The workhouse 
 John Jones, 
        who was listed in the 1891 census for Llanfyllin  The reference to John Jones shown 
         below is taken from the official 
        records of the workhouse... This 
        entry is not easy to read, but it says:  
  
 
     
    
    John 
      Jones - Llanfyllin workhouse 
     
       
   
     
    
     
       
     workhouse, 
        was probably taken there because there was nobody to look after him. 
        He would have been taken to the sick ward and given basic medical attention.
workhouse, 
        was probably taken there because there was nobody to look after him. 
        He would have been taken to the sick ward and given basic medical attention.
        Being 76, he probably spent the rest of his life in the workhouse.Delirium 
      tremens  - a kind of temporary madness 
      which includes shaking violently, usually caused by drinking too much alcohol. 
   
     
    
  
     
  
  
  
 
     
  
    
  
 
     
    
     
       
    
        "John 
        Jones, Workhouse. The Master reported that he had to employ a person to 
        attend to this man for a few days, the pauper suffering from delerium 
        tremens and having become very violent."