Hello Robin, You wrote Were there admission registers for workhouses in the 1800's? I have an individual who appears to have lived at the Spalding Workhouse , born in Kent. Everyone on this List is researching in Kent, it would help you and may link in, with another researcher, if you gave a name to this individual. I'm researching all over Kent, on my very large FT and so are other people. Kind regards Barbara Lewis Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants. UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Carter" <robin_carter@rogers.com> To: <kent-eng@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 3:41 AM Subject: [KENT-ENG] workhouses Hi Listers, Were there admission registers for workhouses in the 1800's? I have an individual who appears to have lived at the Spalding Workhouse , born in Kent ,and although a single woman had several children born while she was a resident there. She was a fieldworker , is possible there were different fathers for her children? Any comments welcome. I am trying to get a birth certificate for my husband's grandfather who according to his family, was an orphan. I have checked the cenus but grandfather changes his birthplace on at least two. Robin.