Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Piece
Government financial assistance for the care of refugee children
Catalogue reference: HO 213/990
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This record is about the Government financial assistance for the care of refugee children dating from 1945 in the series Home Office: Aliens Department: General (GEN) Files and Aliens' Naturalization and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 213/990
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Government financial assistance for the care of refugee children
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- GEN 471/11/9
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Refugees
- Welfare
- Children
- Nationality
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1231832/
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HO 213
Home Office: Aliens Department: General (GEN) Files and Aliens' Naturalization and...
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