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Hi all. Can anyone give me any information on Bromyard union workhouse please. Such as.. what was it ;o).. and is there any way of finding out how long george was there for?..
Here is the info so far.
George Plaskett 1835 Bromyard Herefordshire.. I can see him in the 1841 census living with family. Then again in1851 lodging in Yorkshire. 1861 he's a private 58th regiment of foot ? (could anyone also tell me what army this was please.. I know i sound thick so bare with me lol)..
Then he seems to disappear for the 1891 census and reappear in the workhouse in 1901.. could he have been in there during the 1891 census do you think? .. any suggestions would be great.. Thankyou Rachel xXx

58th Regiment of Foot was a Regiment within the British Army.

Reg

He is recorded as being a widower in 1901...have you found his marriage?

Reg

This is his death

Name: George Plaskett
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832
Year of Registration: 1905
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 73
District: Bromyard
County: Herefordshire, Hereford and Worcester, Worcestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 323

Reg

Hello reggie ;o~).. I think i found him with his wife.. shes called `mary from waterford Ireland. His name changes so much through the census' its hard to keep track of the slippery moo.. He was unmarried in the army which was 61.. and married in 71 census living with this Mary one. The nly marriages i can find for those times are a Mary Cooper(is that irish?) in Alderbury or Mary Downe in Farnham?? what shall we go for lol ..

Go to this site:-

www.workhouses.org

and put Bromyard into the search box at the top left of the page. It will tell you about the place.

Kath. x

Rachel, if you go to this site and search for Bromyard you will find some information and a picture. It is a very good and informative site

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/

Jennifer

This is where the records are kept for the Bromyard Workhouse:-

Herefordshire Record Office, Harold Street, Hereford HR1 2QX.

Holdings include: Guardians' minute books (1836-1930); Admissions and discharges (1840-1929); Casual vagrants' admissions (1911-12); Porter's admissions and discharges (1900-16); etc.

It looks as if they may have the admissions and discharges records for the time your ancestor was there.

Kath. x

Where in Yorkshire was he in 1851?

Reg

If his wife was Irish, it is quite possible that he met and married her over there when on a posting.

Reg

In 1851 it says sculcoates but his birth place is different. But in 1861 its says nether hallam? residence(thats where he is in the regiment. ) again his birth place is spelt wrong but its him...
Thanks everyone for helping xXx i'll look at the workhouse stuff.. What a shame he was in there when he was 70..

Possibly reg. In 1871 they were both servants living in acton beauchamp.. name spelt phlachet..

Is this the one in 1851 you say is the right person?


George Plaskitt abt 1830 Irley, Lincolnshire, England Lodger Sculcoates, Yorkshire
Occupation: Victualler porter

Who, then, is this in 1861?

Occupation: Victualler

Name: Geo Plaskett
Age: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Ann
Gender: Male
Where born: Isby, Lincolnshire, England

Civil Parish: Hull Holy Trinity
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England


Registration district: Hull
Sub-registration district: Humber
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 127
Household Members: Name Age
Charlotte Blow 4
Thos Brown 40
William Dalby 23
Mary Hiley 20
Abraham Hill 47
Hollingworth Murgatroy 35
Ann Plaskett 32
Geo Plaskett 32

Reg

Sorry Reg i think thats the wrong bloke.. The one in 1861 is almost definately him. I think i was getting the year mixed up. 1871 is correct too. In that case ive lost him in 1851 aswell as 1891!! ..He was definately born in bromyard herefordshire area..

1861 looks OK for your chap.........the age is a bit 'out', but that's nothing unusual.

The image shows the birthplace more clearly.........the transcription is at fault in this instance.

Reg

Yes thats him reggie.. thanks for helping mista ;o) .. The ages are usually out but more importantly the spelling of the names can be real shocking cant they.. Ive come across the plaskett name being ; plachet, phlasket, plaskit etc... and this is all for the same bloke ... The address on the 1861 was completely read wrong wasnt it. Mind you it makes for interesting investigating.. If it was too easy we would get bored wouldnt we lol.. Im loving all this family tree stuff. How addictive is it. .. Ive worked back as far as i can go with years.. (parish stuff next for those me thinks) and now im working forward again and filling in the families etc.. Brilliant !.. Thanks again reggie and girls for the workhouse info.. regards Rachel.. xXx