Titanicfan
10-09-2010, 11:59 AM
Hi all
I've just received my newsletter from Lost Cousins which includes this article:
Records relating to 23 Poor Law Unions in England & Wales have gone online thanks to a project between the TNA and volunteers across the country. Starting in 1834, when the Poor Law Amendment Act was introduced, and continuing in most cases into the 1840s and 1850s, the collection comprises correspondence between the union and the central authorities which helps to create a picture of what life was like in a 19th century workhouse. Individual paupers and staff are mentioned in the records, which can be searched and downloaded free through Documents Online
Here is the link:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp
Hope this proves useful.
Titanicfan
I've just received my newsletter from Lost Cousins which includes this article:
Records relating to 23 Poor Law Unions in England & Wales have gone online thanks to a project between the TNA and volunteers across the country. Starting in 1834, when the Poor Law Amendment Act was introduced, and continuing in most cases into the 1840s and 1850s, the collection comprises correspondence between the union and the central authorities which helps to create a picture of what life was like in a 19th century workhouse. Individual paupers and staff are mentioned in the records, which can be searched and downloaded free through Documents Online
Here is the link:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/workhouse.asp
Hope this proves useful.
Titanicfan