Children Boarded Out

[marylou]

I've found, in the workhouse section of my birth town site, my Mums three cousins. (Their mother was sister of my grandad)
They're classed as Boarded out, and I knew they were brought up by other family members after the death of their parents but not that they were 'Boarded out' like this. There's also mention of payment made -it says 'from Jan 1912 ..........left by Oct 1915'. Does this mean they were in the Workhouse during that period ? The relatives they went on to grow up with are classed as Foster Parents.
Can anyone enlighten me on this one ?

[Chris in Sussex]

Mary

www.workhouses.org.uk - The Workhouse Web Site

Put 'boarding out' in the search box and click on the second result. It gives an explanation at the bottom of the page.

[marylou]

Thanks Chris