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Records of Wem Poor Law Union
Catalogue reference: PL15
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This record is about the Records of Wem Poor Law Union dating from 1834 - 1918.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PL15
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Wem Poor Law Union
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1834 - 1918
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Shropshire Archives
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Former S.R.O. bundle numbers and reference numbers are given next to the description of each item.
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Wem Poor Law Union, 1834 - 1930</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 54 Files
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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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This Union was set up following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834. The workhouse at Creamore was built in 1837. The Union's functions were taken over by the County Council in 1930.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6c164a31-2680-4944-98df-afe44c4c9a62/
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Records of Wem Poor Law Union