Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse Hob Uid: 1411124 Location : Sheffield Non Civil Parish Grid Ref : SK3364784926 Summary : Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse was built between 1841 and 1844 to an E-shaped plan to designs in Elizabethan style by the architect William Flockton. | Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world. Date of Change. In 1925, the Ecclesall Bierlow union was absorbed by the neighbouring Sheffield Union, creating a single Poor Law authority to cover the whole of the city. Guardians minutes 1838-1929; committee minutes 1884-1929 (Sheffield Archives SY 164). The material below is taken from the web page . This work records the lineage, descendants and marriages of families who had a right to bear a coat of arms. Peter Higginbotham. An English translation of Yorkshire domesday records. The Guardians leased 50 acres of moorland from the Duke of Norfolk at Hollow Meadows Sheffield Poor Law Union adopted the existing workhouse on Kelham Street until 1881 when the new building at Fir Vale was officially opened. All rights reserved. It is located in the southwestern part of the city and covers an area of 3.6 square miles . Earl Fitzwilliam is lord of the manor. Holdings comprise: Workhouse admission registers (1883-1928); Register of inmates (1904-31); Creed registers (1902-31); Births (1898-1929); Deaths (1903-31); etc. They were Alfred and Mary Deacon (1906-26), Lionel and Freda Hindreth (1926-51), and Mr and Mrs Harry Brook (1951-60). Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Methodist New Connexion, Primitive Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist. They have transcribed the workhouse admission registers held by the Sheffield Archives. Contact GenFair Ecclesall Bierlow entrance lodge and school (right) from the south, 2001. Then in 1834, the Poor Law Amendment Act changed everything, shifting provision for the poor away from parish level on to separately administered Poor Law Unions. 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For poor relief and workhouse records, 1834 marks a significant change. The workhouse was built in 1881 at Grenoside and later the site was used for residential care accommodation. Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988. Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse, register of inmates, 1812-1915 Petition of the Catholic inhabitants of Sheffield, 1815 Society for bettering the conditions of the Poor in Sheffield, appeal for funds, 1818 Bradfield Workhouse admissions and discharges, 1818-1849 Sheffield & Rotherham banks resolution, 1825 It originally housed between 60 to 80 inmates but expanded significantly over time to include an asylum block, vagrants' wards, laundry block, and children's cottage homes. They record land owners, occupiers, taxable value and sometimes a description of the property. A single house at the south-west of the site had a single-storey block to the rear which housed the homes' laundry. It has been quite a while since I carried out any family history research. Peter Higginbotham. Pedigrees compiled from a late 16th century heraldic visitation of Yorkshire. Pop. Subscribe now for regular news, updates and priority booking for events, All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, About our and Ashley Creswick esq. A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members. The records list name, address and qualification to vote. Peter Higginbotham. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, The Hospital Records database is no longer being updated. Ecclesall Bierlow asylum block from the south-west, 2001. Other places in the parish include: Whirlow, Upper and Nether Edge, Silverhill, Silver Hill, Sharrowvale, Sharrowmoor, Sharrowhead, Sharrow Vale, Sharrow Moor, Sharrow Head, Highfield near Sheffield, Nether Hallam with Heeley, Milnhouses, Miln Houses, Machoon Bank, Machonbank, Machon Bank, Little Sheffield, Little Common, Highfield, Hallamgate, Hallam Gate, Greystories, Greystones, Dobbinhill, Dobbin Hill, Cherrytreehill, Cherry Tree Hill, Carterknowl, Carter Knowl, Buttonhill, Button Hill, Broomhall, Broom Hall, Broadoak Green, Broad Oak Green, Brincliffe Edge, Brencliffe Edge, Bents Green, Barber Nook, Bannercross, Banner Cross, Abbeydale, Abbey Dale, and Whiteley Wood. In 1929 the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse was renamed Nether Edge Hospital and it remained in use as a hospital into the 1990s. Inmates were strictly segregated. Ecclesall Bierlow (Union) Workhouse (1842-43 - 1914) ECCLESALL BIERLOW REGISTRATION DISTRICT Registration County : Yorkshire West Riding. A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners. Details of over 21,600 admissions to the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse at Nether Edge in Sheffield. Digital images, searchable by a name index, of records recording over 600,000 properties in West Yorkshire, their owner, occupier, description and details of their taxable value. A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Fulwood cottage homes children's houses and central green from the south, 2006. Though this area contained numerous small villages and hamlets, there was never a village called Ecclesall. An index to and images of around 7,000 apprenticeship records. Required fields are marked *. In 1859, an asylum block was built to the north-west of the main building. The church of St. [ _____] situated near Banner Cross, 3 miles south-west from Sheffield, and built in 1788, is a stone building in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave and aisles, and a square tower containing 1 bell; the church has been restored and enlarged and two stained windows, in memory of Miss Marshall, inserted; the east window is also stained. The living is a vicarage, yearly value 400, in the gift of the vicar of Sheffield and held by the Rev. Ecclesall Bierlow workhouse infirmary from the north-east, 2001. After 1929 the Ecclesall site was renamed Nether Edge Hospital. The homes had their own boys' brass band. The children's homes were of two slightly differing designs which alternated around the site. Fulwood Workhouse Cottages, 2009. The Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse Union was founded in 1837, and purchased the land for the Workhouse in 1839. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual. The Ecclesall poor law union comprises 7 parishes or places, of which 4 are in the West riding of Yorkshire, and 3 in the county of Derby; and contains a population of 31,645. . . The location and layout of the site can be seen on the 1887 map below: Entrance to the site was from the east on Cherry Tree Lane (later Union Road). Fulwood cottage homes Master's house from the south-west, 2006. The records can be searched by a name index. Value, 350. Ecclesall Bierlow (4), Nether Hallam (2), Upper Hallam. An index to 585,995 marriages, linked to images of the original registers. Later the site was expanded to include an asylum block, vagrants' wards, laundry block, and children's cottage homes. Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. Description of Change. The union embraces the townships and parishes of Ecclesall Bierlow, Nether & Upper Hallam, Norton, Totley, Dore & Beauchieff; the latter four parishes are in Derbyshire. You can search. An index to close to 150,000 names listed on gravestones in Yorkshire. Whiteley Wood Hall is a tine old mansion, now the residence and property of Thomas R. Gainsford esq. Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. Peter Higginbotham. An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. VAT Registration No. Ecclesall-Bierlow, a township and an ecclesiastical parish, in the W.R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the verge of the county, within Sheffield parish and borough, 3 miles SW of Sheffield town; but it includes outskirts of that town, together with numerous hamlets, and is practically a suburb of Sheffield. The chapelry includes only a small part of the township, and was constituted in 1849; but the chapelry of Crooks, and parts of several chapelries of Sheffield, are also in the township. This very extensive and populous chapelry, which includes numerous villages and hamlets, forming the south-western portion of the parish, is principally the property of the Earl Fitzwilliam, who is lord of the manor. [Top of Page] A directory of settlements in the riding detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents. Histories of Anglican churches in the county of Derbyshire, illustrated with exquisite photographs. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Ecclesall Bierlow Union Included Ecclesall Bierlow, Nether Hallam and Upper. An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The following address appears in the 1881 Census. They cover various jurisdictions throughout the north of England. England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991. Initially the Union continued to use the old workhouse on Psalter Lane. Please note that the inclusion of any website or link does not mean that they have been vetted or recommended by Sheffield City Council. Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. Help All rights reserved. A dictionary of around 9,000 mottoes for British families who had right to bear arms. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence. Skip to Content; List of Access Keys; Search the website . Peter Higginbotham. Lists of officers by rank, regiment and name. Until 1834 these workhouses were overseen at the local parish level. Your email address will not be published. Includes family announcements. In 1927 the building became the Nether Edge Grammar School. Sharrow, Kenwood, Cherry Tree Hill, Machon Bank, Brincliffe, Abbeydale, Abbeydale Road, Netheredge, Psalter Lane, Highfield & Heeley, are included with Sheffield. The principal landowners are Mrs. Greaves, Robert Younge esq. From 1904, to protect them from disadvantage in later life, the birth certificates for those born in the workhouse gave its address just as 32 Union Road, Ecclesall. Ecclesall electoral ward was created 1934 when the old Ecclesall Bierlow ward was divided into Ecclesall, Broomhill and Hallam. Also includes details on the county's government officials, military officers, members of parliament, religious leaders and demographics. The township of Ecclesall Bierlow includes the hamlets of Whirlow, Greystones, Hallam Gate, Sharrow Moor, Sharrow Vale & sharrow Head, Mill Houses, Carter Knowle, Banner Cross, Button Hill, silver Hill, Little Common, Abbey Dale, Dobbin Hill, Whiteley Wood, Bents Green, Broad Oak, Crookes & Crookesmoor; the two latter hamlets are partly in other townships. By this Act, parishes were no longer responsible for maintaining their own poor people. Historic sites within the ward include Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet and Shepherd Wheel (both now museums). The original workhouse infirmary lay directly to the south of the main building. The workhouse was built 1842 -1843 at Cherrytree Hill to replace an old workhouse in Psalter Lane. This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. Others found jobs on local farms or became miners. A detail from the above picture show the official times for visiting inmates Sundays from 3 to 4pm, and Mondays 4 to 5pm on alternate weeks. Vagrants' wards were erected along