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Re: House of Refuge Picton 1916

Mary  (View posts) Posted: 12 Mar 2003 8:25AM GMT
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I'm not 100% sure but I think a house of refuge was a "poor house", meaning people who had run out of money and had no relatives living in the area that would take them in. If they were not able to find a job or make a living they went to stay in the poor house. It was in the days before the government welfare system. A genealogy/history librarian might be able to confirm this.
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Susan Staves Schank 11 Mar 2003 8:52PM GMT 
Mary 12 Mar 2003 8:25AM GMT 
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