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Norfolk Workhouses
 Census 1841 - 1861
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A workhouse was situated in one parish to support the poor of a selected region.   In 1834 these regions became poor law unions as many parishes combined or incorporated for the support of the poor. Local people would probably know  the workhouse by the name of the parish in which it was situated.
For example: Although situated at Rockland All Saints and possibly called Rockland Workhouse, it catered for the many parishes who had amalgamated into the Wayland Union. 

Please bear with us, as this site is under construction - a more indepth description will follow

Workhouse Census 1841 - all Unions

Union
Parish
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Aylsham Union Buxton & Oulton
Blofield Union Lingwood
Brinton & Melton Constable Brinton & Melton Constable
Depwade Union Pulham Market
Docking Union Docking
Downham Union Downham Market
Erpingham Union
(later at W. Beckham) 		Upper Sheringham & Gimingham
East & West Flegg Union Rollesby
Forehoe Union Wicklewood
Freebridge Lynn Union Gayton
Guiltcross Union Kenninghall
Henstead Union Swainsthorpe
Kings Lynn Union Kings Lynn St. Margaret's
Loddon & Clavering Union Heckingham *
Mitford & Launditch Union Gressenhall
Norwich Union Bridge Street, St. Andrews
St. Faith's Union Horsham St. Faiths
Swaffham Union Swaffham
Thetford Union Thetford St. Mary
Tunstead & Happing Union Smallburgh
Walsingham Union Great Snoring
Wayland Union Rockland All Saints
Wisbech Union Various Nfk. Marshland parishes
Gt. Yarmouth Borough Gt. Yarmouth

* The workhouse of the Loddon & Clavering Union, was recorded as being in Heckingham - in modern times this old workhouse is actually in the parish of Hales

In 1841 the poor of the Fenland Parishes and of parts of Kings Lynn were housed in at the workhouse in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

Transcription Copyright © Honor Jones 2005


Workhouse Census 1851 - all Unions

Union Parish
. .
Brinton & Melton Constable Brinton & Melton Constable


Workhouse Census 1861 - all Unions

Union Parish
. .
Aylsham Union Aylsham
Brinton & Melton Constable Brinton & Melton ConstableFE
Smallburgh Smallburgh


Workhouse Census 1891 - all Unions

Union Parish
. .
Smallburgh Smallburgh


Workhouse Births & Deaths

Union Parish
. .
Erpingham Union West Beckham



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