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Records of the Docking Poor Law Union

Catalogue reference: C/GP 4

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This record is about the Records of the Docking Poor Law Union dating from 1836 - 1948.

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Reference
C/GP 4
Title
Records of the Docking Poor Law Union
Date
1836 - 1948
Description

The union consisted of the following parishes:

Anmer

Bagthorpe

Barmer

Barwick

Bircham Magna

Bircham Newton

Bircham Tofts

Brancaster

Broomsthorpe

Burnham Deepdale

Burnham Norton

Burnham Overy

Burnham Thorpe

Burnham Ulph & Sutton

Burnham Westgate

Choseley

Creake, North

Creake South

Dersingham

Docking

Fring

Heacham

Holme next the Sea

Houghton

Hunstanton

Ingoldisthorpe

Ringstead, Great

Rudham, East

Rudham West

Sedgeford

Shernbourne

Snettisham

Stanhoe

Syderstone

Thornham

Titchwell

Waterden

Related material

<span class="wrapper"><p>For records of this body (including administration of Lyde Cottage Docking Children's Home and register of boarded - out children) see C/GC 6</p> <p>Docking Union vaccination registers (Burnham District, later Eastern District), 1899 - 1938, can be found amongst the general practitioners' records of Drs. Hamill, Love and Sharp (BR 23/29-33).</p></span>

Held by
Norfolk Record Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Docking Poor Law Union</corpname>
Physical description
93 files
Immediate source of acquisition

Records received by the Norfolk Record Office on 4 December 1975 (C/GP 4/38, 40, 42-46, 49-51) 30 June 1971 (C/GP 4/39, 47& 48, 53, 55-57, 60, 69& 70, 77-79), 3 July 1980 (C/GP 4/92& 93), 3 April 1978 (C/GP 4/40a) and on an unknown date.

Administrative / biographical background

Docking Union was formed in 1835. The Union Workhouse was opened in December 1836 at Docking,

Docking Union Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 6 in 1930

Copies information

C/GP 4/2-10, 11 (part only), 67-70, 77-79 are available on microform in the search room

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/36e39baa-8143-4160-a37b-e3d081b78f73/

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Records of the Docking Poor Law Union