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MH 12/16249/414 Folio 587. Draft Letter from the Poor Law Board to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 587. Draft Letter from the Poor Law Board to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union. Referring to their letter of 31 October 1853 and requesting to be informed whether a collector has been appointed for the parish of St Fagan under the order dated 24 October 1853. Paper Number: 29887/1853. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1853-12-14
- Reference:
- MH 12/16249/414
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MH 12/5968/1/182 Folios 304B-305. Letter from Charles Hart, Clerk to the Liverpool Select Vestry,...
Folios 304B-305. Letter from Charles Hart, Clerk to the Liverpool Select Vestry, to the Poor Law Board, enclosing report by the public vaccinators for the year ended 29 September 1851. 'Vaccination Extension Act' form, listing the names and districts of the public vaccinators and the numbers and ages of people vaccinated for the year ended 29 September 1851. Also noted is the number of births in the union during the year and any observations. The vaccinators are named as: A McLellan, A B Steele, J E Donlevy, George Gill, John Callan, J Sinclair, Henry Emett, Frederick Cripps, Thomas Norris, Henry Swift, Henry Bradshaw, James Garthside, James B Hyams and Thomas B Gildersleeves. Annotated: totals shown for last year, 5978, and this year, 9372, an increase of 3394. Paper Number: 42433/1851. Poor Law Union Number 220. Counties: Lancashire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1851-10-31
- Reference:
- MH 12/5968/1/182
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MH 12/4540/284 Folio 434. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to the overseers of Elsenham. The...
Folio 434. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to the overseers of Elsenham. The Board send a copy of an order to convene a parochial meeting to consent to the proposed sale of property at Elsenham. This should be filled up and returned prior to the Board issuing an order for the sale. Paper Number: 12954/1852 and 15530/1852. Poor Law Union Number 167. Counties: Hertfordshire and Essex.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1852-05-11
- Reference:
- MH 12/4540/284
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MH 12/4540/307 Folio 468. Letter from John D Taylor [John Dobede Taylor], Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 468. Letter from John D Taylor [John Dobede Taylor], Clerk to the Guardians of the Bishops Stortford Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board. He reports that the guardians have appointed Miss Annie Spencer, late Schoolmistress at Mrs Hulton's school, Islington Hall, near Lynn, to be schoolmistress of the Bishops Stortford workhouse school, at a salary of £20 per annum, plus board, washing and apartment. Paper Number: 26674/1852. Poor Law Union Number 167. Counties: Hertfordshire and Essex.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1852-07-05
- Reference:
- MH 12/4540/307
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MH 12/5968/1/195 Folio 331. Letter from Charles Hart, Clerk to the Liverpool Select Vestry, to the...
Folio 331. Letter from Charles Hart, Clerk to the Liverpool Select Vestry, to the Poor Law Board, acknowledging receipt of letter dated 6 November 1851. Hart encloses the form sent with it, completed as requested with details of French lunatic paupers [not included]. Paper Number: 44449/1851. Poor Law Union Number 220. Counties: Lancashire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1851-11-12
- Reference:
- MH 12/5968/1/195
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MH 12/16249/403 Folios 565-568. Letter from the Reverend Thomas Hughes Jones, Pendoylan, Cardiff...
Folios 565-568. Letter from the Reverend Thomas Hughes Jones, Pendoylan, Cardiff Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board, relating the history of setting up six cottages and now asking for favourable consideration for the proposed schoolhouse close to the church in Pendoylan. Paper Number: 27553/1853. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1853-07-14
- Reference:
- MH 12/16249/403
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MH 12/11730/140 Folios 318-319. Letter from Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor...
Folios 318-319. Letter from Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission acknowledging receipt of letter numbered 5333a and the copy letter from Mr Saunders regarding the Poll Tax on emigrants. Mr Saunders' letter has been referred by the board of guardians to the Emigration Committee, for consideration at their meeting the following Monday, after which their decision will be notified to the Poor Law Commission. Annotated: Await further comments. Paper Number: 599/A/1836. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1836-11-29
- Reference:
- MH 12/11730/140
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MH 12/11730/34 Folio 122. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission, to Harry White, Clerk to the...
