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
Social welfare: illegitimacy
Catalogue reference: CO 1042/232
What’s it about?
This record is about the Social welfare: illegitimacy dating from 1947-1951 in the series West Indies Development and Welfare Organisation: Registered Files. 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)
- CO 1042/232
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1947-1951
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Description (What the record is about)
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Social welfare: illegitimacy
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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)
- 07061
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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
- Welfare
- Caribbean
- Aid and development
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2050076/
Series information
CO 1042
West Indies Development and Welfare Organisation: Registered Files
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