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Re: Lincoln Workhouse 1843- 1851
« Reply #9 on: Monday 02 February 15 15:46 GMT (UK) »
Have you checked the WOrkhouses wesite?

Link to Caistor on that website:
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Caistor/

And, if you scroll down the the bottom of the page:

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    Lincolnshire Archives, St. Rumbold Street, Lincoln LN2 5AB. Limited holdings include Guardians' minute books (1836-1931 with gaps); Register of Bastardy orders (1881-1906).
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Re: Lincoln Workhouse 1843- 1851
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 03 February 15 08:50 GMT (UK) »
Why do you think she was born in the workhouse.  Every census just gives birth place as Lincoln or Lincoln, Lincolnshire. 

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I think these may be the family CaroleW found in 1851
(Perhaps the 1851 enumeration for Alexander was supposed to be Alec or similar)

1861
Alexander Mapleston   36 bn Lincoln
Catherine Maplestone   36 bn Ripon, Yorks
Mary Maplestone   14 bn Lincoln
RG9/   2361 f83 P12

Marys birth has been registered
Mary Mapleston
Mar qtr 1847
Lincoln RD
14 / 42

At this time Louisa is a servant working away from home

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Re: Lincoln Workhouse 1843- 1851
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 03 February 15 09:14 GMT (UK) »
Like nearly all workhouses, Caistor Union Workhouse had an attached Infirmary.
This provided basic medical needs for those who couldn't afford medical bills.


So, a lot of babies will have been born in the Infirmary, even though their mothers weren't actually in the workhouse.
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Re: Lincoln Workhouse 1843- 1851
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 03 February 15 09:59 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Everyone, It was nearly five years ago (when I first set out to discover my tree) that I had help from a researcher, they got most of the info from the Nottingham Archive Office for Market Rasen but Im not 100% sure if this piece regarding Louisa was something they learnt whilst at the office. The up shot of this seems to be that I was given the wrong info and I would like to thank all concerned for putting me right, I knew this would be the right place to get the facts.

A big thank you to everyone who has contributed.

Cheers