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.
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Civil Parishes: designation of poor law parishes; memoranda of alterations affecting...
Catalogue reference: RG 19/36
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This record is about the Civil Parishes: designation of poor law parishes; memoranda of alterations affecting... dating from 1901 in the series Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Census Returns: Correspondence,.... 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)
- RG 19/36
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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Civil Parishes: designation of poor law parishes; memoranda of alterations affecting the particulars contained in the Statement of Poor Law Unions, etc., 1887
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2602083/
Series information
RG 19
Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Census Returns: Correspondence,...
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