Margaret, Records of Portsea Union Workhouse are held at Portsmouth City Records Office (PCRO). See the two Portsea Workhouse links at http://website.lineone.net/~hantshistory/poorlaw.html but note that one of these states incorrectly that the records are at Hampshire Record Office. The page on Peter Higginbotham's Site includes a summary of records held at PCRO, and I know records of births1898-1922 are also held. For full details of records, contact PCRO. See www.portsmouthrecordsoffice.co.uk Alan McGowan ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sandersunderhill@aol.com> To: <HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 5:46 PM Subject: [Ham] Portsea Union Workhouse Dear Listers, I have found Frank Walker, aged 39, in the Workhouse., in 1881. In order to be sure that he is the one I am looking for, does anyone know if the Workhouse records have survived, and if so, where they are kept and whether they would provide information on who this Frank Walker is? Your help would be appreciated. Margaret Sanders from Wiltshire