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'Search for Great Grandmother's Farm' with Brian Margetson The presentation follows the speaker's personal journey in 2017 to former east Germany, endeavouring to find any remains of his great grandmother's... morePosted on
'On the Parish – tracing the fate of Your Pauper Ancestors Given that so many people passed through the doors of the workhouse system in its long history, it's not unusual to find a pauper inmate whilst researching your family tree This illustrated talk, presented by Luke Mouland, explores what life was like in Dorset's Union Workhouses following the adoption of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 & takes a look at some of the records available to help you learn... more