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Risbridge Poor Law Union
Catalogue reference: 2746
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This record is about the Risbridge Poor Law Union dating from 1880-1959.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- 2746
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Title (The name of the record)
- Risbridge Poor Law Union
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1880-1959
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<span class="wrapper"><p>For other Risbridge Union records see:- DC 1/5/1-12 Guardians' minutes, 1894-1930</p> <p>DC 1/5/13-23 Ledgers, 1896-1930</p></span>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Suffolk Archives - Ipswich
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Risbridge Poor Law Union, Risbridge</corpname>
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Acc. no. 2746
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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These records, emanating mainly from the master of the Union Workhouse [later Kedington Institution] and the Relieving Officer for the Haverhill District, should, strictly speaking, be split into three collections, reflecting the changes in the authority administering the institution, viz,
1896-1930 Risbridge Poor Law Guardians
1930-1948 West Suffolk County Council, through its Public Assistance Committee
1948-1959 West Suffolk Area Health Authority
The workhouse itself was redesignated the Kedington Institution in 1930 and from then until 1948 housed the aged and mentally ill; in 1948 it became a mental hospital.
As so many of the records overlap the 'change-over' years of 1930 and 1948, the whole collection has been treated as a unit. The records have been listed as far as possible under the title of the official who created them or was responsible for their safe-keeping.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/4f3a1474-7ec1-4ee9-b589-3b239bc61562/
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Risbridge Poor Law Union