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.