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CoachAnyone that owed a debt and could not pay it. If a creditor was not convinced his debtor was able to pay fast enough he would order the debtor taken to a workhouse to pay off the debt with labor. Few debtors succeded and were released, especially as their other creditors found they were in the workhouse and made additional claims.
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How were prisons similar to workhouse and how were they different?
I believe people could leave workhouses.
How many workhouses were there in Victorian times?
as much as a donkey dances like a potato chip badger
Who were in charge of the workhouses?
A number of people ran the Workhouse.MasterMatronMedical OfficersNursesOther Staff-Workshop Trainers, Laundry Staff, etc.
When did the first workhouse open in Britain?
1777 - in Ireland first then the workhouses travelled down to England to help the poor work.
Where were rich Victorian children educated?
The poor Victorians would live on the streets, but if they were found by the bobby's (police) they would get taken to the workhouse where they would have a cruel life, they would try to escape but if they got found escaping they would be put into a shed where everyone can see them. Trapped Forever. This is not entirely true, workhouses were cruel often, but a better alternative than living on the streets. It was mostly families that went into workhouses