Folio 122. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission, to Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union, in response to their letter of 2 September 1836, with two enclosures. The draft letter states the order to stop outdoor relief to able-bodied males had not been sanctioned and therefore the course pursued by the board of guardians was illegal. Dr Kay [James Phillips Kay, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], will visit the Board at their meeting on 19 September 1836 to discuss future proceedings. Paper Number: 3529/A/1836. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1836-09-11
- Reference:
- MH 12/11730/34
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MH 12/14018/96 Folio 149. Letter from W Crowther, late Overseer, to the Poor Law Commission, regarding...
Folio 149. Letter from W Crowther, late Overseer, to the Poor Law Commission, regarding the guardian for Stone. He elaborates on the way the job was advertised and what was expected of the guardian. He says that the establishment expenses are more than the poor relief, and that although it seemed a good idea he was having nothing more to do with it. He would maintain the paupers in his parish [Stone] at two thirds of the present cost. Annotated: acknowledge only, 24 April 1844. Paper Number: 5466/B/1844. Also 4308/B/1844. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1844-04-16
- Reference:
- MH 12/14018/96
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MH 12/11731/87 Folios 251-252. Letter from Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor...
Folios 251-252. Letter from Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, stating that at their weekly meeting held on 6 March 1837 the board sanctioned the sending of Mary Laws and her family to America by the Kelsale parish officers and that Emigration Forms A, B, C and D had been completed and sent to the Poor Law Commission. A description of the family is enclosed. Kelsale: Mary Laws, aged 36, years. William Laws, aged 12, years. Mary Ann Laws, aged 8, years. John Laws, aged 5, years. Isaac Laws, aged 4, years. Charlotte Laws, aged 3, years. Alfred Laws, aged 22, weeks. Annotated: Dr Kay [James Phillips Kay, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner] begs to recommend approval. [Consider removing family]. Paper Number: 2114/A/1837. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1837-03-07
- Reference:
- MH 12/11731/87
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MH 12/11731/93 Folio 266. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Harry White, Clerk to the...
Folio 266. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union, stating that they have under their consideration the by-laws of the board of guardians sent on 21 March. It is not for the board of guardians to make a by-law or sanction a regulation which would have the effect of depriving a majority of guardians when a mere majority is competent under the statute of the power to determine any question lawfully before the board of guardians. Paper Number: 2492/A/1837. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1837-07-05
- Reference:
- MH 12/11731/93
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MH 12/16249/408 Folio 577. Letter from the Poor Law Board, to the Reverend Thomas Hughes Jones, Vicarage...
Folio 577. Letter from the Poor Law Board, to the Reverend Thomas Hughes Jones, Vicarage Pendoylan, Bonvilstone, Cardiff. They acknowledge his letter of 26 July 1853 respecting the property of the parish of Pendoylan, in the Cardiff Poor Law Union. Stating that if the property is not sold, it must be let on a proper lease, containing the usual covenants for repairs, as the Board cannot agree to its being held for the charity, if they are to acquiesce in a grant of a part of it as the property of the parish. Paper Number: 29206/1853. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1853-08-03
- Reference:
- MH 12/16249/408
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MH 12/16249/230 Folio 318. Statement of the Auditor, Thomas Bowen, District Auditor, South Wales...
Folio 318. Statement of the Auditor, Thomas Bowen, District Auditor, South Wales District. The following were certified as owing monies: all are late overseers: William Morgan and Eli Price, Eglwsilan. Llewellyn Lewis, St Lythans. Henry Rees and Daniel Matthew, Lisvane. John Morgan and William Thomas, Welsh St Donats. Paper Number: 22086/1852. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1852-06-09
- Reference:
- MH 12/16249/230
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MH 12/14018/263 Folios 400-402. Letter from Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster...
