Cinderford workhouse & OLIVER prior thread (General)

by unknown, Saturday, May 17, 2008, 09:06 (6043 days ago) @ slowhands

I'm sorry. I obviously didn't express myself clearly enough. I know that James's baptismal record shows that he was born in the workhouse and by 1881 my ggrandfather was supporting the family (as he continued to do for many years); however, it doesn't necessarily mean that his father was there as well. That's what I'd like to check. I suspect that he may have cleared off before the baby was born. After all, by October he was in Portsmouth signing on as a Navy bandsman. What I'm trying to find are the workhouse records - if they exist.

Since, as you say, Westbury-on-Severn "supported Cinderford", does this mean that the records for the Westbury Workhouse would include those inmates housed in Cinderford?

Sorry not to have been clear the first time round.

Sian.