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Offline seamoon24

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Death and the workhouse
« on: Monday 28 August 23 19:48 BST (UK) »
Hello

I recently obtained some death certificates for an ancestor John Croft who died in Goole, Yorkshire as an infant in 1863. The document is headed Goole Union. Am I right in saying this was the name given to the Goole Union Workhouse. He died in a house on Wesley Square which is very close to the Goole Workhouse. Did the Union provide medical help to local people. An Elizabeth Holland was present at the death - I don't think she had any family connection is it possible she worked for the Union. I can't attach the certificate as I am unable to shrink the file down to 500K

I'm grateful for any help - best regards Steve Boyes

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Re: Death and the workhouse
« Reply #1 on: Monday 28 August 23 20:19 BST (UK) »
When Civil Registration began in 1837, the Registration Districts were based on Poor Law Unions.

Some Registration Districts continued to add the word "Union" on their certificates for quite some years.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Death and the workhouse
« Reply #2 on: Monday 28 August 23 22:19 BST (UK) »
Workhouses had an Infirmary, it was the only hospital available for the poor.. it is quite common to find the Workhouse a the place of deaths in the 1800s. Much later just the address of a Workhouse was given so as not to stigmatise.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Death and the workhouse
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 August 23 00:03 BST (UK) »
Hi Steve. Welcome to RootsChat. Two suggestions:

Is it possible that Elizabeth Holland was a family member or relative, but the surname is different due to her having married? I don't know how comprehensive your family tree is, but it's worth exploring.

Yes, the 500K limit can be a challenge. I have managed to do it on my Mac several times by taking a screenshot and then cropping the picture to just show the relevant information. Have you tried that?

Good luck with your search.

Peter

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Re: Death and the workhouse
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 29 August 23 06:55 BST (UK) »
Quote from: seamoon24 on Monday 28 August 23 19:48 BST (UK)
I recently obtained some death certificates for an ancestor John Croft who died in Goole, Yorkshire as an infant in 1863. The document is headed Goole Union.

If this is in the heading, then it is the space marked "Registration District". Hence my first reply.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Death and the workhouse
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 29 August 23 07:40 BST (UK) »
Could she be his mother? Not all married.
Is there a baptism for John?
The death is registered Apr-Jun 1863 when John was 5 years old.
This registration fits:
John Crofts . mmn Kitchinman 
Jan-Mar 1858 . Goole Union . Volume 09C . Page 504

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Re: Death and the workhouse
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 29 August 23 08:40 BST (UK) »
Thanks everybody for the help. Elizabeth Holland wasn't his mother - I have the baptism record. His parents were Esau John Croft and Margaret Elizabeth Kitchman. She is on the 1861 census living a quite close to the the family home. She doesn't have a family connection as far as I know. Margaret died in 1861 from Typhus and the five children were looked after by family members and the youngest Elizabeth was adopted.

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Re: Death and the workhouse
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 29 August 23 09:29 BST (UK) »
It would help in saying what you have, and what you are still looking for, as it is pointless members repeating searches.

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Re: Death and the workhouse
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 29 August 23 11:54 BST (UK) »
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Isaac John Crofts married Margaret Elizabeth Kitchman 1850 registered Goole.
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