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Reference number MH 12/8980/182: Folio 297. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to W and E Willoby [William Willoby...
Folio 297. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to W and E Willoby [William Willoby and Edward Willoby], Clerks to the Guardians of the Berwick-upon-Tweed Poor Law Union, sanctioning the appointment of Andrew Morrison as medical officer of the Tweedmouth District until 25 March 1850, at a salary of £40 per annum. Paper Number: 21672/1849. Poor Law Union Number 325. Counties: Town and County of Berwick-upon-Tweed and Northumberland.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1849-07-26
- Reference:
- MH 12/8980/182
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Reference number MH 12/15161/167: Folios 224-225. Audit report form 'Statement of the Auditor', from Gilbert Micklethwaite,...
Folios 224-225. Audit report form 'Statement of the Auditor', from Gilbert Micklethwaite, District Auditor for West Yorkshire, for the half year ended 25 March 1853, on the books kept by Bernard Green, Relieving Officer, Keighley Poor Law Union. Out-Relief list: comment that the relieving officer only pays the poor of the parish of Howarth fortnightly instead of weekly. Enclosed is an extract from 'Statement of the Auditor' of Gilbert Micklethwaite, District Auditor for West Yorkshire, for the half year ended 25 March 1853, in reference to the books of Bernard Green, Relieving Officer, Keighley Poor Law Union: 'The Officer only pays the Poor of the township of Haworth fortnightly instead of weekly'. Annotated: any comments on this subject? Refer to Mr Farnall [Harry Bernard Farnall, Poor Law Inspector]. Paper Number: 21357/1853. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1853-05-30
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/167
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Reference number MH 12/15161/241: Folio 331. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 331. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor Law Union, acknowledging arrangements for the relieving officer and requesting the guardians proceed with the elections of the relieving officer and assistant relieving officer. The Board to be informed of the result as soon as possible. Paper Number: 11275/1854. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1854-04-04
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/241
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Reference number MH 12/15161/408: Folios 582-600. Letter from H B Farnall [Poor Law Inspector], Kettlethorpe, near...
Folios 582-600. Letter from H B Farnall [Poor Law Inspector], Kettlethorpe, near Wakefield, to the Poor Law Board regarding the enquiry which he conducted into the various allegations made by W Ferrand, of Harden Grange, Bingley, into the manner in which the relief was being paid to the poor of the Keighley Poor Law Union. Mr Ferrand stated: 1. that Bernard Green, Relieving Officer, had issued vouchers instead of cash to be redeemed for goods at the shops of Messrs Stowell, Bracewell and Atkinson, Guardians, and that wine supplied by Stowell was worthless. 2. that Mr Sutcliffe, Relieving Officer, had issued vouchers to be redeemed by Mr Leach, a Guardian of the Keighley Union. 3. that rents for paupers cottages had been paid by orders of the guardians, some of these were paid by Bernard Green to Atkinson. 4. that Mr Tewley, a Guardian, kept poultry at the Keighley Workhouse. 5. that the medical officers and relieving officers had, on their appointment, been requested to subscribe to a fund to entertain the guardians. 6. that in some cases the shopkeeper receiving the vouchers retained part of the value to pay arrears which the pauper recipients owed. Farnall had taken affidavits which seemed to substantiate all Ferrand's allegations except number 6. Of the guardians present only Mr Leach attempted to defend himself while Mr Green pleaded ignorance. Two methods of indirectly paying paupers' rents are described, either by buying the paupers' furniture and entering the cost, in instalments, as extra relief which was paid to the landlord, or by deducting a sum from the relief due to the person in question, and who working for the guardians under a labour test, and paying it to the landlord. George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor Law Union, had been aware of these proceedings but stated that it had been customary, with which Mr Ferrand concurred and said that circumstances rendered it necessary. The vouchers issued were in the form of tickets printed with a monetary value and no receipt was given by the tradesman and the money was paid directly to the tradesman by the relieving officer. Mr Leach stated that the only orders which had been received at his shop were filled when he was away, and he had given orders that such vouchers were