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.
Series
Home Office: Children Entry Books
Catalogue reference: HO 167
What's it about?
HO 167
Out-letters relating to the care and employment of children, byelaws made under the Employment of Children Act 1903, and the emigration of children committed to the custody of local authorities and voluntary organisations, etc.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 167
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Children Entry Books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1905-1921
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Description (What the record is about)
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Out-letters relating to the care and employment of children, byelaws made under the Employment of Children Act 1903, and the emigration of children committed to the custody of local authorities and voluntary organisations, etc.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Home Office, D Division, 1913-1913
- Home Office, Domestic Department, Reformatory and Industrial Schools Department, 1888-1913
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 48 volume(s)
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9031/
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Home Office: Children Entry Books
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