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
Care of Children Committee: orphans pension enquiry
Catalogue reference: PIN 32/5
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This record is about the Care of Children Committee: orphans pension enquiry dating from 1945-1946 in the series Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (H Series). It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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PIN 32/5
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Date (When the record was created)
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1945-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Care of Children Committee: orphans pension enquiry
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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)
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File No. H 157
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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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))
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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
- Welfare
- Pay and pensions
- Children
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1346451/
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Series information
PIN 32
Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (H Series)
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