The records of Kingsclere Workhouse, at Hampshire Record Office, include: Register of births 1866-1914 Register of deaths 1866-1913 HRO also holds: Register of births 1915-1930 Register of deaths 1914-1956 but these are closed under a 75 year rule. Alan McGowan ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul & Margaret Moon <4moons@hwy.com.au> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-KINGSCLERE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 3:29 AM Subject: Records for Kingsclere Workhouse. > Hi Everyone, > > I have just received a copy of a death certificate for William MOORE who > died on the 19th of April 1885 at the Workhouse, Kingsclere aged 78 years > from Chronic Bronchitis which he had suffored from for four years. His death > certificate states that he formerly lived at Ashford Hill. The informant on > the certificate was Henry Cox (Master) Workhouse, Kingsclere. > > What I would like to know is are there any records available for the > Workhouse, where would I find them and what sort of information would I be > likely to find on them. Also, as I have never had anything to do with > Workhouses before would someone mind explaining briefly how or why someone > was put in one, would it have been due to illness and the unability to be > able to work or support himself. > > Kind Regards, > Margaret, N.S.W., Australia. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >