This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 1_johnwil Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.institutions.poorhouses.general/126/mb.ashx Message Board Post: A general question - would daughters be 'taken away' from the rest of their families in the workhouse? We have an ancestor in the Depwade Union Workhouse, Norfolk on the 1891 census, a widow with her 3 sons aged 12, 10 and 9. Her two daughters aged 13 and 7 are nowhere to be found. At age 13, the older one may have been put out to 'service', but I can't find her - and I have searched widely. Any thoughts anyone? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.