Ecclesall electoral ward was created 1934 when the old Ecclesall Bierlow ward was divided into Ecclesall, Broomhill and Hallam. On 30th November 1839, land for the new building was bought on Cherry Tree Hill at Nether Edge at the south-west of Sheffield. In 1940, bombing destroyed several buildings including the dining hall and a nurses' home. A single house to the north of the Master's house contained store-rooms on the ground floor with the boys' tailoring and shoemaking training workshops above. of Ecclesall chapelry, 2, 869. They may also list where the parents lived, their occupations and occasionally other details. 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. As well as the other web pages in this section (see the 'Records & Resources' section of the menu-bar at the left), a nunber of books give good coverage of records relating to the poor, including: A large number of books relating to the history of specific unions and workhouses are listed on the separate Booklist web page. Its operation was overseen by an elected Board of Guardians, 12 in number, representing its 7 constituent townships and parishes as Ecclesall Bierlow Union Birth & Baptism Records England & Wales Birth Index (1837-2006) An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. They may also record occupations, residences, fathers' names, witnesses and other information about the marriage. Digital images, searchable by a name index, of registers recording over 19,000 deaths deemed suspicious or otherwise worth investigating. The data are in excel and may be sorted and filtered. In the vicinity of the church are many mansions and villa residences, occupied by the merchants and manufacturers of Shelfield. The workhouse was built 1842 -1843 at Cherrytree Hill to replace an old workhouse in Psalter Lane. Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Three books detailing the unit's history from the period before and during WWI. Unless otherwise indicated, content is copyright PeterHigginbotham and may not be re-published without permission. | [Records] In 1927 the building became the Nether Edge Grammar School. | http://www.workhouses.org.uk/EcclesallBierlow/ At the bottom of the page, there are clues as to what records are available: Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield S1 4SP. A comprehensive gazetteer of the district; to which are appended lists of their residents, trades and occupations. Guardians minutes 1838-1929; committee minutes 1884-1929 (Sheffield Archives SY 164). As well as general wards, it included tuberculosis sanitoria and a maternity hospital. Your email address will not be published. The houses were, as was often the case in large cottage home sites, placed around a central green. A collection of digitalised maps covering the county. He died on 14 Nov 1954 in The Hospital, Dawlish, Devon, England. An index to 263,822 wills, administrations and other probate documents proved by an ecclesiastical court in York. The total cost of the scheme was 18,086. Digital images of baptism registers that can be searched by name. Ecclesall Ward-ami magban foglalja a krnyken a Bents zld, Ecclesall, Greystones, Millhouses s Ringinglow-is egyik 28 vlasztsi osztlyokon City of Sheffield, Anglia.A vros dlnyugati rszn tallhat, s 3,6 ngyzetmrfld (2300 hektr; 9,3 km 2) terlettel rendelkezik .Ennek az egyhzkzsgnek a lakossga 2007-ben 7626 hztartsban 19 211 f volt, ami a 2011 . It is located in the southwestern part of the city and covers an area of 3.6 square miles . Banner-Cross, formerly the seat of the late General Murray, is an elegant structure, in a demesne richly embellished with wood. So searching online, in response to a comment posted regarding the Ashforth families in Sheffield, I found I was in for quite a surprise. An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. In 1859, an asylum block was built to the north-west of the main building. Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. In 1929 the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse was renamed Nether Edge Hospital and it remained in use as a hospital into the 1990s. Ecclesall Bierlow is an Ecclesiastical Parish in the county of Yorkshire, created in 1746 from chapelry in Sheffield St Peter and St Paul Ancient Parish; located on Ringinglow Road. A name index to records recording taxes levied against owners of hearths in the West Riding of Yorkshire. A porter's lodge and the original school block fronted on to the road. Fulwood cottage homes girls' stores and training block, 2006. Peter Higginbotham. Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private Descriptions of physical and geological landmarks, a listing of government offices and descriptions of the villages & parishes, including a list of the private residents.. A directory of the riding detailing its history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents. Potential sources include: As well as the original documents, a growing number of records have been transcribed by commercial organisations, family and local history societies, academic projects, and various voluntary projects. