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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Longford => Topic started by: FLUFFY1234 on Friday 19 October 18 17:00 BST (UK)
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Looking for any help on why my great uncle Robert Heuston/Houston was in the Granard Workhouse.
Formerly of Drumdreg, Balinalee, Co Longford.
Would there have been an infirmary there also?
Died 1916.
Is there any free access to the poorlaw records please.
Thank you.
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Would there have been an infirmary there also?
Yes, the Workhouse hospital was used by a great number of people.
He may not have been in the Workhouse itself.
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http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Granard/
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Thank you I would think he may have been in the infirmary and not under the poor law union.
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death record on irish genealogy, Robert Houston died of Heart Disease on 1.9.1916 informat James Brady Workhouse
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie
under civil list
Mention of find my past but you would have to pay to see information under Houston
http://www.findmypast.co.uk
also mention on family search
http://www.familysearch.org
a Robert Houston age 35 living at 16 Drumberg, Lislea, Longford census 1911 with Dad James aged 69, mum Eliza aged 68, brother James aged 28
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie
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says on the census Robert and James were born in Belfast mum Eliza born in county Cavan, dad born in Longford.
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Yes I do have all the information you supplied,but thank you.
So would you think he was actually in the workhouse or the infirmary?.... I now would say the infirmary.
Prior to his death I believe he lived at home in Drumdreg. Although July 1916 less than 2 months before his own death his father passed away at home.