William Moon

Reply from the Records Office

Well I got a reply from the Records office but it was quite disappointing as they havent any records for the period when William Moon died. Never mind I suppose it was a shot in the dark.

William Moon

Records Office

I got a response from the records office yesterday, 23rd June 08, to say that they do hold some records for Fulwood Workhouse and they have asked me to provide them with further information on who I am researching. So for now I have sent them the following information on William Moon

William Moon - occupation Boiler Maker (journeyman)
born c 1823
died 11 Dec 1895

Hopefully they will get back to me as quickly as they did this time.

William Moon

At the moment I am researching my Moon side of the family. After receiving William Moon's (my 3xgreat grandfather) death certificate 11 Dec 1895 I found that he had died whilst in the workhouse at Fulwood in Preston.

It's a bit of a shock to find a relative dying in the workhouse and I am interested in finding out more about William and why he was there. I have emailed the Lancashire Records office and asked them if they hold the records for Fulwood Workhouse, which I am sure they do, and what information they have on the workhouse.

Looking through the census returns for 1891 for the workhouse I think I may have found some members of my Southworth family there on census night as well. So the information the LRO hold is going to be of great interest to me.