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These records may include: | These records may include: | ||
*Vestry (parish presiding council) minutes | *Vestry (parish presiding council) minutes which can mention appointments of parish officers, parish newcomers, etc. | ||
* | *Poor Law Records containing information regarding the care of the poor including payments made to the poor, bastardy bonds, taxes assessed to meet welfare needs, and possibly include the names of the "Overseers of the Poor" along with minutes, accounts, rates, and workhouse accounts. | ||
::{{details3|[[England and Wales Poor Law Records Pre-1834]] and [[England and Wales Poor Law Records 1834-1948]]|poor law records}} | |||
, | *Churchwardens who were responsible to the bishop or magistrate to present any wrongdoings at quarter sessions, including failure to provide for the poor, failure to attend church, drunkenness, or other undesirable behaviour. | ||
*Settlement records which relate to a person's legal place of settlement as determined by a set of rules. These records include responsibility for the care of old-age family members. | |||
{{details3|[[England and Wales Poor Law Records Pre-1834]] and [[England and Wales Poor Law Records 1834-1948]]|poor law records}} | *Removal orders directing the constable to transport a family back to the parish where the family's petition's for welfare settlement originated. | ||
*Apprenticeship records often list the apprentice’s father, his master, the length of the apprenticeship, and the occupation. A child’s father often arranged the apprenticeship, but the parish "put out" many pauper children, since it was cheaper to pay for an apprenticeship than to raise a child. The child’s name may also be in vestry minutes when the vestry decided to put the child out as an apprentice. You may also find apprenticeships in other sources. | |||
::Read more in the [[England Occupations|Occupations]] article. | |||
*Militia certificates | |||
*Detailed information on individuals and families | |||
===Rectors and Vicars=== | ===Rectors and Vicars=== | ||