St. Georges Union, Fulham Road, Workhouse in London.

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Hi,
I mislaid one of my ancestors (careless I know!) after the 1901 census when he was employed as a window cleaner in a Westminster Hotel. I have recently discovered he went to the above Workhouse with a note stating 'transferred to Infirmary' in 1904.
His name was Sydney Robert Strong, born 1865-6 at Enford, Wiltshire. Some records show him as Sidney.
I've reached a new dead-end, albeit three years forward.
Does anyone have records for this institution they can look up.
How likely is it he stayed in the area and/or died soon after?
I cannot find any suitable death record but guess Workhouses/Infirmary's still produced any death record?
Many thanks for any help or ideas.
Graham

[CaroleW]

Was he married or single?

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Single as far as I know. I know it's the right guy as his brother (my great-grandfather) is listed as next of kin at his Wiltshire address. I can only guess he moved to London for his fortune. Sadly didn't find it.  Before 1901 he was listed in Wiltshire censuses.

[KGarrad]

Take a look at:
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/StGeorges/

Right at the bottom is a list of Records, and where they may be found.

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Thanks for the links.
Most take me to Ancestry, which I have already exhausted and recently obtained the 5 documents they hold for Sydney Strong.
The latest of which just states 28 May 1904, transferred to Infirmary (from workhouse).
The top link for some reason I am unable to activate 'search' - it doesn't work.
If a visit to London persoanally is needed, then I'm afraid I'm unable to do that. Hence my posting here.

[dawnsh]

The link takes you to Peter Higginbotham's dedicated Workhouse website and details where the surviving records are held at the bottom of the page.

The London Metropolitan Archives is suggested as having the following records but if you can't get there in person, you could ask them for a quote for doing the research on your behalf. They charge £50 per hour which is quite steep.

Chatters who visit the archives in London are few and far between so you might have a bit of a wait.

[dawnsh]

you can search the LMA catalogue from here

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/london-metropolitan-archives/Pages/search.aspx

the reference codse is FBG, once you have got the the main page for the Fulham Board of Guardians you can view the full catalogue as a pdf from the red box on the right side of the screen.

[Bookbox]

the reference codse is FBG, once you have got the the main page for the Fulham Board of Guardians you can view the full catalogue as a pdf from the red box on the right side of the screen.

The St George's Union workhouse in Fulham Road was managed by the Westminster Guardians (WEBG), not by Fulham (FBG).

The reference code to enter in the LMA catalogue is WEBG/SG.

ADDED - LMA now charge £80 per hour for PDRS (Paid Document Research Service).

[StevieSteve]

And I didn't see that they had anything extra to what they've made available to Ancestry

Mind you, it's the Infirmary records you want which don't appear to be anywhere

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01id5/