Hi Lori Sorry for delayed reply Your find is very much appreciated It does suggest he was not born in the workhouse and unless he returned to the workhouse, did not die there either I had checked some of the other data on Ancestry but did not try the apprentice records I will have to check out Notts now to see if there are any likely candidates for Joseph The overseers certainly went far afield to rid themselves of their charges didn't they I will have to trawl through the other records on Ancestry more thoroughly as there may yet be more clues Much appreciate your pointing Joseph out, a very useful find indeed Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 18/10/2012 11:25, Lori Edwards wrote: > Hi Nivard, > > Not a baptism or burial, but I have just stumbled across an > Apprenticeship record for Joseph Formigini (your post inspired me to > search Lambeth Poor Law records for my elusive g-g-g-grandfather). > Ancestry have browsable records only, in London, England, Poor Law > Records, 1517-1973, then browse to Lambeth, Apprenticeship Papers, > 1772-1833, image 21. Joseph Formigini was received into the workhouse > 15 Oct 1795 at age 10 years and 4 months. On 17 Nov 1795 he was > apprenticed to Chas. Jackson & Co, Worsted Manufacturers in Cuckney, > Nottinghamshire 'til 21 years old'. > > Lori