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Oxfordshire, England : Classification : Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc.


Over the centuries a variety of institutions have catered for the needs for care and rehabilitation of the sick and needy. The websites listed below have details about such establishments and, in many cases, lists of inmates.

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Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices
Title:Blacksmiths Index
Link:https://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com/
Description:A Genealogical Index of Blacksmiths and Related Occupations
Extra Info:As well as blacksmiths, includes many other related occupations, also blacksmiths residing in asylums and workhouses.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Information, Photographs / Pictures
Title:County Asylum
Link:http://web.archive.org/web/20110708195950/http://w...
Description:Rediscovering the Asylums and Mental Hospitals of England and Wales
Extra Info:This site is no longer active, however an archived copy of the site is still available to view (may take a few moments to load). There may be some pages that do not work. Lists architects' names and more.
Classification:Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers
Title:Family Search Records Collection - England
Link:Family Search Records Collection - England
Description:Family Search Records Collection - England
Extra Info:An increasing number of records, including school records, land tax assessments and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Information
Title:Index of Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals
Link:http://studymore.org.uk/4_13_TA.HTM
Description:Index of Lunatic Asylums and Mental Hospitals
Extra Info:Based around a 1844 study but expanded with details of the institutions.
Classification:Newspapers, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records
Title:LEECH / LEACH Family Genealogy
Link:http://www.leechfamily.myzen.co.uk/
Description:LEECH / LEACH and Related Family Genealogy
Extra Info:Also includes Harris, Jordan / Jurdan, Sparrow, Wilson-Webb / Webb, Death, Doyle, and Savage.
Classification:Commercial / Trade Directories, Hearth / Window Tax, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Ships Passenger / Crew / Owners Lists, Poll / Electoral / Voters Registers, Associations and Civil Officials Lists, Religious Lists / Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Journals / Diaries
Title:Selected Genealogical Records
Link:http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/filessection/
Description:Selected Genealogical Records
Extra Info:A selection of transcriptions including extacts from Army lists, bankrupts, a list of people in Cornwall in past times, a list of coastguards in 1851, Hammermen and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Photographs / Pictures
Title:The Children's Homes Website
Link:http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/
Description:The Children's Homes Website
Extra Info:The Children's Homes website aims to provide information on all the many and varied institutions that became home for thousands of children and young people in Britain. Also USA, Canada, Jamaica and Australia.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Photographs / Pictures
Title:The Children's Society Archive 1881-1918
Link:http://www.hiddenlives.org.uk/
Description:The Children's Society Archive 1881-1918
Extra Info:Some records and the history of each home, many photographs.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish00unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1860
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish01unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1868
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Religious Lists / Records, Poor Rate, Other Records
Title:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac
Link:https://archive.org/details/unionsandparish02unkng...
Description:The Union, Parish and Public Health Officers Handbook and Almanac 1853
Extra Info:Online book. Includes lists of parish officers, treasurers and officials for each county. Includes school board inspectors, a list of premises which accepted 'lunatics', workhouse masters and teachers and more.
Classification:Street Directories / Gazetteers / Maps, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Register & Rent Rolls, Poor Rate, Other Records, Photographs / Pictures
Title:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Link:https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county...
Description:Victoria County History - Explore England's Past
Extra Info:This site provides free access to local history materials. A variety of material, some counties covered more than others.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc.
Title:Voluntary Hospitals Database
Link:http://www.hospitalsdatabase.lshtm.ac.uk/
Description:Voluntary Hospitals Database
Extra Info:Includes details about the hospitals, the number of beds, the expenditure, dates and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records
Title:Workhouse Network
Link:https://www.workhousenetwork.org/
Description:Pauper biographies and more.
Classification:Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records
Title:Workhouse Website
Link:https://www.workhouses.org.uk/
Description:A Site Dedicated to the Workhouse, its Buildings, Staff, Inmates and much more

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