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MH 12/9231/132 Folio 295. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to...
Folio 295. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, sanctioning the appointment of Robert Hanson Bowker to the office of Medical Officer in the Bulwell District at an annual salary of £42. Paper Number: 3249/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-03-25
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/132
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MH 12/16247/167 Folios 233-234. Draft letter from E C [Edwin Chadwick, Secretary to the Poor Law...
Folios 233-234. Draft letter from E C [Edwin Chadwick, Secretary to the Poor Law Commission], to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union, acknowledging their letter of the 7 December 1844 relating to the relief of mothers of bastard children. After careful consideration of the Act 7& 8 Vic c 101 the Commission are of the opinion that its operation in bastardy cases was intended to be keep entirely distinct from the administration of the poor law. The ground on which relief is to be administered remains unchanged, namely the inability of the mother to support the family and the regulations of the Commission. Respecting able bodied women receiving outdoor relief also remains the same, nor do they think it should be changed as the mothers have now better redress to support from the fathers. It follows the if a woman is now better before or after an order an order is made by the Justices is unable to maintain herself she should be relieved in the workhouse. The refusal of all relief could only be justified by clear proof that she was not destitute. If she deserts the child she of course is liable to punishment. Paper Number: 19007/B/1844. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1844-12-13
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/167
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MH 12/9231/379 Folios 721-723. Letter from William Ashton, Bulwell, Clerk to the Guardians of the...
Folios 721-723. Letter from William Ashton, Bulwell, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission headed 'Relief to Able bodied'. He forwards a list of cases of relief to able bodied for approval. 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. Basford Poor Law Union. Able bodied relieved 14 December 1841: Basford: Noah Birch, Labourer, Emilia [Emilia Birch] and two children. Basford: Richard Houghton, Mason, wife and eight children. Edward [Edward Houghton] and Elijah [Elijah Houghton], Masons, William [William Houghton], Sophia [Sophia Houghton], Richard [Richard Houghton], Sarah [Sarah Houghton], Alfred [Alfred Houghton], Eliza [Eliza Houghton]. Basford: Samuel Dyson, Labourer, Mary [Mary Dyson] and two children. Codnor: John Draper, Frame Work Knitter, widower, Sarah [Sarah Draper], Mary [Mary Draper], Elizabeth [Elizabeth Draper], and Emily [Emily Draper] all earning, Rebecca [Rebecca Draper], John [John Draper]. Arnold: Benjamin Marshall, Frame Work Knitter, Mary [Mary Marshall] and one child. John Fox, Frame Work Knitter, wife and four children. William Davies, Labourer, Mary [Mary Davies] and Ann [Ann Davies] both run lace. Bulwell: William Brittle, Cotton Spinner, relieved on arrival from Glossop, Derby. Thomas Richardson, widower engineer from Bury, Lancashire. Lambley: Issac Hawley, Collier, gone in search of work, Charlotte [Charlotte Hawley] and four children. Linby: John Jones, Weaver, Alice [Alice Weaver] and two children. Gave in quest of work. Papplewick: Joseph Radford, Cotton Spinner, Hannah [Hannah Radford] and two children on being removed from Mansfield and found work. Annotated: write accordingly. Annotated: the workhouse is still quite full and these cases must be sanctioned. Dated 22 December 1841. Sanction subject to any auditors disallowance of any illegal relief in money by relieving officers or overseers, the relief is subject to the question whether it was given under circumstances of sudden and necessity. Dated 24 December 1841. Paper Number: 13084/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-12-18
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/379
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MH 12/13904/3 Folio 4. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Day, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 4. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Day, Clerk to the Guardians of the Bromsgrove Poor Law Union, informing him that the Treasury have signified their agreement to the request of the guardians to extend the repayment period of their loan. Paper Number: 319/C/1839. Poor Law Union Number 526. Counties: Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1839-01-18
- Reference:
- MH 12/13904/3
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MH 12/9231/124 Folio 249. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Matthew Robson, [Surveyor],...
Folio 249. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Matthew Robson, [Surveyor], Ilkeston, informing him that an applicant for position of guardian must be assessed in respect of property of an annual rateable value as prescribed by the court. Before they can answer his second query they need to know if the owner pays the rates for the whole of the property or whether the tenant(s) pay the rates for the part of the property they occupy under the provisions of 59 Geo III c 12. Paper Number: 2861/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-03-20
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/124
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MH 12/16247/190 Folio 270. Letter from E P Richards, to Poor Law Commission, forwarding the conveyance...
