Workhouse Addresses
In 1904, the Registrar General decided that where a child was born in the workhouse, there need no longer be any indication of this on the birth certificate. Instead, the place of birth could be recorded as an ordinary street address, either a real one or a pseudonymous one invented for the purpose. The aim of this was to avoid any future stigma that might otherwise arise from the revelation of one's lowly place of birth. From around 1920, the same practice was later also adopted for the death certificates of those who died in the workhouse.
| Click below on the first letter of the Union name that you're interested in. |
| A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U W Y |
| Union | Address |
|---|---|
| Wakefield | 90 Park Lodge Lane, Wakefield |
| Wandsworth | 77 Swaffield Road, Wandsworth |
| Warminster | 33 Sambourne, Warminster |
| Warrington | 99 Guardian Street, Warrington |
| Watford | 60 Vicarage Road, Watford |
| Wellington (Shropshire) | 181-2 Holyhead Road, Wellington |
| Wells | Rowden's House, Glastonbury Road, Wells |
| West Bromwich | 88 Hallam Street, West Bromwich |
| West Derby | 107a Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool |
| West Ham | 13 Union Road, Leytonstone |
| Westbury and Whorlesdown | Eden Lodge, Westbury |
| Westbury on Severn | 1 High Street, Westbury on Severn |
| Westminster | 49 Poland Street, Westminster |
| Wigan | 75 Frog Lane, Wigan |
| Wheatenhurst | At Eastington |
| Whitechapel (South Grove) | 2a South Grove, Mile End Road |
| Willesden | Twyford Lodge, Willesden |
| Wilton | Kingsway House, Wilton |
| Winchester | 1d Upper Stockbridge Road (later became 1 St Paul's Hill), Winchester |
| Wokingham | 41 Barkham Road, Wokingham |
| Wolverhampton | 376 Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton |
| Woolwich | 79b Tewson Road, Woolwich |
NOTE - a more extensive list of workhouse addresses is included in my Workhouse Encyclopedia
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