they do wonderful work, incidentally!):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartestree
The design, by Pugin was reputed to be a practice for the Houses of Parliament - it's still an impressive building!
I would suggest a visit to the Hereford Record Office might give you some clues - Parish Overseers records or similar. Was the girl in question Catholic? Can you find any corresponding birth recorded?
Kind regards, Arranroots 
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS WIL: WEBB, SALTER RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK) |
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Arranroots
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Oh dear! Found this in the National Archives site:
HO 45/23592 1928-1932 BURIALS: Illegal burials at Bartestree Convent Hereford : prosecution of Mother Superior following several warningsThis file looks at the action taken against Bartestree Convent, Hereford, after several burials were conducted without following the correct procedures.
Worth Googling for other information ...
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS WIL: WEBB, SALTER RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK) |
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Arranroots
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Genuki is always a good place to start
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HEF/Bartestree/Kelly1913.html
..............the objects of the institution, which is conducted by ladies, are the reformation of fallen women and the preservation of those who are in danger of falling into bad courses: the establishment is supported partly by the revenues of the foundation and partly by the labour of the inmates in laundry work and the manufacture of underclothing:.............
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Census Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS WIL: WEBB, SALTER RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK) |
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~Rachel~
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Hiya, thanks for the replies!
There are 11 Fitzgerald births registered in Hereford over a 10 yr period so it's possible one of them may have been her child, I'll do some investigating! Also, 20 years later she adopted a baby girl from the area - maybe to make amends for one she had to give up??
The place sounds pretty grim though - inmates, laundry and illegal burials... 
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