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Lambeth Old School West Norwood SE 1891 Census
« on: Sunday 07 January 24 08:31 GMT (UK) »
I have found 6 children with the Johnson surname on the 1891 census for this Elder Road School which I believe was part of the workhouse.

How would I find this census to find the adults in the workhouse then?

Would there be any other records as I would like to know if this is the Ada Johnson I am looking for. She is aged 5 years but birthplace says not known. The one I am looking for was born Plumstead/Woolwich.

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Re: Lambeth Old School West Norwood SE 1891 Census
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 07 January 24 08:33 GMT (UK) »
The 1891 census reference is
Series   RG12
Municipal ward   Norwood   Piece   419
Municipal borough   Lambeth   Enumerated by   John Willoughby
Ecclesiastical district   St Luke   Enum. District   24
Parlamentary borough   Norwood   Page   155
Registration district   Lambeth, Norwood   Line   25
County   London   Image   9
Country   England      
Date   1891      

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Re: Lambeth Old School West Norwood SE 1891 Census
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 07 January 24 09:42 GMT (UK) »
Lambeth Workhouse was either on Princes Road (later named Black Prince Road) or Renfrew Road, Kennington.
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Re: Lambeth Old School West Norwood SE 1891 Census
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 07 January 24 11:34 GMT (UK) »
The Norwood school was run by Lambeth union, and was a seperate building from the workhouse.
There were not necessarily adult members of the family in the workhouse at this time.

Records such as admission, discharge, creed records, etc, would have been kept by Lambeth Board of Guardians. They used to be available on familysearch but something's going funny with their digital microfilm lately. Might also be on Ancestry.

(Note: there are two Norwood schools. The one on Elder Road is associated with Lambeth workhouse. The Westwow Hill one was a private establishment that took children from all over London).
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Re: Lambeth Old School West Norwood SE 1891 Census
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 07 January 24 13:21 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: SueChris on Sunday 07 January 24 08:31 GMT (UK)
How would I find this census to find the adults in the workhouse then?

The 1891 returns for the Princes Road workhouse, Lambeth, start at RG12/397 folio 137 page 1

The 1891 returns for the Renfrew Road workhouse, Lambeth, start at RG12/397 folio 115 page 1

The admission/discharge registers for both are on Ancestry, but they are incomplete, and some are labelled incorrectly.
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