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Folios 159-160. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/9228/82

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MH 12/9228/82
Date
25 Oct 1836
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Folios 159-160. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, to Edwin Chadwick, [Secretary to the Poor Law Commission], reporting on the meeting of the Guardians at the Basford workhouse. Present were: Henry Smith, Chairman; George Farrand, Vice Chairman; Guardians from Beeston, Hucknall, [Barton], Bradmore, Basford and Wollaton. Proposed by Mr Walker and seconded by Mr Aslin that the following cases be sent to Poor Law Commission to consider. William Atwell and wife; George Wagg of Hucknall Torkark [Hucknall Torkard] married a widow with three children three years ago; A B of Basford parish and her bastard child, father [E D]. Magistrates order different from the Sessions one. Relieving Officers books examined. Out relief sum established. Pauper's cases heard. Provisions ordered. Workhouse premises to be insured with the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Insurance office. Annotated: Mr Nicholls, [George Nicholls, Poor Law Commissioner]. Mr Coode [George Coode, Assistant Secretary to the Poor Law Commission]. JL [John George Shaw Lefevre, Commissioner]. Paper Number: 3997/C/1836. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
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Language
English
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