Folio 270. Letter from E P Richards, to Poor Law Commission, forwarding the conveyance of Marquiso f Bute to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union with the draft copy [not included]. Paper Number: 1670/B/1845. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1845-02-01
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/190
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MH 12/13904/28 Folios 36-37. Letter from [William Augustine Greening], Guardian, Bromsgrove Poor...
Folios 36-37. Letter from [William Augustine Greening], Guardian, Bromsgrove Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, referring to the election for guardians about to take place and asking for their opinion. Previous to overseers obtaining the last poor rate the writer and others examined lists of 500 people who were considered to be excused the payments then due. Many of the persons so excused had previously regularly paid their rates and only agreed to be excused following the solicitation of the overseers. Many would have paid their rates rather than forego and be deprived of their privilege of voting as proved by the fact that many have now paid their rates prior to the election, while others have expressed surprise that they were excused. It is the writer's opinion that such excuses resulting in disenfranchising these ratepayers were carried out 'at the whim and caprice of the overseers just to save them the task of collecting rates'. He now asks: Are excused ratepayers deprived of their privilege of voting in this election of guardians, and do they come under that section of the Poor Law Amendment Act, presuming at the time they have been rated for the whole year. Are overseers justified in leaving voting papers with persons so excused. If the ratepayers have to the privilege of inspecting the voting after the election is terminated. Annotated: [George Coode, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Commission]. Draft letter response [largely illegible]. Paper Number: 2307/C/1839. Poor Law Union Number 526. Counties: Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1839-03-24
- Reference:
- MH 12/13904/28
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MH 12/16247/121 Folio 178. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to J Bird, Solicitor, Guardian...
Folio 178. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to J Bird, Solicitor, Guardian of the parish of Cogan, of the Cardiff Poor Law Union, stating that they have considered his letter of 4 July 1844 in which he asks if, under circumstances at the time of his nomination as guardian for the parish of Cogan, he is qualified to sit at the Board. The Commission state that as Bird was not a rate payer at the time of his nomination, he was not entitled to be nominated. Therefore the nomination was not valid, and there was no legal election. Paper Number: 11401/B/1844. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1844-07-23
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/121
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MH 12/9231/377 Folio 719. Letter from Edward Senior [Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], [Cuckney]...
Folio 719. Letter from Edward Senior [Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], [Cuckney] to the Poor Law Commission. He objects to the provision of beer to pauper inmates as they should be no better fed than the labouring poor who have to maintain themselves. This applies particularly in Basford where the wages of stocking makers are miserably low whilst the dietary of the workhouse is high in quality and quantity. He hopes that the resolution not be confirmed. The alteration did not originate from the medical officer. Paper Number: 12796/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-12-10
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/377
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MH 12/9231/351 Folio 671. Letter from Edward Senior, [Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], to the Poor...
Folio 671. Letter from Edward Senior, [Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], to the Poor Law Commission. He reports that the Basford Poor Law Union Workhouse is still crowded or he would have recommended the relief given to Samuel Righley [Samuel Rigley], Framesmith, be disallowed. He recommends the guardians communicate with the Radford Poor Law Union and offer him the workhouse there. Further relief to Joseph Smith, agricultural labourer should be stopped and he and his family offered the workhouse. The same is true for William Shaw, assuming he is not personally incapacitated by the injury he received some years ago. Relief to the other paupers should be sanctioned. Annotated: sanction the relief on the grounds that the workhouse is still full. Paper Number: 12264/B/1841. See also Paper Number: 12131/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-11-26
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/351
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MH 12/9231/360 Folios 688-689. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk...
Folios 688-689. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union. They hear from Mr Senior [Edward Senior, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner] that John Woolley, Reliving Officer, has neglected to pay contractors for bread. Irregularity or uncertainty in payment will prevent contractors with small capitals form tendering, and those who can put in higher tenders to cover the risk and loss of interests. The same officer misapplied the money ordered to go to non resident paupers and the auditor has reported unfavourably on the state of his accounts. Woolley was given a further trial at the request of the guardians but the Commissioners now believe his dismissal will be beneficial to the union. They request that the guardians discuss the matter at their next meeting. Paper Number: 12518/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1840-11-14
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/360
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MH 12/16247/171 Folios 239-240. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission, to Thomas Watkins, Clerk...
