Thanks Irene <grin> now another question.... Is anyone going to be in the vicinity of Keighley Library with a bit of time on their hands? <grin, duck and run> Bright Blessings Dawn (in wet and windy Swindon) -----Original Message----- From: Irene Cardwell To: dawn bradfield (SO) Sent: 28/02/03 17:22 Subject: Re: [ BRAD] North Bierley Union Workhouse, Clayton Hello Dawn Just to let you know (if you don't know already) that Keighley Reference Library have the North Bierley union records. There may be a mention of Abraham 's death in them. Regards Irene. ----- Original Message ----- From: "dawn bradfield (SO)" <Dawn.Bradfield@bbsrc.ac.uk> To: <ENG-YKS-BRADFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 3:28 PM Subject: [ BRAD] North Bierley Union Workhouse, Clayton > Hi All > > I've got a relative as an inmate at the above establishment in the 1881 > census: > > Abraham FEATHER > Birth Year <1831> > Birthplace Howarth, York, England > Age 50 Occupation Outdoor Labourer > Marital Status U <Unmarried> > > I've checked the 1901 census - not on there > I've checked the FreeBMD for a death - nothing that is even a slight > possibility. > > Does anyone know : > 1. When this workhouse closed > 2. Where inmates were buried if they died in "captivity" > > It's not desperate that I know this information - just to tidy up a few > loose ends and for completeness of data but I've been looking for the old > lad for ages (well his parents are a bit of a brick wall too - Robert and > Betty FEATHER (nee HOLMES) of Thornton,both born circa 1808 at > Oxenhope/.Haworth, married in 1832 at Bradford Cathedral, last seen on the > 1851 census at New Halifax, Thornton - abducted by aliens sometime after > perhaps?). > Other Children of this marriage: > 1.Abraham (as above) > 2.Edwin b. 1836 (was a Green Grocer at Lane Side, Thornton, married to > Sarah) > 3.Margaret Ann b.1839 (poss. married into a TETLEY family) > 5. Susannah b. 1845 (poss. married Charnock WOOD) > 6.John b.1847 (married Jane SAVILLE) > > Bright Blessings > Dawn > > > ==== ENG-YKS-BRADFORD Mailing List ==== > Please do not just click on 'reply' - Change the subject line to describe more accurately the subject of *your* message. > > ============================== > 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 >