Just Googled : Workhouses in Monmouthshire did they take in Orphans?

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Yes, workhouses in Monmouthshire, like those elsewhere, did admit orphans. They were a designated group within the workhouse population, alongside the poor, the sick, the elderly and unmarried mothers. Some workhouses, such as the one in Chepstow, even established separate children’s homes to house orphaned and abandoned children.

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