Folios 239-240. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission, to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union, acknowledging their letter of the 25 December 1844 respecting the new valuation of the town of Cardiff. Stating that the proceedings in question are not in accordance with the act of parliament, nor calculated to give satisfaction to the ratepayers of the parish in general. It was the duty of the guardians to make a contract with a competent person to value the parish. Such valuation should be a permanent document for the use of the succeeding overseers of the workhouse. The rate should have been made from time to time. Pencil notes easily obliterated are of no avail. The Poor Law Commission wishes to know whether the surveyors who made these marks have been paid or not. [Folio 240 is a year guard.] Paper Number: 1197/B/1844. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1845-01-04
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/171
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MH 12/9231/370 Folio 706. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Bulwell,...
Folio 706. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Bulwell, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union headed 'Relief to Ablebodied'. They acknowledge particulars of the able-bodied to be given out door relief. They sanction the relief subject to the disallowance by the auditor of relief given in money at the discretion of the relieving officers and overseers to John Gretton, Elisha Smith, William Bearsley [William Beardsley], John Burton, Samuel Gibbons, Joseph Waplington, Edward Gibbons, James Kirk, Samuel Martin, William Clarke, Joseph Hansley, Samuel Vernon, James Denny, William Armston, George Chadwick, William Pownall and William Rushton. Paper Number: 12693/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-12-15
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/370
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MH 12/16247/62 Folio 103. Draft Letter from the Poor Law Commission to Reverend H James Thomas,...
Folio 103. Draft Letter from the Poor Law Commission to Reverend H James Thomas, Vicar of Pentyrch, Cardiff Poor Law Union, acknowledging receipt of the letter from Thomas and J Samuel, JP, Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union, relative to the appointment of Reverend Judah Jones as Chaplain at the workhouse. The communication will receive the consideration of the Commission. Paper Number: 4270/B/1844. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1844-04-12
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/62
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MH 12/16247/235 Folio 341. Letter from Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor...
Folio 341. Letter from Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union, to Poor Law Commission, enclosing tables A B & C for this union [not included]. Paper Number: 9852/B/1845. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1845-07-02
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/235
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MH 12/9231/145 Folio 328. Letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 328. Letter from the Poor Law Commission to William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, informing him that the guardians have the authority to dismiss the schoolmistress [Mrs Brown] and it is not necessary for the Commission to issue an order for her dismissal. Paper Number: 4239/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-04-26
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/145
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MH 12/16247/232 Folio 338. Letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 338. Letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union. Following their request he sends the quarterly abstract (Schedule B Form 11) of the accounts for the Cardiff Poor Law Union for the quarter ending 25 December 1844. This abstract was first sent on the January 1845 and acknowledged on the 27 January 1845. Paper Number: 9044/B/1845. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1845-06-18
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/232
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MH 12/16247/179 Folio 250. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission, to Evan David, Surveyor, Fairwater,...
Folio 250. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission, to Evan David, Surveyor, Fairwater, Cardiff, acknowledging his letters of the 16 and 18 January 1845 respecting the valuations of the parishes of St John and St Mary Cardiff made by him and Mr Worthington. The Commission will communicate with the board of guardians of the union on the subject. Annotated: draft letter from the Poor Law Commission, to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union. Forward the copies of the letters from Evan David regarding the valuation of St John and St Mary Cardiff and requesting their observations on the subject. Initialled: E C [Edwin Chadwick, Secretary to the Poor Law Commission]. Paper Number: 783/B/1845 and 862/B/1845. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1845-01-25
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/179
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MH 12/9231/362 Folios 691-692. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford...
Folios 691-692. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, requesting a copy of the evidence taken in the case of John Parkes by [Edward Senior, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], as the chairman of the guardians has mislaid the copy earlier sent. Annoatated: is there any objection to sending this evidence? There is no record of a copy already being sent. A copy has been sent and there is no objection to sending another. E Senior. Paper Number: 12656/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1841-12-08
- Reference:
- MH 12/9231/362
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MH 12/16247/108 Folio 165. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to...
Folio 165. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Thomas Watkins, Clerk to the Guardians of the Cardiff Poor Law Union, referring to a letter sent by them on 26 June 1844 on the subject of the defalcation of Richard Davies, late collector of the poor rates for Landaff [Llandaff], and ask for a reply at his earliest convenience. Paper Number: 9754/B/1844. Poor Law Union Number 613. Counties: Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1844-09-09
- Reference:
- MH 12/16247/108
