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  • General 'workhouse' question

    Why would a father be in the workhouse (in 1886) and the rest of the family not?
    Would he be a voluntary inmate so that his family could stay outside?

    Thanks for any help

  • #2
    Almost certainly he was ill, if his family remained outside the workhouse.

    You couldn't just volunteer for the workhouse, you had to be assessed before you were admitted and there were only two reasons for admittance really, poverty or inability to work (through accident or illness). His wife and children may still have been able to work, so wouldn't have gone into the workhouse.

    OC

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    • #3
      Hi amck37
      there could be lots of reasons, but without knowing the the situation it is only guess work, he could have been ill, they were hospitals as well as somewhere to stay, how old was he, have you read up on the work house he was in, post a few more details of him and the workhouse and perhaps I can help.
      Robert.

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      • #4
        I would just agree with the others that illness is the most likely reason. During some research, I´ve come across people who seem to have suffered work injuries and have been admitted to workhouses for treatment/rehabilitation - particularly later in workhouse history.

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