cen 13 Penkhull Council Rates Valuation 1914

Newcastle under Lyme was only a small workhouse in comparison with that of The Spittles for Stoke-upon-Trent Union. Nevertheless, the enteries are interesting to both those who tracing their family tree but also the student of social histories or humanities as the census records, if used correctly can identify a number of family structures and frequently the circumstances which drove them into the workhouse to become dependent upon the poor law.

This 1901 census is a follow-up of the 1881 census for the same place and with the twenty year interval between the two dates gives the ideal opportunity for a comparitive study comparing the results for every part of the census return to make a accurate assumprion of changes both in occupations and family size but also places of birth and ages and if the area for this had expalded over the period of study.

This contribution to the history of the southern part of Stoke-on-Trent is invaluable to those keen to learn about the dark side of life for many.  This census is on an Excel programme therefore details can be sorted to supply records in either age, name, gender, status, occupation and place of birth order. There are 804 in total of staff and inmates and with the facility of Excel enables many calculations to be evaluated.