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Offline lyp24

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Look up request Harton workhouse
« on: Saturday 29 October 16 15:08 BST (UK) »
Does anyone have access to names of unfortunates who were in Harton workhouse South shields. Specifically between 1908 to 1913. Just found out my gran and her sister were in sometime during that time. Born in stockton on tees but my g grandmother and the two girls moved to south shields and allegedly they were there until they found somewhere to live. I have them in 1911 census living in waterloo lane but could be just before this time. I do not have access to find my past that has the records apparently.

Their names are Frances West (mother) Margaret and Isabella west ( daughters)

Thanking you x
Hewson -  Durham
West - Durham
Jerry - Durham/Norfolk
Knight - Durham
Ormston - Northumberland /Durham
Laykin - Durham
Storey - Durham
Ritson - Northumberland

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Re: Look up request Harton workhouse
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 29 October 16 15:43 BST (UK) »
Quoting from www.workhouses.org.uk (http://www.workhouses.org.uk/SouthShields/):

Records at Tyne & Wear Archives, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Admissions (1926-1948), Admissions and Discharges (1897-1956)
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Look up request Harton workhouse
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 29 October 16 16:18 BST (UK) »
Tyne and Wear Archives https://twarchives.org.uk/

South Shields Union Workhouse (later Harton Institution and South Shields General Hospital)
administrative records 1889-1948
admissions / patient records (incl. lunatics, births, deaths) 1877-1948
committee minutes 1875-1904
https://twarchives.org.uk/files/7083-paupers-records.pdf

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Re: Look up request Harton workhouse
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 29 October 16 18:22 BST (UK) »
Have just checked on FindMyPast and no, sorry, they do not have the records for Harton.
Your only access would be Tyne and Wear Archives who, I know, have admission and discharge books (others have already given you the references and date span for them)

If you are in the area your best bet would be to go and look for yourself.
 If not then IF someone is going to the archives and has the time to do a look up they may do, but these records are not on microfilm, only the original books so they need to be requested and brought into the search room, which takes time.
1908 to 1913 is a fair few years and it could take a long time to look through and find an entry, (to the best of my knowledge there is no index of names available) if it exists, so that's kind of a big ask for a look up.

Tyne and Wear Archives do have a research request facility but its costly ( not out of proportion to other archives) so it could be very expensive to have them look for you.

Hopefully you are near enough to go, may take a couple of visits to trawl through all the entries but it would be the cheapest (and may be the only) way for you to track these people down.


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Re: Look up request Harton workhouse
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 10 December 16 14:21 GMT (UK) »
Thankyou for the replies. It was a great help. Seems a visit is in order to Tyne & Wear Archives.
Hewson -  Durham
West - Durham
Jerry - Durham/Norfolk
Knight - Durham
Ormston - Northumberland /Durham
Laykin - Durham
Storey - Durham
Ritson - Northumberland