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Folio(s) 187-188. Letter from W E Goodacre [William E Goodacre], Clerk to the Guardians...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/9365/134

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This record is about the Folio(s) 187-188. Letter from W E Goodacre [William E Goodacre], Clerk to the Guardians... dating from 1856 May 3 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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MH 12/9365/134
Date
1856 May 3
Description

Folio(s) 187-188. Letter from W E Goodacre [William E Goodacre], Clerk to the Guardians of the Mansfield Poor Law Union, to the Poor Law Board. He encloses for approval the appointment form for Elizabeth Nicholson as workhouse matron. The form shows Nicholson, late of Summerfield, near Bolton, [Lancashire], had been a house keeper and cook for a private family there. The salary to be £25 per annum plus rations.

The post became vacant after the death of the previous matron.

Annotated: the Board sanctioned the appointment of the master [James Nicholson] and sanction his sister as matron.

Paper Number: 15625/1856.

Poor Law Union Number 337.

Counties: Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

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Legal status
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Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
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