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« on: Tuesday 21 January 14 14:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
I have a William Rolls on my tree - he was the reputed father of my 5x Great Grandmother who was born in St Mary's Workhouse, Islington.
In 1833 he is shown as living at Goswell Street, working for Mr Reeds.
In 1835, he is shown as living at Highgate Hill in Bartholomew Hospital.
Does anyone know anything about the above two places? He didn't pay maintenance for his daughter and I wondered if it was because he was a pauper or ill.
The info on the Workhouse website refers to later dates than the ones I am looking for:-
Highgate Hill Infirmary
In the 1890s, Islington Union developed a workhouse infirmary at a site on Highgate Hill, already occupied by the Highgate Smallpox and Vaccination Hospital. This hospital had been erected in 1848-50 as a replacement for an earlier smallpox hospital near Battle Bridge in St Pancras which was demolished as part of the King's Cross station development by the Great Northern Railway.
Also, does anyone know of a workhouse museum anywhere in London that I could visit?
...And one more question - I am unable to trace the illegitimate daughter between her baptism record in 1833 and her possibly living in Reading in 1846. I have tried all the Poor Law records on Ancestry - any ideas on how I could find out how she ended up in Reading would be appreciated (no trace of her on 1841 census). BTW her name was Rosanna Drew.
Many thanks
Monique :-)