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths - the General Register Office. Find your Sheffield ancestors, local history and details of their lives with these links to online family history and genealogy resources. Ecclesall Bierlow Court & Legal Records West Yorkshire Electoral Registers (1840-1962) An index to and images of registers listing over 22.5 million names of those who were registered to vote. 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. Profiles of several hundred mausolea found in the British Isles. This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Yorkshire district. The workhouse is in Ecclesall-Bierlow township. You can search. Construction work was completed in 1844 and the total cost was about 15,000. Nether Hallam workhouse site at Crookesmoor, 1855. The building on the opposite. ECCLESALL BIERLOW, a township and ecclesiastical parish, extending to the borders of Derbyshire, formed in 1849 from the parish of Sheffield, and giving name to a union, is in the southern division of the Riding, municipal and parliamentary borough of Sheffield, Hallamshire district, south division of the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill, Sheffield county court district, West Riding division, Sheffield rural deanery, archdeaconry and diocese of York. of Magdalene College, Cambridge. The workhouse was built in 1881 at Grenoside and later the site was used for residential care accommodation. They have transcribed the workhouse admission registers held by the Sheffield Archives. The principal landowners are Mrs. Greaves, Robert Younge esq. After 1929 the Ecclesall site was renamed Nether Edge Hospital. | 1881 Residents of Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse. Scanned copy of book published in 1991 containing a transcription and . An English translation of Yorkshire domesday records. Until 1834 these workhouses were overseen at the local parish level. The records will tell you when your ancestor was admitted and their previous occupation. Ecclesall Bierlow entrance from the south, c.1905. Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Pop. J.P. is situated in a well-wooded park. privacy policy, Registers and account books of Ecclesall Bierlow Union Workhouse (Ecclesall Institution) [1883] - 1948. Details of over 21,600 admissions to the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse at Nether Edge in Sheffield. Each semi-detached house contained on its ground floor a large living room or kitchen, scullery, bathroom and lavatory, grocery larder, and clothes store. Digital images of baptism registers, searchable by a name index. Records of over 14,000 illegitimate births, which will typically name the child's father. The driveway then led to the master's house which bears the foundation stone next to the window of what may have been the committee room. Digital images of registers recording appointments, promotions, disciplinary actions, transfers, applications, injuries and more. Ecclesall Bierlow Union offices from the workhouse steps, early 1900s. In later years, they ventured as far afield as Folkstone or the Isle of Man. Yorkshire, Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse Admissions 1883-1915, Sheffield & District Family History Society. 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. Peter Higginbotham. 2016-11-03 In this post "Register of Inmates, Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse" I discovered Florence ASHFORTH (ne Florence FLOWERS 1876-1973) together with her youngest son Ernest Ashforth 1905-1990 registered as inmates at the Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse. Photographs and images of churches in North Yorkshire. Messrs. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession. The homes closed in 1960 and the site was subsequently used as a girls' approved school under the name "Moorside". Whiteley Wood Hall is a tine old mansion, now the residence and property of Thomas R. Gainsford esq. Real property, 103, 355; of which 300 are in mines, and 280 in quarries. He had married Mary Willis in Jul 1893 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire West Riding. There were stables to the rear of the house. Peter Higginbotham. . Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life. Fulwood cottage homes laundry block, 2006. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners. Were set up following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834. The chief crops are grass, corn and turnips. Population transferred. It comprised the townships of Ecclesall Bierlow, Upper and Nether Hallam, Dore, Totley, the parish of Norton, and Beauchief Liberty. A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, 160; patron, the Vicar. The township has a post office, of the name of Ecclesall, under Sheffield; and it shares in the cutlery and hardware trade of Sheffield, and has partaken largely of that towns prosperity. 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. The resulting data may then be accessible online or via a data CD, although a charge for access is made in many cases. Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988. A calendar to documents detailing the removal of a person or family from one parish to another. Outside were single-storeyed outbuildings which probably included a play-shed, wash-house, and coal-store. Our records are between 1838 to 1930. Peter Higginbotham. A comprehensive gazetteer of cities, towns and townships; to which are appended lists of their residents, trades and occupations. In the course of an investigation of the workhouse system, he visited the establishment and his account of what he found was sent to the Editor of the Sheffield Daily Telegraph. West Wing, Manor Farm, Chilmark, Salisbury SP3 5AF, United Kingdom. The data are in excel and may be sorted and filtered. At the centre of the kitchen was a very large table around which 15 people could sit. After leaving the homes at the age of 15, some boys might gain entry into the armed forces. An index to and images of registers listing over 22.5 million names of those who were registered to vote. Download Specific Description. Lists of officers by rank, regiment and name. A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members. Hearth Tax Returns for South Yorkshire 1672. A building opposite the lodge on Union Road housed the Union offices. Pedigrees compiled from a late 16th century heraldic visitation of Yorkshire. The main block was E-shaped with its entrance at the east. The church stands near Bannercross, near the site of a previous church which belonged to Beauchief abbey. Records recording teens and young adults commitment to the Christian faith. [Unions List] Ecclesall Bierlow vagrants' wards from the north-west, 2001. Peter Higginbotham. Banner Cross Hall, the castellated residence of George Wilson esq. Holmwood, the seat of Henry Vickers esq. In the later 19th century accommodation for the elderly, infirm, sick and lunatic was provided in addition to the separate male and female blocks. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Fulwood cottage homes school and water tower from the south-east, 2006. ECCLESALL-BIERLOW, a township, a chapelry, a sub-district, and a district in W. R. Yorkshire. This information will help us make improvements to the website. This fully searchable newspaper will provide a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Sheffield district. I can only surmise the addition of another child forced her to seek help from the workhouse. 3. Peter Higginbotham. It has been quite a while since I carried out any family history research. The Ecclesall Bierlow Poor Law Union officially came into being on 3rd July 1837. They were for the truly destitute, those who genuinely had nowhere else to go. Derbyshire Baptisms (1538-1990) 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. Near the head of the vale of the Porter is Whiteley Wood estate, with a mansion surrounded by plantations; and on the opposite acclivities of the valley are the general cemetery, the botanic gardens, and the collegiate school. Florence married William Henry ASHFORTH 1873-1926 on the 25th December 1895 at the Church of Saint John the Baptist, Owlerton, Sheffield. 11,000 records from Burngreave Cemetery. 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. National, Whiteley wood, William Lawton, master. On May Day, a May Queen Festival would take place there. 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. Maintained by the Diocese of Derby. Records include a reference to the sub-registration district, making it easier to order the correct certificate. It comprised the townships of Ecclesall Bierlow, Upper and Nether Hallam, Dore, Totley, the parish of Norton, and Beauchief Liberty. Index to Register of Inmates, Ecclesall Bierlow Workhouse, 1883 1907 (Surnames A C). The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. The old and the young, men and women, the fit and infirm were all grouped separately. However, this building could not easily be enlarged and the Guardians decided to erect a new workhouse. Digital images of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. Digital images of various documents, searchable by an index of over 335,000 names. National, John Palfreyman, master; Mrs. Hannah M. Pearson, mistress. Extracts for West Riding settlements found in the Domesday book. A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US. Ecclesall Bierlow Union offices from the west, 2001. Many of the girls went into domestic service in the Ranmoor and Fulwood districts where they were much sought after. 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. Guardians minutes 1890-1930 and letter books 1847-1861; officers appointments 1876-1913; workhouse punishment book 1903-1926, dietary 1919 (Sheffield Archives CA 692/1-35, CA24, CA 510). 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. Peter Higginbotham. Help Includes obituaries and family announcements. A row of cottages dating from the 1720s on Workhouse Green at Fulwood was a local workhouse for many years. The records of the Sheffield unions, however, have had a very poor survival rate. Death Records. For further information on more specific aspects of workhouse records, use the options in 'Records & Resources' menu section at the left of the screen. Dwelling : 23 Alderson Rd: Census Place: Ecclesall Bierlow, York, England: Family History Library Film : 1342120: Public Records Office Reference : RG11: Piece / Folio : 4637 / 17: Page Number : 25: If you cannot undertake researches yourself, the Society of Genealogists produces a useful leaflet on Employing a Professional Researcher. 