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Workhouse records
« on: Saturday 25 February 17 14:01 GMT (UK) »
Are there any records kept of the workhouses in Sheffield listing inmates? The period I'm interested in is 1930 to 1935 approx. I feel sure that there must be but can they be accessed online?

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Re: Workhouse records
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 25 February 17 16:03 GMT (UK) »
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Sheffield/

See Records towards bottom of page.  It suggests that there may be 100 year closure of any available records
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Re: Workhouse records
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 25 February 17 16:36 GMT (UK) »
Thanks rosie99. I completely forgot about that. That's the trouble when you're trying to trace someone, isn't it? You get tunnel vision. This 100 year closure is something I keep bumping into. I may not live long enough to see the results that I want disclosed that's the problem. How annoying.
Thanks for your help though.

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Re: Workhouse records
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 25 February 17 16:38 GMT (UK) »
Maybe they were just in hospital there and not normally resident  :-\
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Re: Workhouse records
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 25 February 17 21:39 GMT (UK) »
Would that make it accessible if that was the case because that was what I wanted to check?  ::)
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Re: Workhouse records
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 26 February 17 08:21 GMT (UK) »
I would doubt whether that would make it accessible.  Presumably they died there  :-\
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Re: Workhouse records
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 26 February 17 10:43 GMT (UK) »
Well, that's the thing Rosie, I don't think that they did. I cannot find any record of a death around this time in this area. It was just something I wanted to check having tried almost all other avenues. Never mind, back  to the drawing board.
Thank you so much for your help.

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