not to be accepted in future. He had not received any payments and this was confirmed by Mr Sutcliffe. The practice had been discontinued when the relieving officers became aware of its illegality. Mr Milligan, Medical Officer, said he had been asked for a donation by John Sagar, Keighley Workhouse Master, but had refused. Farnall states that the supply of goods in this way can be dealt with legally. He asks that the auditor of the Keighley Union should be apprised of the actions of the officers of the union with reference to the payment of rents and the issue of vouchers. He is not in favour of payment of any surcharge imposed by the auditors. He asks the Board to write to Spencer pointing out the illegality of the actions of the guardians and officers and informing them of the steps which the Board will take to prevent any recurrence. He also suggests that Ferrand should be informed. Enclosed: deposition by Bernard Green, Relieving Officer, regarding allegations against Robert Stowell, a Guardian of the Keighley Poor Law Union. Cross examination by Mr Farnall into above and also into allegations about the guardians expecting to be entertained to a meal by newly appointed officers of the union. The procedure involved in the purchase of paupers' goods which have been distrained by the landlord for arrears of rent is described and, in the case of paupers working on the roads in order to earn relief, the retention of part of their earnings which is paid to the landlord in order to reduce rent arrears. Enclosed: deposition of John Milligan, Medical Officer for the South District. It concerns the quality of the wine supplied by Robert Stowell against orders which he gave to his pauper patients. He denied that the guardians had asked him to provide a 'feed' for them but a suggestion had been made by the workhouse master along those lines. He had refused to contribute. Enclosed: deposition of John Sagar, Master of the Keighley Workhouse, concerning some poultry which he had been accused of keeping at the workhouse for Mr Tewley, one of the guardians. He mentions a gratuity of £5 which has been awarded by the guardians to recognise the extra duties he has carried out because the workhouse population has greatly increased. He also mentions some of the staff hosting a dinner at the Black Horse after the election of officers at which some of the guardians (including Mr Ellingthorpe) were present. Donations had been given by George Spencer, Mr Mitchell and John Binns on behalf of Mr Ingham, Medical Officer. Enclosed: deposition of Edward Sutcliffe, Relieving Officer for Bingley District. He had followed the same procedure as Bernard Green in issuing vouchers to paupers for goods. He did this in spite of doubts about the legality of the vouchers being redeemed at the shop owned by Mr Leach a Guardian. He had also purchased paupers furniture to avoid it being seized and sold by the landlord. Annotated: the President concurs that the auditors attention should be drawn to the facts in the report and a letter sent to the guardians emphasising the serious nature of the irregularities and the steps which the Poor Law Board will be taking. A copy of the letter to be sent to Mr W Ferrand. Paper Number: 5508/1855. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1855-02-15
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/408
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Reference number MH 12/15161/487: Folio 728. Audit Report Form 'Statement of the Auditor', from T Micklethwaite, District...
Folio 728. Audit Report Form 'Statement of the Auditor', from T Micklethwaite, District Auditor for West Yorkshire for the half-year ended 25 March 1855, on the books kept by John Sawley, Master of the Bingley Workhouse, in the Keighley Poor Law Union. No defects noted. Paper Number: 22907/1855. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1855-06-05
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/487
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Reference number MH 12/2098/78: Folio 112. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians of the Axminster Poor...
Folio 112. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians of the Axminster Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, enquiring whether in the case of a pauper who receives permanent weekly relief becoming sick and the medical officer ordering meat or another article in kind, which are provided by the relieving officer, the guardians would be justified in withdrawing from the pauper the original weekly relief. Paper Number: 153/A/1846. Poor Law Union Number 76. Counties: Devon and Dorset.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1846-01-05
- Reference:
- MH 12/2098/78
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Reference number MH 12/2098/118: Folio 161. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians of the Axminster Poor...
