Hi Cordelia, You will find all you need to know by refering to: James Gardner, "A History of the Brighton Workhouses", published 2012, £19.95. You can obtain a copy from the author, 5 East Way, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1NG or email the author at www.jamesgardnerauthor.com. The volume is very heavy so I expect postage would be quite expensive. I had the pleasure of working with James and was sent a complimentary copy! Michael Burchall > Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:52:29 +1100 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SFHG] Brighton Workhouse > > Does anyone know anything about the 'rules' / likely circumstances for > being admitted to the Brighton Workhouse in the early 20th century? > > In 1911, my g-grandfather was an inmate of the Brighton Workhouse 250 > Elm Grove Brighton and he died at the Brighton Workhouse Infirmary in > 1912. > > At the same time, his wife (my g-g-mother) and two of their adult > children, both in full time employment, were still living in the > family home (the house the family had lived in for over 30 years). My > g-grandmother continued to live there for a further three years after > my g-grandfather's death - until her own death in 1915. > > But there is a family rumour that my g-grandfather was a drinker and a > gambler and that the couple 'separated' in the final decade of their > marriage (i.e. my g-grandmother threw him out). I am trying to > ascertain the truth of this. > > I am wondering on what conditions my g-g-father might have been > admitted to the Brighton Workhouse in (or before?) 1911 despite the > fact that he had a home and family members in work and therefore able > to support him? Wouldn't the family have been expected (socially and > legally) to support him? The authorities knew he was married because > he stated this on the 1911 census. > > Or would the Workhouse have taken him in anyway, simply on request - > because he was unable to hold down a job and had nowhere else to live? > > And how much social stigma might have been associated with the > Workhouse at that time? Would he have wanted to go there? Or was he > in such a bad way that he had no other option? > > I'd like to find out the general 'grounds for admission' to the > Brighton Workhouse. Of course, I would also like to find my > g-g-father's individual record if possible, but unfortunately it would > need to be on line (to allow me to access it from where I live !!) and > I don't expect to be that lucky. > > Thank you, > > Cordelia > 14526 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message