ADRABBOTT@aol.com wrote: > > Having just happened upon someone in the Gateshead Guardians Cottage Homes > in the 1911 Census, I wondered what these would be and I came across the > following message from Brian, 27 March 2005: > > "Unfortunately there are no surviving records of youngsters in the > workhouse or Cottage Homes." Adrian Most useful. I must admit I'd never considered the census with regard to the Cottage Homes. It will certainly help make up for the absence of Guardians' records. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer