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MH 12/9231/209 Folio 430. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor...
Folio 430. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, reporting the following case of out relief: John Roe, FWK [Framework Knitter], currently out of work, his wife a seamstress, and their children, Acton Roe, sells pipe clay, John Roe, works in 'Buck Yard', Martha Roe, and Dina Roe. Annotated: sanction the relief already given but he continues to be out of work, offer the workhouse. Paper Number: 6669/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-06-04
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/209
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MH 12/14018/281 Folio 426. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to T S Simkiss, District Auditor,...
Folio 426. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to T S Simkiss, District Auditor, Wolverhampton, regarding relief payments. They enclose copies of a letter from John Adams of Bromsgrove and its enclosure, and their letter [none included] to Henry Saunders [Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Law Union] relative to the non repayment by the relieving officer of Bewdley [Mitchell Farrington] of money advanced to an aged pauper named Scrannage residing in Bromsgrove. Paper Number: 7134/B/1846. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1846-05-26
- Reference:
- MH 12/14018/281
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MH 12/5968/1/187 Folio 318. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to Charles Hart, Clerk to the Liverpool...
Folio 318. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to Charles Hart, Clerk to the Liverpool Select Vestry, relating to two boys - William Lyons and Robert Lomas - at Kirkdale Industrial School who were approved as pupil teachers in April 1851. Neither they nor Mr Hagger, Schoolmaster, were informed of this approval and the Board asks how this omission has occurred. Paper Number: 42587/1851. Poor Law Union Number 220. Counties: Lancashire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1851-11-05
- Reference:
- MH 12/5968/1/187
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MH 12/16249/45 Folio 54. Draft letter from the Secretary of the Poor Law Board to the [Thomas Watkins],...
Folio 54. Draft letter from the Secretary of the Poor Law Board to the [Thomas Watkins], Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union, regarding the workhouse schoolmaster - no certificate awarded. Enclosing a copy of the letter from the Committee of Council on Education to the master of the union school notifying him of their inability to award him any certificate. The guardians therefore will not be entitled to receive any allowance from the Parliamentary Grant in respect of his salary for the year ending 25 March 1851. Annotation: 'Copy of refusal of certificate sent to Poor Law Inspector'. Paper Number: 11712/1851. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1851-03-17
- Reference:
- MH 12/16249/45
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MH 12/16249/333 Folio 453. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to T Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 453. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to T Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union, acknowledging receipt of a report from Mr Parrie, Medical Officer of Cardiff, regarding the condition of registered and other lodging houses and stating that the Board are not aware of any action the guardians can take unless the medical officer certifies specific nuisances under the terms of the Acts, in which case they would take steps to ensure their removal. Paper Number: 10819/1853. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1853-04-14
- Reference:
- MH 12/16249/333
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MH 12/11731/6 Folio 24. Part of a letter stating that the plans are returned duly signed and sealed...
Folio 24. Part of a letter stating that the plans are returned duly signed and sealed with the form of an order [not included] authorising the alterations, which must be signed by the majority of guardians giving their consent and returned to the Poor Law Commission who will execute the order and forward a duplicate back to them. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1837-01-01
- Reference:
- MH 12/11731/6
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MH 12/9231/333 Folio 635. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to...
Folio 635. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, stating that in the cases of Thomas Fox, William Beardall, Thomas Marriott, Samuel Bywater, Phineas Butler, John Bush, Joseph Oakland, John Wright, Isaac Alvey and John Straw, granted relief by the board of guardians to the Basford Poor Law Union, they sanction relief, due to the workhouse being full and the peculiar circumstances in the Basford Poor Law Union. Paper Number: 11703/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-11-18
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/333
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MH 12/14018/292 Folio 438. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Henry Saunders, Clerk to...
Folio 438. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Law Union, regarding a collector for Dowles [Shropshire]. They request to know the amount of rates collected annually and whether there is an assistant overseer appointed. They refer to an order of 6 December 1836 and enquire why the appointment could not be made under it and further ask if the appointment is necessary in so small a parish. Paper Number: 8640/B/1846. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1846-06-22
- Reference:
- MH 12/14018/292
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MH 12/5968/1/190 Folio 324. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to Reverend John Martin, St Martin's...
Folio 324. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to Reverend John Martin, St Martin's Church, Liverpool enclosing copy of letter from the Liverpool Select Vestry [not included]. This related to the conduct of Mr Lee, Relieving Officer, in the case of Mary Johnson. Paper Number: 43873/1851. Poor Law Union Number 220. Counties: Lancashire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1851-11-17
- Reference:
- MH 12/5968/1/190
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MH 12/9231/45 Folio 74. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Bradley Wiggins, Lambley,...
Folio 74. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Bradley Wiggins, Lambley, regarding his settlement in Lambley, which can only be given if he has rented a tenement for £10 per year. Paper Number: 1229/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-02-10
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/45
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MH 12/9231/330 Folio 630. Letter from Edward Senior, [Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], to the Poor...
Folio 630. Letter from Edward Senior, [Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], to the Poor Law Commission, regarding out relief to able-bodied poor due to the workhouse having 296 inmates, full capacity being 300. Of nine applications for relief, six were admitted to the workhouse and three reported as exceptions to the prohibitory order. He asks for them to be sanctioned. Annotated: [11503/B/1841]. Sanction. Paper Number: 11599/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-11-06
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/330
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MH 12/16249/429 Folio 608. Draft Letter from the Poor Law Board to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 608. Draft Letter from the Poor Law Board to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union. Acknowledging their letter of the 4 November 1853 and requesting that the particulars of the appointment of Mr John Williams as collector for Lantwit Fadre be forwarded to them. Paper Number: 39754/1853. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1853-11-08
- Reference:
- MH 12/16249/429
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MH 12/9231/304 Folio 579. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to W Morley, Surgeon, Basford,acknowledging...
Folio 579. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to W Morley, Surgeon, Basford,acknowledging his letter regarding his discontinuance as vaccinator and returning Dr Davidson and the late overseer's certificates he requested [not included]. Paper Number: 10602/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-10-12
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/304
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MH 12/13904/32 Folio 42. Sheet entitled 'Mr Weale's Report', Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, to...
Folio 42. Sheet entitled 'Mr Weale's Report', Assistant Poor Law Commissioner, to the Poor Law Commission, headed Bromsgrove and recommending the Commission enforce the prohibitory order to the above named union. Vide Aston Poor Law Union. Paper Number: 2400/B/1839. Poor Law Union Number 526. Counties: Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1839-01-01
- Reference:
- MH 12/13904/32
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MH 12/9231/348 Folio 667. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to...
Folio 667. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, acknowledging receipt of his letter of 24 November reporting the cases of relief to able bodied people; Samuel Rigley, Joseph Smith, William Brogdate, William Shaw, Isaac Hurley, with their wives and families. As the workhouse is still full they sanction the relief. Paper Number: 12131/B/1841 and 12264/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-12-03
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/348
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MH 12/14018/53 Folio 92. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Henry Saunders, Clerk to the...
Folio 92. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Henry Saunders, Clerk to the Guardians of the Kidderminster Poor Law Union, regarding election of relieving officer for Bewdley. They enclose a form [not included] of queries for Mr Richard Farrington [Mitchell Farrington] to be completed and returned. Paper Number: 9044/B/1843. Poor Law Union Number 530. Counties: Worcestershire, Staffordshire and Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1843-06-26
- Reference:
- MH 12/14018/53
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MH 12/5968/1/213 Folio 362. Letter from Charles Hart, Secretary to the Liverpool Select Vestry to...
