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Stray Warders on the 1891 and 1901 Census
These are persons and/or family, listed as being born on the Isle of Wight, who are employed at another prison, which is not on the Island.
1891 CENSUS: RG12/0859/87/16.address: 17 Unicorn Buildings, Anglesea Road, Portsea
Frank WOODFORD. 34. Asst Warder. Shide, IOW.
Maria WOODFORD. wife. 35. Becaton, Cheshire.
Maude WOODFORD. dau. 13. Shanklin, IOW.
May WOODFORD. dau. 11. Shanklin, IOW.
Ethel WOODFORD. dau. 8. [...]
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Parkhurst Prison Snippets
A succession of dots …… at the end of any report denotes there is much more to the story and if anyone wants the full details, please just contact me.
16 Oct 1852 – DEPARTURES .. Twentyone boys embarked from this prison on Wednesday for Van Dieman’s Land, on board the “Oriental Queen”, lying in Cowes Roads. [...]