This extract might be of interest (sorry, haven't got the URL to find its source): "The new Chipping Sodbury Board of Guardians had their first meeting at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall on 31st March 1836. It was decided to build a new workhouse for the Union and a site of just under four acres was eventually found at Yate. The plot of land, known as "The Whalley" was purchased from the Alway family at a cost of £456. The architects for the new building were the partnership of George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt. In November 1838, their plans were submitted to the Poor Law Commissioners for building to accommodate 160 inmates. The builder appointed for the project was James Chappell of Bath. The building contract for £2,090 stipulated that the exterior of the new building was to be completed by 20th August 1839, and the interior by 25th March 1840. In fact, the building was ready for use in May 1840. " The following Hawkesbruy folk were inmates in 1881: Mary STAFFORD, 21 William THOMPSON, 64 Emily WATTS, 2 Ellen WHITE, 11 Thomas HOPKINS, W, 69 Richard Teagle -----Original Message----- From: anthony sharp [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 16 January 2004 07:24 To: [email protected] Subject: [HWK] Mary Ann TOGHILL and children Hello Everyone, I have just received the following information from my cousin in Australia. It adds to our previous exchanges about the WATTS - TOGHILL families. "Mary Ann TOGHILLl and children Rosa and Walter. I have birth certificates for: (a)Rose Amelia TOGHILLl, born 21/10/1860 Starveall, Hawkesbury, no father, mother Mary Ann TOGHILL address Starveall Hawkesbury - birth registered by Mary Ann. (Registered 10/11/1880.) (b) Walter TOGHILL born 11/12/1883 Union Workhouse, Yate, no father, mother Mary TOGHILL of Hawkesbury Upton. Registered by Cecilia M CLAPP, Matron, Union Workhouse, Yate, (present at birth). (Registered 29/12/1883.) I wonder if there are records of the Yate Workhouse that may be of help? I did check to see if Mary Ann had died following the birth of Walter and checked BDM Indexes for Dec Q 1883 to Dec Q 1884. There is a Mary Ann TOGHILL who died Jun Q 1884 Barton Regis Dist 6a 90 but her age is shown as 56 which would suggest she is not Mary Ann TOGHILL nee CHAPPELL born in 1854." Do the Yate workhouse records survive? As always, all help appreciated. Carole ==== ENG-GLO-HAWKESBURY Mailing List ==== Please remember when you post messages that SURNAMES should be in CAPITALS. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237