John Hawkins cannot still be alive!

[Phoenix]

Bp 1795 Winterborne Kingston, Dorset. Usually shown as North Kingston or just Kingston on censuses.

In 1861, he is in Nursling, Hants: RG09 piece 685 folio 159 page 3 which is Romsey RD.

I cannot find him on 1871 census, nor a convincing death, yet I swear I looked before and there was one, obvious, death ref for him.

Can anyone see anything?

(In 1851 he is in Tolpuddle. It looks as if he split with his wife and went his own merry way.)

[ElizabethHerts]

The NBI has a John Hawkins who was buried 31 Dec 1879 at Verwood Dorset. Aged 86.

[Phoenix]

Unfortunately, that one, who sometoimes says he's born Verwood, sometimes St Giles, is on the 1861, in Cranbourne.

[Phoenix]

Oh blink. I think I've found him.

Poole Workhouse in 1871, down as J Hawkins, shepherd b Winterborne (though aged 83)

Died Poole 1877 aged 83.

Anyone know if Poole WH admissions register survives?

[Mary from Italy]

Poole Workhouse

Records
Dorset Record Office, Bridport Road, Dorchester DT1 1RP. Holdings include: Guardians' minute books (1835-1930 with gaps); House Management Committee minutes 1895-1930 etc.

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Poole/Poole.shtml

[Phoenix]

Thanks, Mary.