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AlexByers10  (View posts) Posted: 6 Jun 2005 7:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: byers,
Can anybody help me with infromation on Longtown Workhouse? I have an ancestor born htere in 1855, a william byers, mother jane byers. i cannot find any info on Jane Byers.

Alex

Re: Longtown Workshouse

blue2509  (View posts) Posted: 24 Jun 2005 9:51PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: byers,
There are quite a few Jane Byers from the longtown area of cumberland. With dates etc i managed to narrow the search down and think I have found the one you are looking for

On the 1861 aged 25 she is a servant for a family in Holme east waver called Glaister. On the 1871 census she is still there aged 35. she is listed as being born in Longtown. she seems to have disappeared after that but there is a listing for a jane byers beig married in 1871 in the district of Wigton (Holme east waver comes under this district) but no husband name

If you let me know any descendants surnames I can try and filter some out

On the 1861 census, William Byers is listed as age 5 as a boarder in Arthuret which is covered by the workhouse.

If you want any information on the workhouse I ave enclosed a link to give you some info

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/Longtown/Longtown.sht...

If you need any more help please contact me

Anne

Re: Longtown Workshouse

AlexByers10  (View posts) Posted: 20 Jul 2005 2:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: byers,
hi anne

i don;t suppose you know where the jane byers you mentioned in your message was in 1851 do you?

Re: Longtown Workshouse

roger_byers  (View posts) Posted: 26 Jun 2009 9:13AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Byers
I have only just seen this and may be able to help some and maybe you can help me. I am also a member of this family and would like to know more.
William was my grandfarther.
Please contact me for more details or to give me any dn't already know.
regards
Roger Byers

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