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Union Buildings, Woolwich?

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Janene

Janene Report 13 Jan 2013 17:03

Hi there

Does anybody know of 111 Union Buildings in Woolwich?

Was it an old workhouse?

I do hope someone can help me, thank you.

K

K Report 13 Jan 2013 17:22

Which years are you thnking of? In 1871 Union buildings in/next to Union Street, St Marys, Woolwich appears to be mostly occupied by workers in the Royal Arsenal, but I can't see 111.

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

Janene

Janene Report 13 Jan 2013 17:29

In 1876 my great grandad was born there and his parents resided there?????

K

K Report 13 Jan 2013 17:41

I can only see numbers up to 37 in 1881 and these are not part of a workhouse. Presumbly your family had left by 1881?

This is link to the Woolwich workhouse detials -
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Woolwich/

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

K

K Report 13 Jan 2013 17:50

Charles Booth has an online archive which includes some references to Union Buildings which may be worth looking at

http://booth.lse.ac.uk/cgi-bin/do.pl?sub=retrieve_catalogue_notebook&args=b371,80,100

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

K

K Report 13 Jan 2013 17:58

Chat on this link suggests that Union St/buildings would have been named after the union of England and Scotland rather than the workhouse

http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-52193.html

Researching:
Anstee/Bucks; Russell/London; Durose; Pease/North Yorks; Kelly/IoM

Janene

Janene Report 13 Jan 2013 18:38

Brilliant, thank you. I will try it now!

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥

♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ Report 13 Jan 2013 18:46

I do not know if it is of any help but in 1950s/60's there was a large area of old tenement housing in Woolwich, I know because my ex grew up there.

Janene

Janene Report 13 Jan 2013 19:30

Oh really. In the 1881 census, they were no longer living there!!!

Janene

Janene Report 13 Jan 2013 19:37

I have just read all the above and it looks like it wasn't the Workhouse.....

Think I need to research more.

Thank you for your help.