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Records of the Wayland Poor Law Union
Catalogue reference: C/GP 20
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This record is about the Records of the Wayland Poor Law Union dating from 1806 - 1948.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C/GP 20
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Wayland Poor Law Union
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1806 - 1948
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Description (What the record is about)
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The following parishes comprised the union:
Attleborough
Besthorpe
Breckles
Carbrooke
Caston
Ellingham, Great
Ellingham, Little
Griston
Hargham
Hockham
Illington
Larling
Merton
Ovington
Rockland All Saints
Rockland St. Andrew
Rockland St. Peter
Roudham
Scoulton
Shropham
Snetterton
Stow Bedon
Thompson
Tottington
Watton
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<span class="wrapper"><p>For records of Guardians Committee No. 11 (including administration of Thetford Public Assistance Institution, Thetford Children's Home, Attleborough Infirmary and boarding - out of children) see C/GC11</p> <p>For records of Wayland Hospital see Public Records H6</p> <p>Some pre - 1930 records are listed there, especially:</p> <p>Infirmary register of patients, 1919-1941 (H6/5)</p> <p>Infirmary register of births, 1914-1939 (H6/8)</p> <p>Infirmary register of deaths, 1914-1971 (H6/9)</p> <p>N.B. some of the above records are closed for 100 years</p></span>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Norfolk Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Wayland Poor Law Union</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 132 files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Records received by the Norfolk Record Office on 18 April 1977 (C/GP 20/129-131), 18 May 1976 (C/GP 20/132) and on unknown dates.
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Wayland Union was incorporated under the 1834 Act. The Union Workhouse at Rockland All Saints was opened in 1836
Wayland Union Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 11 in 1930
In 1948 Attleborough Infirmary was taken over by the central government and administered as Wayland Hospital.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
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C/GP 20/1-12, 107 are available on microform.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/c45aece3-16b8-44bf-bd98-166ab98c0b5d/
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Records of the Wayland Poor Law Union