Folio 362. Letter from Charles Hart, Secretary to the Liverpool Select Vestry to the Poor Law Board. Acknowledge receipt of letter of 24 November 1851 requesting information on salary to be paid to W L Heathcote as Assistant Master of Workhouse for three months. The Workhouse Committee decided his salary should be equivalent to £200 per annum or £70 in addition to his present salary as Book Keeper, or £17 10s additional for the three months. Annotated: Heathcote's salary as Book Keeper was £130 per annum. Proposed salary as Assistant Master to be £70 making a total of £200. Former salary for the master was £300. Paper Number: 47893/1851. Poor Law Union Number 220. Counties: Lancashire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1851-11-29
- Reference:
- MH 12/5968/1/213
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MH 12/9231/368 Folio 701. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to...
Folio 701. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, Bulwell, headed 'Valuation of Basford'. They have given orders for a new valuation of Basford. As soon as it is issued they request the terms of the valuation be forwarded for approval as they cannot proceed without said approval. Additional note: letter referred to deputy. Paper Number: 12659/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-12-13
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/368
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MH 12/9231/369 Folios 702-705. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford...
Folios 702-705. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission headed 'Relief of Able-bodied'. He forwards the list of able-bodied relieved on 7 December 1841 and requests sanction. Handwritten list records the amounts of relief given in bread and/or money and for what period and, where appropriate, in what circumstances relief ceased. The ages of all are listed with details of the income of any members of the household. Except where stated relief is given on the grounds of no work. Annotated: sanction but query where marked with a '?' whether the relief given by overseers is in kind or money. Beeston: John Gretton, Frame Work Knitter, Radford, Mary [Mary Gretton] near confinement, Sarah [Sarah Gretton], Isabella [Isabella Gretton], Emily [Emily Gretton], Elisabeth [Elisabeth Gretton] all discharged from Radford Workhouse last week. Basford: Elisha Smith, Higler, Sarah [Sarah Smith], John [John Smith], George [George Smith], William [William Smith], Joseph [Joseph Smith]. Basford: William Beardsley, Frame Work Knitter, Hannah [Hannah Beardsley], Mary [Mary Beardsley], Louise [Lousie Beardsley], William [William Beardsly], Emma [Emma Beardsley] earning, Joseph [Joseph Beardsley] earning, Ann [Ann Beardsley] earning, Laura [Laura Beardsley], George [George Beardsley], Eliza [Beardsley], Ann [Ann Beardsley]. Very destitute. Basford: John Burton, Labourer, Fanny [Fanny Burton], William [William Burton], works in a bleach yard, John [John Burton], Joseph [Joseph Burton], William [William Burton], Thomas [Thomas Burton]. Basford: Samuel Gibbons, Lace worker, settlement Chesterfield, Ann [Ann Gibbons], Samuel [Samuel Gibbons], Mary [Mary Gibbons], Mary [Mary Gibbons], granddaughter. Bilbro [Bilborough]: Joseph Waplington, Frame Work Knitter, resides at Heanor, Mary [Mary Waplington]. Basford: Edward Gibbons, Lace Maker, settlement at Chesterfield, Ann [Ann Gibbons], Hannah [Hannah Gibbons], John [John Gibbons], Jane [Jane Gibbons] Edward [Edward Gibbons]. Strelley: James Kirk, Frame Work Knitter, Ann [Ann Kirk], William [William Kirk], Mary [Mary Kirk] earns, Thomas [Thomas Kirk], Samuel [Samuel Kirk], Henry [Henry Kirk], Luke [Luke Kirk]. Hucknall: Samuel Martin, Labourer of Nottingham, Catherine [Catherine Martin] Seamstress, George [George Martin], Hannah [Hannah Martin], Samuel [Samuel Martin], Maria [Maria Martin]. Hucknall: William Clarke, Lace Maker, resided at Basford, Fanny [Fanny Clarke], Richard [Richard Clarke] and Sarah [Sarah Clarke] in a factory. Arnold: Joseph Hansley, Frame Work Knitter, Sarah [Sarah Hansley] wife, Sarah [Sarah Hansley], Hannah [Hannah Hansley], Marian [Marian Hansley], Richard [Richard Hansley]. Has now got work. Arnold: Samuel Vernon, Frame Work Knitter, settlement at [Mountsorrel, Leicester], Mary [Mary Vernon] and child. Arnold: James Denny, Woolcomber. Arnold: William Armston, Frame Work Knitter, resides Nottingham, Sarah [Sarah Armston] and three children. Arnold: George Chadwick, Frame Work Knitter, discharged from the House of Correction having deserted his family. Lambley: William Pownall, Frame Work Knitter, of Nottingham who earns with six children who earn. Relief for John [John Pownall] to enable him to pursue employment - he sells pipe clay. Calverton: William Rushton, Frame Work Knitter, of Basford, Mary [ Mary Rushton], Ann [Ann Rushton] and Mary Ann [Mary Ann Rushton] who earn lace making, Elizabeth [Elizabeth Rushton], Sarah [Sarah Rushton], Thirza [Thirza Rushton], Hannah [Hannah Rushton], Mary [Mary Rushton]. Additional note: enquiry to be made whether the relief was in money or in kind. Sanction subject to the disallowance of money relief at the discretion of officers. Paper Number: 12693/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-12-01
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/369
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MH 12/11731/43 Folios 142-145. Sale of Parish Property Form 1. The parish of Dunwich parish officers...
Folios 142-145. Sale of Parish Property Form 1. The parish of Dunwich parish officers and inhabitants request the Blything Poor Law Union guardians to apply to the Poor Law Commission to consent to the selling of parish property; various pieces of land in the hamlet of Bulcamp and the proceeds to be credited to each parish in the union, in proportion to the assessment of each to the workhouse. The churchwarden states that he cannot answer all the questions, as Dunwich has only just joined the union. Signed: J Woolner, Churchwarden; J B Easey, Churchwarden; James Easey, Overseer; Joseph Dix and W Wade, inhabitants. Sale of Parish Property Form 2. Request of the Blything Poor Law Union guardians to the Poor Law Commission for consent to sale; various pieces of land in the hamlet of Bulcamp and in proximity to the workhouse. Signed: Thomas Freeman, Henham; Nathaniel Steptoe, Heveningham; Thomas Driver, Reydon; S Goodings, Huntingfield; J Balls, Holton; Thomas Davy, Yoxford; D Riches, Frostenden; John Rockhill, Stoven; John Chandler, Middleton; R Porter, Covehythe; Samuel Robinson, Henstead; William Newson, Sotherton; Samuel Plant, Easton Bavents; Osborne Clarke, Uggleshall; George Adams, Brampton; Thomas Skoulding, Kelsale; Robert Palmer, Ubbeston; James Hurwood, South Cove; James Cooper, Knodishall; C George, Wenhaston; Joseph Backhouse, Carlton; W E Dewing, Leiston; Edgar Smith, Leiston; R Debney, Southwold; Charles Lee, Linstead Magna; Thomas Carley, Walpole; B Webb, Covehythe; J Dix, Dunwich; P Palmer, Southwold; S Kemp, Darsham; D Playford, Bramfield; [William Norris], Cratfield; [William Bowler], Rumburgh; Issac Spelman, Westhall; [James Wells], Wenhaston; John Foreman, Halesworth; S A Wood, Westleton; M George, Halesworth; John Buttons, Wissett; Thomas Bishop, Chediston. Printed letter from Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union, Halesworth, to the parish officers of Dunwich requesting them to give notice in church the next Sunday, of a vestry meeting to be held the following Thursday at 10 o'clock, for the purpose of consenting to the sale of land at Bulcamp House. All forms to be returned before 12 December 1836. Paper Number: 611/A/1846. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1836-12-08
- Reference:
- MH 12/11731/43
