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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 poorlaw unions within its boundaries: | ||
=== The Poorlaw Unions === | |||
*Auckland | *Auckland | ||
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=== 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 | ||
<br>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> | <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 === | ||
Here are workhouse inmates as found in the 1881 census for the following Durham Poorlaw Unions''':''' | Here are workhouse inmates as found in the 1881 census for the following Durham Poorlaw Unions''':''' | ||