Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Piece
Workhouse: registrar advised to issue statement of date and town of birth as certified...
Catalogue reference: RG 48/17
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This record is about the Workhouse: registrar advised to issue statement of date and town of birth as certified... dating from 1922 in the series General Register Office: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Correspondence.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RG 48/17
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1922
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Description (What the record is about)
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Workhouse: registrar advised to issue statement of date and town of birth as certified copy would show birth in workhouse
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 2700R22
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Population
- Poverty
- Census
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2449531/
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Series information
RG 48
General Register Office: Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages: Correspondence...
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Within the series: RG 48
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