Further to this, I found this reference of a BRO holding "Church Hill House, Bracknell, based in the former Easthampstead Workhouse (D/H8). The records include the workhouse admission register, 1929-1933." which may be the right date range Robert Monk -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [BRK] Church Hill House Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:32:44 +0000 From: Robert E Monk <robertmonk@onetel.com> To: berkshire@rootsweb.com Margaret, if you intend to visit the Berks Record Office, you should first search their holdings. It seems best to do this through the A2A webite: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/advanced-search.aspx?tab=1 and select Repository = Berks Record Office Looking for Easthampstead workhouse, I found this holding at the BRO: "Register of deaths in the workhouse G/E4/2 1866-1914" which is too early for you, but they may have other data. The same data is available here: http://www.eurekapartnership.com/USERIMAGES/EASTHAMPSTEADUNION.JPG Robert Monk On 17/12/2010 19:46, Margaret Turner wrote: > Thank you Robert I have got to get down there and with all the info you and > moria have given me it seems l have it in the bag l will look forward to the > 'hunt' for more info. Again thank you , > Merry xmas to you all > Margaret > > -----Original Message----- > From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Robert E Monk > Sent: 17 December 2010 14:16 > To: berkshire@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BRK] Church Hill House > > Margaret > > If you visit http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ and search for "Church Hill > House" you will find a good description > > Robert Monk > > On 17/12/2010 09:54, Nick Furniss wrote: >> Margaret, >> >> Try the Berkshire Family History Society. I transcribed a lot of census >> information for them several years ago. Church Hill House was a workhouse >> - a little superior to many of these institutions. Nowadays we would call >> it an old people's home. It still exists in Easthampstead which is a part >> of the Bracknell Forest Unitary Authority. >> >> There is a railway line running from Reading through Wokingham. One >> branch comes towards Bracknell and the other branch, down towards >> Weybridge. The record Office for Berkshire is in Reading. >> >> Road access to Bracknell from Birmingham is easy via the M40, A404 and >> then locally from Maidenhead. There are many places of interest nearby >> including Windsor Castle. >> >> Nick Furniss. >> >> >> On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:22:31 -0000, Margaret Turner >> <ctbg15870@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Thank you Moira >>> l seem to have the wrong place didn't l..... >>> Yours sounds more like the one, l have found where the records are ect >>> and >>> will try and get there when the weather gets a bit better .we live in >>> Birmingham so it's a day out for us. >>> Will continue in my search thank you. >>> Margaret >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:berkshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] >>> On Behalf Of Moira Fidler >>> Sent: 16 December 2010 18:08 >>> To: berkshire@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [BRK] Church Hill House >>> >>> Hi Margaret >>> Church Hill House Hospital is in Easthampstead Bracknell. In the 1970's >>> when >>> >>> I went to school near there it housed patients with learning difficulties >>> caused by a variety of physical and/or mental conditions. I don't know >>> what >>> it was used for in the 1930's but hopefully you may find something about >>> its >>> >>> history on the internet >>> >>> Kiln Ride is in Wokingham (abt a quarter of a mile from where I live!) >>> and a >>> >>> couple of miles from Wokingham Station >>> Wokingham and Bracknell are abt 5 miles apart in the county of Berkshire. >>> You could try the old directories website to see if your Grt Grandfather >>> was >>> >>> listed >>> http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp >>> >>> If you can get to Wokingham it might be worth checking with the library >>> to >>> see if they still have any electoral registers that go back that far. >>> Wokingham Library has quite a good local studies section perhaps it might >>> hold other items of use to you that the librarians could tell you about. >>> Good luck >>> regards >>> MOIRA >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Margaret Turner"<ctbg15870@blueyonder.co.uk> >>> To:<BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 5:32 PM >>> Subject: [BRK] Church Hill House >>> >>> >>>> Hi new to the list and wondered if you could help me. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> After a few years l have found my Grt Grandfather WILLIAM HENRY >>>> ELLIOTT's >>>> death, and have just received the death cert for him. It states he died >>>> 16.3.1933 in Church Hill House Easthampstead . And was of Kiln Ride >>>> Wokingham. Sadly He died of senile decay, I have googled this and have >>>> come >>>> across a old school address ...Church Hill House. Wilson way Wokingham >>>> l >>>> presume this was some kind of home. Asylum perhaps. has anyone any info >>>> on >>>> this beautiful Big house. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have no more info from 1911 cen where they lived cold harbour, >>>> Wendover >>>> Bucks when some time after that l first found his widow CLARA nee >>>> MATHEWS >>>> remarrying a William Norton Bell in Wokingham 1940 and living in a place >>>> called Chandos, Kiln Ride, Wokingham. I thought this was her new >>>> husband's >>>> house but now it turns out to be My Grandfathers William ELLIOTT's. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> So what l am looking for are directories for kiln ride Wokingham from >>>> 1911 >>>> to try and find when he came to live there. He was a plate layer all >>>> his >>>> life so l presume because of the railway being close by to kiln Ride >>>> this >>>> is >>>> why he left Bucks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Some facts about my ELLIOTT family >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> William Henry Elliott married Clara MATTHEWS 1892 Amersham Bucks where >>>> the >>>> majority of the Elliott resided. >>>> >>>> They had nine children. >>>> >>>> Elsie 1894 >>>> >>>> John Henry About 1895 >>>> >>>> John Henry1893 >>>> >>>> Lily Elina 1903 >>>> >>>> Harry Arthur 1907 >>>> >>>> Ernest Edgar 1899 My grandfather >>>> >>>> Alice Daisy 1900 >>>> >>>> Clara Kate1895 >>>> >>>> William James 1897. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If any one has any ELLIOTT s in there family tree l would be very >>>> pleased >>>> to >>>> here from them. >>>> >>>> Kind regards >>>> >>>> Margaret >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>> BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1170 / Virus Database: 426/3322 - Release Date: 12/17/10 > >