Born in Union Workhouse New Sleaford

[petraroe]

Hi

I have just got a copy of my Great Grandfathers birth certificate and it has his place of birth as Union Workhouse New Sleaford and Mothers place of residence as the same.

I cannot find any reference to his mother on any census that I have found, can anyone help me find out about them, i.e. was she an inmate of the workhouse, when did she go in and what happened to her.

Her name on the certificate is Elizabeth Waddingham and her son was William Brown Waddingham born 10th June 1866.

Any suggestions greatfully recieved.

Petra

[Peter Goodey]

Working somewhere or married or dead. Have you checked those possibilities?

What happened to the boy? Have you got the mother in an earlier census?

[Geoffers]

1861

RG9/2342 f98 p13
Union Workhouse, Sleaford
Elizabeth WADDINGHAM, pauper, widow, 39, Serv[ant], bn Helpringham, Lincs

Also in the workhouse in adjoining entries (may be related)

Ann WADDINGHAM, pauper, unm, 20, serv[ant], bn Helpringham, Lincs
Ellen WADDINGHAM, pauper, 1, bn Sleaford, Lincs
(then the entry for Elizabeth)
James WADDINGHAM, pauper, 15, scholar, bn Osbournby, Lincs
Thomas WADDINGHAM, pauper, 12, scholar, bn Osbournby, Lincs
Sarah WADDINGHAM, pauper, 7, scholar, bn Sleaford, Lincs

[Geoffers]

Further to the above:

1851

HO107/2100 f301 p18
Union workhouse, Sleaford
Elizabeth WADDINGHAM, inmate, widow, 31, bn Helpeingham
William WADDINGHAM, son, 11, scholar, bn Sutterton
Ann WADDINGHAM, dau, 10, scholar, bn Osbournby
Hannah WADDINGHAM, dau, 8, scholar, bn Osbournby
George WADDINGHAM, son, 7, scholar, bn Osbournby
James WADDINGHAM, son, (3 or 5?), bn Osbournby
Thomas WADDINGHAM, son, 1, bn Osbournby

[Geoffers]

Further, further to the above, above........

1841
HO107/621/6 f6 p6
Osbournby, Lincolnshire
William WADDINGHAM, 25, ag.lab, bn Lincs
Elizabeth WADDINGHAM, 25, bn Lincs
William WADDINGHAM, 2, bn Lincs
Ann WADDINGHAM, 6mth, bn Lincs

Coming forward to 1871:

RG10/3353 f79 p21
London Road, Osbournby
Elizabeth WADDINGHAM, visitor, widow, 50, visitor, bn Helpringham

[petraroe]

Thank you so much for that, hopefully I will be able to track a bit more from those names.

What sites do you use to find all this information? I never know which sites offer the most reliable information.

Thanks again

petra

[DRosebud]

Hello Petra,

Possible record for Elizabeth; not recorded as a mother or mother-in-law; another lead to follow

Greetham, Ebenezer Head 33 b Swarby, Lincolnshire Labourer
Greetham, Mary A Wife 27 b Osbourny, Lincolnshire
Greetham, Mary A daug 3 b Osbourny, Lincolnshire Scholar
Greetham, Elizabeth daug 2 b Osbourny
Greetham, Elon (possibly Ellen?) daug 1 b Osbourny
Waddingham, Elizabeth 50 Visitor b Helpringham, Lincolnshire
White, Carol 6 Visitor Sleaford, Lincolnshire

Source: RG10; Piece: 3353; Folio: 79; Page: 21
Civil Parish: Osbourny
County: Lincolnshire
Registration District: Sleaford
Household Schedule: 114

Family living on London Street (no number given)

Regards,

Deborah

[Geoffers]

Thank you so much for that, hopefully I will be able to track a bit more from those names.

What sites do you use to find all this information? I never know which sites offer the most reliable information.

There are many pay-per-view sites which should all provide original census images, the standard of indexing varies from one site to another.

UK sites include findmypast, TheGenealogist and 1901censusonline, there are other pay-per-view sites such as Ancestry.

If you want to use a pay-per-view site, it is best to have a good look first - purchase a few units and try hunting for a known person, before subscribing.

[Peter Goodey]

I may be missing something but might this Elizabeth WADDINGHAM be knocking on a bit to become a single parent in her mid forties?

What does Petra have to identify the right woman? And I repeat my earlier question. where is the son? Who brought him up?

[EVE McL]

Hi


I cannot find any reference to his mother on any census that I have found, can anyone help me find out about them, i.e. was she an inmate of the workhouse, when did she go in and what happened to her.

Her name on the certificate is Elizabeth Waddingham and her son was William Brown Waddingham born 10th June 1866.

Unmarried mothers without substanbtial financial backing were normally taken into the workhouse at least for the birth, since that acted as the Infirmary for poor persons in most areas. She may have lived anywhere in the parishes covered by the Union. If an Admission register survives, it will state from whence she was admitted. The register should also state when she left, soemtimes where to (working for Mr Jones) or if she died.

The father is likely to have been William Brown, or at least X Brown, since that was the traditional way of labelling an illegitimate child, especially where there was a hope that there would eventually be a marriage.
If this happened, the child would, by courtesy. drop the mother's surname and be known by his father's.
Check for a subsequent marriage in freebmd - of Elizabeth to William Brown, or at least of Elizabeth to someone. Failing that, checl for a death soon after birth. EVE