Ancestry add Glamorgan Poor Law Union Workhouse Registers
Ancestry have added Workhouse Registers for Glamorganshire between 1850 and 1920 covering the following Poor Law Unions
- Bridgend
- Cardiff
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Pontypridd
These Workhouse Registers can included:
- Admission & Discharge Registers
- Creed Registers
- Indoor Relief Lists
- Register of Births
- Register of Deaths
- Register of Lunatics
- Maternity Register
- Children’s History Books (gives details of individual children)
Not all of the registers mentioned will have survived for each of the Poor Law Unions listed.
The records can be accessed on Ancestry with the appropriate level of subscription
Glamorgan Wales Workhouse Registers 1850-1920
More details on the Workhouses in Wales can be found on Peter Higginbotham’s excellent Workhouse Website