What or where was Union House Colchester?

[Treelover]

Hi Ronnie

Hmmm, interesting, but no sure if any of the information you found would actually fit in.  Think Mary Ann Fee lied about being 21  (was "full age"  21)

Think Alexander may have made up a father.  Maybe its just me, but if you were brought up in a workhouse but you knew your father, wouldn't you name one of your son's after him? 

There are numerous Mary Ann Fee's knocking about, but the one you mentioned born 1799 would have been coming up to 50 when she gave birth ?? possible, but I would have expected Mary Ann's mother to be young and naive - that's me presuming again 

Thank you for the offer of look ups in Colchester but this was the only one I had. 

Many thanks once again for your time and trouble

Joan 

[rosie99]

There is also a George Fee born Colchester 1823 also listed in St Georges who has a 3year old daughter  The Wedding cert for 1868 say both over 21 so worth a look eh?

I had also looked at this family, there was a George Fee who died SGHS
March qtr 1854 Fee  George     St Geo H Sq  1a 158
who could have been father or son
But it looks as though Mary Ann could also have died there September qtr 1854 
Fee  Mary Anne     St Geo. H. Sq.  1a 253
I think that probably eliminates that family 

Rosie
 

[vabbott]

oh thats a shame  nut I will keep the names in mind and will still keep looking for you  .so I may get back to you some time

Take care
Ronnie

[essexalan]

Hello I am new to this and found out that one of my ancesters was in the Union Workhouse  and died there to.It was a place that they put poor people who had no work or money,so that they could get back to health and back into society.Reseach tells me it was later converted into St Mary's Hospital.

Alan