Folio 161. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians of the Axminster Poor Law Union, to the Edwin Chadwick, Secretary of the Poor Law Commission. Enclosing Return of able bodied paupers receiving relief in the Axminster Poor Law Union during each week in January 1845 and January 1846 [not included]. Annotation - Mr Hodgkin [Clerk, First class]. 15 April 1846. Poor Law Union Number 76. Counties: Devon and Dorset.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1846-04-09
- Reference:
- MH 12/2098/118
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Reference number MH 12/15161/22: Folio 30. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 30. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor Law Union, requesting that the appointments of Mr [John Sagar] and his wife, recently elected on Wednesday as Master and Matron of the workhouse, be communicated on the enclosed form [not included]. The guardians are to state how much salary would be paid for each post. Paper Number: 14328/1851. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1851-04-03
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/22
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Reference number MH 12/15161/142: Folio 193. Letter from George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor...
Folio 193. Letter from George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board, forwarding returns related to the union, requested by order of the House of Commons, made on the motion of Mr Wise [not included]. Paper Number: 3245/1853. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1853-01-22
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/142
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Reference number MH 12/2098/64: Folio 95. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians Of the Axminster Poor...
Folio 95. Letter from Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians Of the Axminster Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission enclosing quarterly abstracts of accounts for period ending June 1845 and also to end Sept 1845. Also half-yearly abstract of accounts for each separate parish to period ending Michaelmas 1845 [not enclosed]. Paper Number: 13617/A/1845. Poor Law Union Number 76. Counties: Devon and Dorset.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1845-11-27
- Reference:
- MH 12/2098/64
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Reference number MH 12/15161/24: Folio 34. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 34. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor Law Union, sanctioning the appointment of John Sagar and Barbary Sagar as Master and Matron of the Keighley Union Workhouse. Their salaries to be £20 and £11 4s with rations. Paper Number: 16843/1851. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1851-04-26
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/24
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Reference number MH 12/15161/497: Folio 743. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to Edward Sutcliffe, Relieving Officer...
Folio 743. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to Edward Sutcliffe, Relieving Officer of Bingley, Keighley Poor Law Union, acknowledging his letter of 15 June and asking that they be furnished with a full statement of the facts in the case of Hannah Jowett and an explanation of the circumstances which led to his error in charging relief to her after her death. They also wish for an explanation in the case of Famar Laycock [Tamar Laycock]. Annotated: Mr Austin [Alfred Austin, Poor Law Inspector] for his information. This seems unsatisfactory. The auditor has not called the attention of the board to the erasures and alterations of figures in Sutcliffe's books. Paper Number: 24853/1855 and 24980/1855. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1855-06-23
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/497
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Reference number MH 12/8475/170: Folio 328. Letter from Samuel King, Clerk to the Guardians of the Mitford and Launditch...
Folio 328. Letter from Samuel King, Clerk to the Guardians of the Mitford and Launditch Poor Law Union, to Edwin Chadwick, Secretary to the Poor Law Commission, enclosing an agreement [not included] with Samuel Lock for the valuation of the parish of East Tuddenham and asking for the Commissioners approval. Annotated: 'what is the order for? Acreage 1970'. Paper Number: 5418/A/1838. Poor Law Union Number 302. Counties: Norfolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1838-05-22
- Reference:
- MH 12/8475/170
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Reference number MH 12/8980/232: Folio 367. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to W and E Willoby [William Willoby...
Folio 367. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to W and E Willoby [William Willoby and Edward Willoby], Clerks to the Guardians of the Berwick-upon-Tweed Poor Law Union, regarding the case of Ann Marshall, a lunatic inmate of the Berwick-upon-Tweed workhouse, and the decision to retain her there as she is not found to be dangerous. The guardians are requested to reconsider this decision as the Poor Law Board finds it unsatisfactory and insufficient and asks them to consider sending her to a lunatic asylum. Paper Number: 35734/1849. Poor Law Union Number 325. Counties: Town and County of Berwick-upon-Tweed and Northumberland.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1849-12-15
- Reference:
- MH 12/8980/232
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Reference number MH 12/11728/166: Folios 492-493. Letter from the Reverend Stephen Clissold, Rector of Wrentham, to...