Osborne Road at the north of the site. [Staff] In 1929 the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse was renamed Nether Edge Hospital and it remained in use as a hospital into the 1990s. Ecclesall Bierlow Poor Law Institution (1914 - 1929). Digital images of registers recording appointments, promotions, disciplinary actions, transfers, applications, injuries and more. Supplied by: Sheffield & District Family History Society, GenFair Home Searching for 'Ashforth' and 'Sheffield' I came across this entry for my great grandmother Florence ASHFORTH (ne Florence FLOWERS) 1876-1973 and my grandfather Ernest ASHFORTH 1905-1990: in the Register of Inmates for Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse 1883 - 1907 (Surnames A C). [After 1834] Certificates of fitness for employment can include parents names. Family History Journal: Created and maintained by Neil Jacklin. An inventory of memorials commemorating those who served and died in military conflicts. Peter Higginbotham. A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales. A workhouse was built on Cherry Tree Hill at Nether Edge. Relating to creed, births, deaths etc. Abstract biographies of people connected with mining in the North of England. Contents 1 Parish History 2 Resources 2.1 Find Neighboring Parishes 2.2 Civil Registration 2.3 Church Records 2.3.1 Church of England Wife. Digital images of maps covering the county. Messrs. A great deal of detail may be gleaned on over 9,000 individual, including genealogical details, employment record and photographs. Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registered recording almost 4 million tax payments on properties. in 1851, 24, 552; in 1861, 38, 771. London Poor Law and Board of Guardian Records, Free UK Genealogy (Census/BMD/Parish records), Chertsey Workhouse Admission/Discharge Records (1894-1932), Central records repositories, e.g. A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US. You can search Discovery to find records held here at The National Archives and in other UK archives. The workhouse is in Ecclesall-Bierlow township. [Unions List] It also had space for boys training workshops in tailoring and shoemaking. [Inmates] As well as general wards, it included tuberculosis sanitoria and a maternity hospital. Peter Higginbotham. A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary. of Ecclesall chapelry, 2, 869. National, Whiteley wood, William Lawton, master. The township contains 4,343 acres; rateable value 268,100; and a population in 1871 of 87,419; the ecclesiastical parish contained in 1871 a population of 1,724; the area is 2,600 acres. The transition to Abbeydale Grammar School for Boys occurred in 1958. 11,000 records from Burngreave Cemetery. Sheffield places were included in 3 Poor Law Unions (which in some cases covered a wider area): Comprised Attercliffe cum Darnall, Brightside Bierlow, Bradfield Urban, Ecclesall, Ecclesfield Urban, Handsworth and Sheffield. Want to report something not in the list above? Records of over 14,000 illegitimate births, which will typically name the child's father. The building contractors were Messrs. Wilkinson and Sons of Heeley. | Peter Higginbotham. The township lies on the verge of the county, within Sheffield parish and county, forms one of the wards of the borough of Sheffield, includes outskirts of the town, together with numerous hamlets, and is practically a suburb of Sheffield. Sheffield Archives, with a few items available at the Local Studies Library. Peter Higginbotham. You are in 199 - Sheffield City Archives This record (browse from here by hierarchy) Catalogue description Nether Edge Hospital, Sheffield formerly Ecclesall Bierlow Institution This record. Fulwood cottage homes school and water tower from the south-east, 2006. However, the homes on the Fulwood site were mostly arranged to face south, effectively laid out as two rows rather than forming a circle. A corresponding house for girls at the south of the Master's house contained sewing and knitting rooms on its upper floor where clothes and black stockings were produced. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths - the General Register Office. The chapel, situated on an eminence near Banner-Cross, is a stone edifice in the early English style, and has lately undergone extensive alterations; there is a spacious burial-ground, beautifully planted with trees and shrubs. Mrs. Wostenholm, William Henry Watson esq. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life. Workhouses were designed with a deterrent in mind. Pedigrees compiled from a early 17th century heraldic visitation of Yorkshire. Food was plain and monotonous and inmates were expected to work for their keep. Each child was given new clothes for their holiday khaki shorts, shirt, sandals and a snake belt. [HomePage]. At the north-west corner of the site were a school and assembly hall, dated 1912, and a water tower which took its water from one of Sheffield's main supply conduits which passed nearby. The Ecclesall Bierlow Poor Law Union officially came into being on 3rd July 1837. Banner Cross Hall, the castellated residence of George Wilson esq. Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848, Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time, This article was updated on January 29, 2023. The data are in excel and may be sorted and filtered. | Scanned copy of book published in 1991 containing a transcription and . Lee for Norton and Beauchief; Richd. OTHER: 1948 - 1959 Tuberculosis, Rheumatology and stroke rehabilitation. Acres, 4, 400. Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Popular Account 0 Basket Trustpilot 4.7 | 47,567 reviews. Digital images, indexed by testor's name, of 28,716 wills, administrations, inventories and other probate documents. Parishes and townships were instead formed into groups or unions, each of which was administered by a Board of Guardians with a union workhouse to accommodate those who could not provide for themselves. The register dates from the year 1830. A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth. A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Sheffield district. It was built in 1841-2 (according to Pevsner) and opened in 1844, the architect being William Flockton. Many of the girls went into domestic service in the Ranmoor and Fulwood districts where they were much sought after. At the foot of the tower were painting and carpentry workshops. Our records are between 1838 to 1930. Pop. If you cannot undertake researches yourself, the Society of Genealogists produces a useful leaflet on Employing a Professional Researcher. A vast range of records was created by the Board of Guardians, the Master of the Workhouse and other union officials. Ernest ASHFORTH 1905-1990 was born on the 24th February 1905, he had an older brother William Henry ASHFORTH 1896-1916 born on the 28th June 1896 at 38 Burton Street, Sheffield (William died at the Battle of the Somme, 10 July 1916, aged 20 years). Sources for the Study of Sheffield Workhouses: our publications. On 30th November 1839, land for the new building was bought on Cherry Tree Hill at Nether Edge at the south-west of Sheffield. The soil is loam, clay and peat; subsoil sand, clay and sandstone. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. He had married Mary Willis in Jul 1893 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding. Ecclesall Bierlow Union offices from the west, 2001. Biographies of hundreds of men who served as officers in The Green Howards, an infant regiment in the King's Division. After leaving the homes at the age of 15, some boys might gain entry into the armed forces. A calendar to records detailing the transportation of people from Derbyshire to parts of the British Empire. Tasks included pulling apart old ropes for reuse or grinding corn for flour on treadmills. It also had space for boys' training workshops in tailoring and shoemaking. [Up to 1834] County of Derby: This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086. Hearth Tax Returns for South Yorkshire 1672. A porter's lodge and the original school block fronted on to the road. Dcouvrez gratuitement l'arbre gnalogique de Histoire de La famille de Lannoy, de Lys-lez-Lannoy (Hauts-de-France) pour tout savoir sur ses origines et son histoire familiale. The data are in excel and may be sorted and filtered. Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording admission, residence and discharges for schools that aimed to reform criminal youths. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. A calendar to documents that granted a person settlement in a parish so long as they did not become a financial burden. The Ecclesall Bierlow workhouse was first built at the Sharrow Moor. 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Family historians who are new to the subject may find it helpful to consult one of the various general online introductory guides listed below: For a selection of books providing introductions to family history, see my Online Bookstore. Part of the green between the houses was cultivated by the boys to produce vegetables for the home. [Bibliography] It is situated between the rivers Sheaf and Porter: in the beautiful valley of the latter are many good mansions and picturesque villas, and on the Glossop road are several handsome streets; the whole being one of the most important suburbs of Sheffield. Ecclesall Wardwhich includes the neighbourhoods of Banner Cross, Bents Green, Carterknowle, Ecclesall, Greystones, Millhouses, and Ringinglowis one of the 28 electoral wards in the City of Sheffield, England. The site layout is shown on the 1920 map below. Yorkshire, Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse Admissions 1883-1915, Sheffield & District Family History Society. There were the official minutes of the Board and of its various committees, financial ledgers, reports and letter books; for the paupers in the workhouse there were the admission and discharge registers, creed registers, registers of births, baptisms, deaths and burials, relief order books, medical officers examination books and registers of children apprenticed and boarded out. A listing of the prominent residents of the county of Yorkshire, giving details on family, education, careers, hobbies, associations and more. The hospital closed down in the 1990s and the site has now been redeveloped for residential use. Family history website findmypast.com has just published records from Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse in Sheffield. 1.11.1895 (a) Lost the part in the parish of Newland (which until 30.9.1895 formed part of the parish of Knedlington) to Selby registration district.. 0 in 1891 Ernest ASHFORTH 1905-1990 was born on the 24th February 1905, he had an older brother William Henry ASHFORTH 1896-1916 born on the 28th June 1896 at 38 Burton Street, Sheffield (William died at the Battle of the Somme, 10 July 1916, aged 20 years). Includes obituaries and family announcements. Discover more about these records The Ecclesall Bierlow workhouse was first built at the Sharrow Moor and could house 60 to 80 inmates, but in 1839 a new building was bought on Cherry Tree Hill. The material below is taken from the web page . Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Contents may not be reproduced without permission. Let us know. 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