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An Act of Parliament in the year 1834 took the responsibility of administering to the poor from the local parish church to the doorstep of civil government. The government grouped each civil parish into a union of parishes. There were nearly 600 such unions throughout England, each one comprising close to 20 or more parishes, and were specifically setup to meet the demands of the poor among their local populations, with a workhouse on the premises. The responsbility was transferred from local parishes to a Board of Guardians in each union. These groupings or unions were known as poor-law unions. Durham had the following poorlaw unions within its boundaries: | |||
An Act of Parliament in the year 1834 took the responsibility of administering to the poor from the local parish church to the doorstep of civil government. The government grouped each civil parish into a union of parishes. There were nearly 600 such unions throughout England, each one comprising close to 20 or more parishes, and were specifically setup to meet the demands of the poor among their local populations, with a workhouse on the premises. The responsbility was transferred from local parishes to a Board of Guardians in each union. These groupings or unions were known as poor-law unions. Durham had the following | |||
=== The | === The Poorlaw Unions === | ||
* | *Auckland | ||
* | *Chester Le Street | ||
* | *Darlington | ||
* | *Durham | ||
* | *Easington | ||
* | *Gateshead | ||
*Hartlepool | *Hartlepool | ||
*Houghton Le Spring | *Houghton Le Spring | ||
* | *Lanchester | ||
* | *Sedgefield | ||
* | *South Shields | ||
*Stockton | *Stockton | ||
* | *Sunderland | ||
*Teesdale | *Teesdale | ||
*Weardale | *Weardale | ||
=== The Records | <br> | ||
=== The Records === | |||
Records from the poorlaw unions, which were created from this time forward include the following: | Records from the poorlaw unions, which were created from this time forward include the following: | ||
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#Board of Guardians' Records | #Board of Guardians' Records | ||
=== Records at The | <br> | ||
=== Records at The Family History Library === | |||
To determine records availability for each poorlaw, search the Family History Library Catalog under the name of the county (Durham), and then under the name of the poorlaw union, i.e. Darlington, then under the term[s] "poorlaw" or "poorhouses".<br> | |||
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=== Online Transcriptions of Post-1834 Poorlaw Records === | === Online Transcriptions of Post-1834 Poorlaw Records === | ||
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[http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne/poor/index.htm South Shields] | [http://linux02.lib.cam.ac.uk/earlscolne/poor/index.htm South Shields] | ||
[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Sunderland/Sunderland1881.shtml Sunderland] | |||
[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Paupers/ Durham] - a county listing (approx. 10%) from 1861 census | [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/Paupers/ Durham] - a county listing (approx. 10%) from 1861 census | ||
{{Place|Durham|Poor Law Unions}} {{Poor Law}} | {{Place|Durham|Poor Law Unions}} | ||
{{Poor Law}} | |||
Revision as of 08:36, 19 October 2010
An Act of Parliament in the year 1834 took the responsibility of administering to the poor from the local parish church to the doorstep of civil government. The government grouped each civil parish into a union of parishes. There were nearly 600 such unions throughout England, each one comprising close to 20 or more parishes, and were specifically setup to meet the demands of the poor among their local populations, with a workhouse on the premises. The responsbility was transferred from local parishes to a Board of Guardians in each union. These groupings or unions were known as poor-law unions. Durham had the following poorlaw unions within its boundaries:
The Poorlaw Unions[edit | edit source]
- Auckland
- Chester Le Street
- Darlington
- Durham
- Easington
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- Houghton Le Spring
- Lanchester
- Sedgefield
- South Shields
- Stockton
- Sunderland
- Teesdale
- Weardale
The Records[edit | edit source]
Records from the poorlaw unions, which were created from this time forward include the following:
- Guardianship
- Creed Registers
- Rate books
- Workhouse Lists of Inmates
- Register of Apprentices
- Register of Births
- Register of Deaths
- Vestry Rate Books
- Admission and Discharge Registers
- Board of Guardians' Records
Records at The Family History Library[edit | edit source]
To determine records availability for each poorlaw, search the Family History Library Catalog under the name of the county (Durham), and then under the name of the poorlaw union, i.e. Darlington, then under the term[s] "poorlaw" or "poorhouses".
Online Transcriptions of Post-1834 Poorlaw Records[edit | edit source]
Here are workhouse inmates as found in the 1881 census for the following Durham Poorlaw Unions:
Durham - a county listing (approx. 10%) from 1861 census
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