Folios 400-402. Letter from Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, regarding the appointment of a collector of the poor rates for Bewdley. He encloses the required form. The form shows Henry Knowles, age 36, from Bewdley, to be paid at a poundage of 4d in the pound for sums of more than £3 and 6d up to sums of £3. Security is provided by William Nicholls, Kidderminster and Richard Knowles, Dowles. There has been no collector for several years. Annotated: refer to Mr Gulson [Edward Gulson, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner]. Sanction. Sanction Paper Number: 5303/B/1846. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1846-04-11
- Reference:
- MH 12/14018/263
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MH 12/9231/181 Folio 386. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to...
Folio 386. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, acknowledging his letter of 6 May on the arrears of contribution to the union by certain parishes. They concur with the determination of the guardians to prevent the payments falling behind in the future. Paper Number: 5497/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-05-10
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/181
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MH 12/11730/114 Folios 262-265. Letter from Harry White Clerk to the Blything Poor Law Union to Edwin...
Folios 262-265. Letter from Harry White Clerk to the Blything Poor Law Union to Edwin Chadwick Secretary of the Poor Law Commission, forwarding a copy of the union's 'Emigration Committee Report' for sanction, that parish accounts have been examined and found correct, that the board has advanced money to pay for emigration and supervised the emigration. Annotations: Mr Frankland Lewis [Commissioner] see if there are any other papers. Put forward without delay. Paper Number: 5037/A/1836. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1836-11-03
- Reference:
- MH 12/11730/114
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MH 12/11730/62 Folio 188. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to John Hotson, Cambridge, him...
Folio 188. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to John Hotson, Cambridge, him he was elected auditor, by a majority vote. The guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union, Wangford Poor Law Union, Loddon and Clavering Poor Law Union, and Depwade Poor Law Union have been informed. Paper Number: 4709/A/1836. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1836-11-04
- Reference:
- MH 12/11730/62
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MH 12/14018/326 Folios 485-486. Appointment form for Thomas Strafford Giles as Collector. The form...
Folios 485-486. Appointment form for Thomas Strafford Giles as Collector. The form shows Giles, aged 40, of York Street, StourportHe had been a Draper, but now out of business. The salary is to be 4d in the pound on sums exceeding £3 and 6d in the pound on sums equal or less than £3. His sureties were John Lowe, Astley, Farmer, and William Lowe, Kidderminster, Farmer. The parish had never previously had a collector Annotated: this appears to be a fit appointment, sanction E G [Edward Gulson, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner]. 31 July 1846. Mr Lumley, do you see any objection to the bond. No. W G L [William Golden Lumley, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Commission]. Sanction the appointment and the bond, 4 August 1846. Paper Number: 10807/B/1846. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1846-07-29
- Reference:
- MH 12/14018/326
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MH 12/14018/191 Folios 295-296. Letter from Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster...
Folios 295-296. Letter from Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, enclosing a resolution that has been passed by the guardians concerning Edward Jackson's application for an increase in salary. Resolution. The board see no reason for an increase in Jackson's salary. Proposed by Mr Tart, [James Tart], seconded by Mr Beddoes [Samuel Beddoes]. Carried unanimously. Annotated: put by. Paper Number: 12279/B/1845. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1845-09-01
- Reference:
- MH 12/14018/191
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MH 12/4540/334 Folios 497-498. Letter from Charles Norris, Assistant Overseer for Sawbridgeworth...
Folios 497-498. Letter from Charles Norris, Assistant Overseer for Sawbridgeworth in the Bishops Stortford Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board. Norris states that he is enclosing a copy of his appointment letter as Assistant Overseer. Also a justices' warrant from C S Bourchier and Frederick Vander Meulen, Justices of the Peace, confirming the appointment of Charles Norris as Assistant Overseer for Sawbridgeworth on 25 March 1845. The letter states that Norris should perform all the duties of an assistant overseer except for the collection of rates. Paper Number: 29326/1852. Poor Law Union Number 167. Counties: Hertfordshire and Essex.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1852-07-23
- Reference:
- MH 12/4540/334