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. Sheffield parish registers from various sources. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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. and Ashley Creswick esq. The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices. A parliamentary report of 1776 recorded workhouses in use at Ecclesall Bierlow (with accommodation for up to 45 inmates), Nether Hallam (20), Dore (60), and Norton (16). The main series of surviving records include: Admission or creed registers 1883-1931; asylum admission registers 1920-1928; registers of inmates 1904-1931; workhouse birth registers 1898-1929; workhouse death registers 1903-1931; officers appointments 1892-1925 (Sheffield Archives CA 18/19, LD 2078). In 1902, the union purchased a rural 22-acre site on Bole Hill Lane at Fulwood on which to erect a children's cottage homes development. A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families. It also included the areas of Broomhall and Crookesmoor to the north of Porter Brook. Peter Higginbotham. An unusual view from the doorstep of the Ecclesall Bierlow Union workhouse at Nether Edge, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Houses, 7, 960. A transcription of records naming those who had taxes levied against them for the privilege of owning a hearth. We can normally supply copies for private study purposes, subject to the usual copyright and access restrictions. Earl Fitzwilliam is lord of the manor. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths the General Register Office. The index included the testor's name, residence, year of probate, type of document and reference to order copies of the referenced document(s.). [Top of Page] An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. These records detail relationships between parents and their children and may detail where they lived and how they made a living. Detailed maps covering much of the UK. Photographs and descriptions of West Riding's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices. In England and Wales, a major reform in the administration of poor relief took place in 1834. is a fine building. A monthly round-up of news, blogs, offers and events. Mrs. Wostenholm, William Henry Watson esq. Profiles of collieries in the north of England, with employment statistics, profiles of those who died in the mines and photographs. FHJ Ref: 200 The registers can be searched by name and can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century. | Charities, 68. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry. Popular Account 0 Basket Trustpilot 4.7 | 47,567 reviews. It later became used as a school. 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. 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. The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870, A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848, Adwick upon Dearne, Yorkshire Family History Guide, Adwick Le Street Yorkshire Family History Guide, Adlingfleet, Yorkshire Family History Guide, Civil Registration District: Ecclesall Bierlow, Probate Court: Exchequer and Prerogative Courts of the Archbishop of York. Public Assistance Committee Annual Report of the work, 1931-1939 (Local Studies Library 352.9 S). Historic sites within the ward include Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet and Shepherd Wheel (both now museums). 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. Records details of the distribution of funds to the poor, churchwardens' records, maintenance for illegitimate child and other similar records. 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. We place some essential cookies on your device to make this website work. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths the General Register Office. Part of the green between the houses was cultivated by the boys to produce vegetables for the home. Index to Register of Inmates (Surnames A - C) (PDF, 633 KB) . Contents may not be reproduced without permission. Published: October 30, 2016Last modified: January 17, 2017. Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales. The population of this ward in 2007 was 19,211 people in 7,626 households, reducing to . 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 The Ecclesall Bierlow workhouse was first built at the Sharrow Moor. Names of relations may be given. A database allowing full text searches of a newspaper covering local news, family announcements, obituaries, court proceedings, business notices and more in the Sheffield area. Fulwood cottage homes Master's house from the south-west, 2006. Your email address will not be published. The hospital closed down in the 1990s and the site has now been redeveloped for residential use. Florence ASHFORTH (ne Florence FLOWERS) 1876-1973, Church of Saint John the Baptist, Owlerton, Sheffield, Harriet Flowers (ne Harriet LAW 1836-1903, Florence Ashforth (ne Florence Flowers 1876-1973) and Marjorie Green (ne Marjorie Ellis 1912-1988), William Henry Ashforth, Florence Flowers and Rosa Ashforth: More certificates, Douglas Roy Williamson: Died 30th December 1963, aged 23 years. Transcripts of several hundred wills, contains an index to people named within. 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