Most of the people didn't get to leave, they just pretended to hide.
Nobody would try to escape from the workhouse they could leave whenever they wanted as long as they gave 24 hour notice.
Board of Guardians are the people in charge of a Workhouse
Yes you could, you filled in a form and left at any time with your original clothes. If one member of a family left, they all had to leave
People in the workhouse were commonly referred to as inmates or paupers. The term "inmate" was used to describe individuals residing in the workhouse, while "pauper" referred to their impoverished status. These terms were commonly used during the time when workhouses were prevalent in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
In rooms separate from children, men and women.
I believe people could leave workhouses.
Nobody would try to escape from the workhouse they could leave whenever they wanted as long as they gave 24 hour notice.
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Because people didn't have any food or money so they decided to go to the workhouse so they could have a home to live in.
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They would know because if they saw the itchey workhouse clothes they could tell that you had escaped
Board of Guardians are the people in charge of a Workhouse
Yes you could, you filled in a form and left at any time with your original clothes. If one member of a family left, they all had to leave
People in the workhouse were commonly referred to as inmates or paupers. The term "inmate" was used to describe individuals residing in the workhouse, while "pauper" referred to their impoverished status. These terms were commonly used during the time when workhouses were prevalent in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
they were scared because of the boogie man
They couldn't afford to rent a home of their own.
In rooms separate from children, men and women.