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See MH 82/12
Catalogue reference: MH 82/49
Date: 1954 Sept 16-1956 Nov 15
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Folios 337-341. Letter from James L Barker, Clerk to the Guardians of the Tynemouth...
Catalogue reference: MH 12/9156/175
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This record is about the Folios 337-341. Letter from James L Barker, Clerk to the Guardians of the Tynemouth... dating from 29 June 1839 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 29 June 1839
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- Folios 337-341. Letter from James L Barker, Clerk to the Guardians of the Tynemouth Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, responding to the letter of 27 December 1838, concerning the sale of waste land in Tynemouth parish. It answers questions posed by the Commission and asks for further directions. Enclosed: a map of part of the village of Tynemouth, showing the waste land. Enclosed: a parish property form 'Declaration of Possessory Title', dated 5 June 1839. It names William Scott, aged 64, Labourer, who has lived in Tynemouth all his life. He states that the wasteland adjoins the property of [Henry Metcalf] and that for the last 64 years it has been in the possession of the vicar, churchwardens and overseers of the poor of Tynemouth. It is witnessed by John Tinley. Enclosed: Paper A names Sir Mark Milbank in the section on title deeds. Trustees are named as Reverend Christopher Reed, Vicar. [Richard Ten----, Churchwarden]. Robert Peart, Churchwarden. William Wheatley, Churchwarden. William Hope, Churchwarden. Selby Thompson, Overseer. James Watson, Overseer. [Mr Hall, Overseer]. The document is signed by John Tinley. Paper number: 4374/B/1839. Poor Law Union Number 333. Counties: Northumberland.
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- English
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