update "mysterious Birds of Souldrop"thanks to all that helped

[foxybird]

  Hi everyone
                 I have received the birth cert for Esther Bird, unfotunately it isn't much help.
      Esther as suspected is illigitimate no father recorded.
      Bird is mother Mary's maiden name.   Detail given as follows;- b 3 may 1853,  it looks like she was born at a womens workhouse in Bedford. registered 14 may 1853.
  can i ask for your help once again info on workhouses/how to research them.
     many thanks  karen

[jamajo]

  Hi Karen,

                Try www.workhouses.org.  This is the site i use.

                              Sue

[foxybird]

  Thanks i will give it a go
                              Karen

[johnP-bedford]

The Beds Archives have a register of the Bedford Workhouse(s) including birth registers (1836-57). If you know which workhouse, you then can get the particular parish, from which there ought to be christening records.

This should have the Admission record of the mother, & then the Discharge of mother & child. 

see    http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,211732.0.html

Regards John

[foxybird]

 Hi john and thanks for that i will give any thing a try. unfortunately the place is very difficult to make out (even tried magnifying glass )
 i think this is going to take some time.
                            karen
 ps congrats about becoming a granddad, start saving

[johnP-bedford]

Hi Karen,  If you cannot get to the Archives you could try sending them an email.     

re PS;  I will once I've paid for the divorce.  I was told only the other day that I'm using RootsChat as a dating agency.