Folios 492-493. Letter from the Reverend Stephen Clissold, Rector of Wrentham, to the Poor Law Commission, informing them that Mr Wood [Thomas Wood], Magistrate, reports that another attack on Bulcamp House by the labourers, is planned for next Monday. Clissold states that Lord Stradbroke and Sir Thomas Gooch have returned home, and trusts that security measures will be taken immediately. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1835-12-25
- Reference:
- MH 12/11728/166
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Reference number MH 12/15161/532: Folios 790-791. 'Vaccination Extension Act' form from George Spencer, Clerk to the...
Folios 790-791. 'Vaccination Extension Act' form from George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board, listing the names or districts of the public vaccinators and the numbers and ages of people vaccinated for the year ended 29 September 1855. Also noted are the number of births in the union during the year and any observations. The vaccinators were as follows: John Milligan, South Keighley District. William W Mitchell, North Keighley District. John Dickson, Bingley District. Amos Ingham, Haworth District. Robert A Macnab, Sutton District. Paper Number: 40090/1855. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1855-10-31
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/532
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Reference number MH 12/2098/249: Folio 460. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Charles Bond, Clerk to the...
Folio 460. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Charles Bond, Clerk to the Guardians of the Axminster Poor Law Union, regarding a bill for election expenses. They feel that their general order of 27 January 1845 applies to all elections of guardians, ordinary or extraordinary. The bill in question should be brought before the board of guardians with reference to this order and paid in conformity with it. Paper Number: 13734/A/1846. Poor Law Union Number 76. Counties: Devon and Dorset.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1846-12-21
- Reference:
- MH 12/2098/249
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Reference number MH 12/15161/337: Folio 465. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians...
Folio 465. Draft letter from the Poor Law Board to George Spencer, Clerk to the Guardians of the Keighley Poor Law Union, acknowledging receipt of his letter of 26 July regarding the recent report of the district auditor. A copy of his letter was sent to the auditor for his observations. The Board have now received the auditor's reply and forward it on to him [not included]. They hope that at future audits there will not be so many defects in his books. Paper Number: 30948/1854. Poor Law Union Number 571. Counties: Yorkshire West Riding.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1854-08-25
- Reference:
- MH 12/15161/337
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Reference number MH 12/2098/183: Folio 337. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Mr J Jolliffe, Surgeon of...
Folio 337. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Mr J Jolliffe, Surgeon of Axminster. It deals with his letter of 24 June 1846 in which he asks the Commission to provide him with their decision in the case of Ann Clark. The Commission refers to its letter of the 10 June 1846, a copy of which was sent to the guardians, and forwards an extract from that letter as it relates to the opinion expressed by the Commission which, unfortunately, is that in the case of Ann Clark a charge neglect be preferred against Mr Jolliffe. Paper Number: 7679/A/1846. Poor Law Union Number 76. Counties: Devon and Dorset.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1846-06-30
- Reference:
- MH 12/2098/183
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Reference number MH 12/9228/68: Folio 140. Letter from Edward Gulson, [Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], Melton Mowbray,...
Folio 140. Letter from Edward Gulson, [Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], Melton Mowbray, [Leicestershire] to the Poor Law Commission giving the averages for the following parishes in the Basford Poor Law Union: Newstead, Wilford, Clifton with Glapton, Gedling, Stoke Bardolph, Colwick, Barton and Felley, which is part of Annesley and has the same Guardian, 12 inhabitants and no poor for 20 years. Amounts given. Annotated: Acknowledge. Mr Hodgkin. JL [John George Shaw Lefevre, Commissioner]. Paper Number: 3504/C/1836. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
- Held by:
- The National Archives, Kew
- Date:
- 1836-09-29
- Reference:
- MH 12/9228/68
