Apologies - the 1834 Act ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Banks" <tencreek@tpg.com.au> To: <cornish-gen@rootsweb.com>; <cornish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 8:56 AM Subject: [CORNISH-GEN] Paupers > Greetings all > > > > Could anyone tell me, please, what an "indoor pauper" would be??? I am > looking at the 1861 Census for Wales and assume that the child (Louisa > Williams aged 6 years) is in the workhouse. Unfortunately her parents > don't > seem to be there, at least, I can't see them in the Lists - would people > have put their children into the workhouse if they fell on hard times? > > > > This has been a very difficult family - WILLIAMS from Wales!!! Looking at > marriage records I found at least 40 Thomas WILLIAMS married in just one > quarter and all in South Wales!!! > > > > I am looking for Louisa and Kate WILLIAMS, children of Thomas and Ann > WILLIAMS in an attempt to find the early family (Kate is my late > husband's > grandmother). Kate's death certificate says she was born in Bath but the > two entries for Kate Williams, Bath in 1862 and 1863 GRO Records, have > proved to be the wrong ones. The family finally emigrated to Australia in > 1864 and ended up in the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. > > > > I have had tremendous help from another researcher who has given me > Louisa's > descendants (confirming comments by my late husband) and I have Kate's > descendants, but the parents seem to be the stumbling block. > > > > Talk about a needle in a haystack! > > > > Cheers > > > > Pat > > > > Pat Banks > > Perth, Western Australia > > OPC: Gulval, St.Levan, Mullion > > Researching: > > Cock - Mullion > > George - Illogan > > Osborne - St.Levan > > Polglase - Breage, St.Erth > > > > ------------------------------- > Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > > Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information > http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message