Whiston Union Workhouse Info

[Torwoodlee]

Hello,

I was wondering if it was possible to access a record which states why Catherine Fitzpatrick was in the Whiston Union workhouse when she died on the 9th of April 1884.  Her husband Thomas Fitzpatrick died seven months later at home in Prescot, rather than in the workhouse.

Thank you
Borderslass

[CaroleW]

The Workhouses had infirmaries which cared for the sick who could not be cared for at home.  My great grandparents both died in the WH infirmary but they had their own house

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/

[Radcliff]

Have you contacted Lancashire archives ,

[Torwoodlee]

I was just there all day yesterday but I ran out of time and could not look into it.  I live four hundred miles away and returned home today.  I am thinking it was connected with illness.

[Radcliff]

What a shame,
did you manage to visit her burial place,

[Torwoodlee]

Yes, I was at the church but I didn't realise she was buried there until after I had left.  There are a number of Roman Catholic burials in St Mary the Virgin Church of England burial ground in Prescot.

[garstonite]

Hiya Borderslass - she didn`t die on 9th april - that was her burial date
www.lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indexp.html
 burial 9th april 1884 -( so probably died about a week earlier )
Catherine Fitzpatrick at St Mary The Virgin,Prescot
aged 59
Whiston Union
notes R C

[Torwoodlee]

Oops, I should have said buried rather than died.  I really would like to find out why she was in there; does anyone know if any records exist?

[jangeo]

A book that was published ' A History of Prescot Union Workhouse' acknowledges the help of St Helens Library for much of its information, it might be worth emailing them to see if they can help.

Regards
Geoff W