Hi. My gggrandmother seems to have had a child in Lambeth Workhouse, and I remember there were two mentions of the baby being baptized, one in the workhouse and the second in the local parish. Since the family appears to have an Italian last name, perhaps they could be found in the Roman Catholic records? Seems they been in the UK long enough to have Anglicized the kids first names, or perhaps the mother was British? Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> To: eng-surrey <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, Oct 17, 2012 5:26 pm Subject: [SRY] Lambeth Workhouse records circa 1780 - 1800 Hi all Memory fails me Are the workhouse records for Lambeth Workhouse anywhere online I seem to recall the National Archives having some poor law and workhouse records but since they have made their site *easier* I can't find a thing on there (if their aim was to cut traffic down on their site its working as I find its pointless going there these days) I have checked Ancestry and just wondered if anyone knew of any anywhere I am seeking births/baptisms and burials for Anthony & Sarah FORMIGINI whose children were John Formigini 1784 – Joseph Formigini 1785 – 1799 Elizabeth Formigini 1788 – 1799 Mary Ann Fleming 1791 – 1860 The only one I can find is the Mary Ann who was baptised at St Mary Lambeth in 1791, no sign of the others I am informed that they were born and died in the Lambeth Workhouse (bar Mary) -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) . *************************************** Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com . ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Nancy Yes if the story is true there could be a Catholic link however why did they have their last child baptised in 1791 at St Marys Lambeth yet there is no sign of the name for the parents or the other children St Mary at Lambeth 7th September 1791 Mary Ann Daughter of Anthony Formigini and Sarah I have so far found no evidence for anything but the above baptism and the lady the researcher suggests she is later marries as FERMAN (or very similar) in Derbyshire There may be some truth in the story but have not found it as yet Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 18/10/2012 01:15, or wrote: > Hi. My gggrandmother seems to have had a child in Lambeth Workhouse, > and I remember there were two mentions of the baby being baptized, > one in the workhouse and the second in the local parish. Since the > family appears to have an Italian last name, perhaps they could be > found in the Roman Catholic records? Seems they been in the UK long > enough to have Anglicized the kids first names, or perhaps the mother > was British? > > > Nancy

I'm not sure, Nivard. I did a google search on the surname and found them at one site, with the workhouse info that you mention. I couldn't determine their sources, either. That's a bad habit that I had to break later (rather than earlier) on, that of not recording my sources. I'm afraid I still have too many cut-and-pastes in my notes...As a friend said, "Genealogy without documentation is mythology". But sometimes we take what we can get. Nancy -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> To: eng-surrey <eng-surrey@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Oct 18, 2012 4:02 am Subject: Re: [SRY] Lambeth Workhouse records circa 1780 - 1800 Hi Nancy Yes if the story is true there could be a Catholic link however why did they have their last child baptised in 1791 at St Marys Lambeth yet there is no sign of the name for the parents or the other children St Mary at Lambeth 7th September 1791 Mary Ann Daughter of Anthony Formigini and Sarah I have so far found no evidence for anything but the above baptism and the lady the researcher suggests she is later marries as FERMAN (or very similar) in Derbyshire There may be some truth in the story but have not found it as yet Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)