The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 which was responsible for the establishment of Poor Law Unions and Workhouses required that men and women should be accommodated separately and not allowed to mix (to prevent the production of more paupers). It was also usual for children to be in separate quarters, so you will probably have to go through the entire entry to find the parents. If anyone remembers the Music Hall song "My Old Dutch" which starts "we've been together 40 years and it don't seem a day too much", the context there is an elderly couple having to go into the workhouse in the knowledge that they will be separated. Best wishes Alice Clarke In a message dated 03/08/2010 09:58:25 GMT Daylight Time, tencreek@tpg.com.au writes: Thank you Nick. If I have the right girl, I was wondering where the parents were. Perhaps I'd better look at more pages although I would have thought families would be listed together. There are a number of children (different names) listed together, which has me puzzled. Cheers Pat -----Original Message----- From: cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:cornish-gen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nick Heard Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2010 4:19 PM To: cornish-gen@rootsweb.com; cornish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CORNISH-GEN] Paupers After the 1832 Poor Law there was more emphasis on placing paupers in work houses "to discourage idleness" Before 1832 Paupers were more often given parish relief at home - This was outdoor relief, or they were known sometimes as outdoor paupers. Indoor relief meant that they were in the workhouse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outdoor_relief Nick Heard ----- 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 ------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------- 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