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
Wimborne and Cranborne Union: emigration to Australia
Catalogue reference: MH 68/54
What’s it about?
This record is about the Wimborne and Cranborne Union: emigration to Australia dating from 1928 in the series Local Government Board, Poor Law Administration Department, and Ministry of Health,.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Access information is unavailable
Sorry, information for accessing this record is currently unavailable online. Please try again later.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 68/54
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1928
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Wimborne and Cranborne Union: emigration to Australia
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 107/378
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
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))
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1891766/
Series information
MH 68
Local Government Board, Poor Law Administration Department, and Ministry of Health,...
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
379,925 records
Within the department: MH
Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Health and successors, Local Government...
464 records
Within the series: MH 68
Local Government Board, Poor Law Administration Department, and Ministry of Health,...
You are currently looking at the piece: MH 68/54
Wimborne and Cranborne Union: emigration to Australia
You may be interested in
Read stories that share a catalogue subject with this record.
-
-
The story of
Jayaben Desai and the Grunwick dispute
In August 1976, a group of migrant workers led by Jayaben Desai took a historic stand against racism, low pay and limited workers’ rights. -
Focus on
The Huey Fong: Hong Kong's 1979 refugee crisis
In December 1978, Vietnamese refugees seeking asylum aboard the Huey Fong were refused entry to Hong Kong. Records we hold document the 34-day standoff.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.