Piece
See MH 82/12
Catalogue reference: MH 82/46
Date: 1950 Jan 19-1951 Jan 18
See MH 82/12
Item
Folios 440-441. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford...
Catalogue reference: MH 12/9231/217
What’s it about?
This record is about the Folios 440-441. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford... dating from 6 July 1841 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 12/9231/217
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 6 July 1841
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
- Content
- Folios 440-441. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Commission, submitting the following able bodied relief cases for their sanction: James Daws, Labourer, Matha Daws, his wife, and their children, Elizabeth Daws, [Atheliny Daws], Ann Daws, John Daws, Edward Daws, [Catherine Daws]. Abraham Greensmith, FWK [Framework knitter], and Mary Greensmith, his wife, near confinement, and their 2 children. James Truman, Labourer, and Phobe Truman, his wife, and their children, John Truman, Collier, William Truman, Collier, Catherine Truman, [Havnett Truman], Elizabeth Truman, and Eliza Truman. Annotated: sanction relief given but further relief should be referred to the workhouse. Also a note from E Senior, [Edward Senior, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner], states that greater vigilance is required to stop out relief to the able bodied, especially on the part of the overseers. The relief to Daws should be disallowed, as should that to Greensmith, who resides at Nottingham which is out of the union. It should also be disallowed to Truman. Paper Number: 7699/B/1841. Poor Law Union Number 334. Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Language (The language of the record)
- English
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10598211/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
MH 12
Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and...
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
379,937 records
90,136 records
393 records
You are currently looking at the item: MH 12/9231/217
Folios 440-441. Letter from William Ashton, Clerk to the Guardians of the Basford...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.