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May 5, 2021

Find Ancestors in Almshouse & Poorhouse Records

Discharge Ledger 1923-1926

Almshouses (also known as  poorhouses, or hospital) are charitable housing provided to impoverished people in a community.

Almshouses were originally formed as extensions of the church system and were later adapted by local officials and authorities.

 Below are links to online Almshouse records - some free and some pay-to-view. You will also find more links at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/almshouse/

United States Almshouse Records

New York Almshouse Records 1782-1813. Records contain name of ancestor, date admitted, age, where from or born, complaint [illness], discharged, died, remarks. 

New York Almshouse Registers


Almshouse Records New York 1819-1840

Almshouse Records New York City 1855-1858

Society for Relief of Half-Orphans & Destitute Children 1900, Manhattan New York

Milwaukee County Almshouse & Poor Farm Cemeteries Wisconsin List of Burials 1872-1892; 194-1974 available at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/almshouse/

Child Apprentices (Orphans & Impoverished Children) in America from Christ's Hospital, London 1617-1778: Child Apprentice

Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Poor House Admissions Index, 1800-1910   
    
Chester County, Pennsylvania, U.S., Poor School Children, 1810-1841   
   
Canada Almshouse Records

Poor Law Union Immigrants England to Canada 1836-1871

Ireland Almshouse Records

Return of Destitute Poor Removed from England to Ireland, from the 1st day of December 1860 till the 1st day of December 1862

Poor Law Union Removals From England to Ireland, 1859-1860

Ireland, Poor Law and Board of Guardian Records, 1839-1920

Ireland, Sustainability Loan Fund, 1812-1868   

Ireland, Poor Law Union Removals From England, 1859-1860   


UK Almshouse Records

London, England, Poor Law Hospital Admissions and Discharges, 1842-1918
    
London, England, Poor Law School District Registers, 1852-1918

Leeds Moral & Industrial Training School, Yorkshire, England 1881

Bedfordshire, England, Workhouse and Poor Law Records, 1835-1914


Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, Poorhouse Records, 1888-1912

North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917 

   
Swansea and Surrounding Area, Wales, Poor Law Union Records, 1836-1916    

Dorset, England, Poor Law Settlement and Removal Records, 1682-1862   
    
Dorset, England, Poor Law Apprenticeship Records, 1623-1898   
    
Medway, Kent, England, Poor Law Union Records, 1836-1937   
       
West Yorkshire, England, Select Removal and Settlement Records, 1689-1866   
    
West Yorkshire, England, Select Poor Law and Township Records, 1663-1914   
    
London, England, Workhouse Admission and Discharge Records, 1764-1930   
    
England, Norfolk Poor Law Union Records, 1796-1900   
    
London, England, Selected Poor Law Removal and Settlement Records, 1698-1930   
       
Warwickshire, England, Parish Poor Law, 1546-1904   
       
Dorset, England, Poor Law and Church of England Parish Records, 1511-1997   
    
London, England, Poor Law and Board of Guardian Records, 1738-1926

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Thanks, good resources.