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Records of Whitchurch Poor Law Union
Catalogue reference: PL16
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This record is about the Records of Whitchurch Poor Law Union dating from 1792 - 1930.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PL16
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of Whitchurch Poor Law Union
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1792 - 1930
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Shropshire Archives
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Former S.R.O. bundle numbers and reference numbers are given next to the description of each item.
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Whitchurch Poor Law Union, 1854-1930</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 80 Files
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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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The Whitchurch Incorporation of the Guardians of the Poor was formed by an Act of Parliament in 1792. A House of Industry was established at Deer Moss in 1791-1794 and was enlarged when the dissolved Whitchurch parochial incorporation was merged into the new Whitchurch Union in 1854. The Union's functions were taken over by the County Council in 1930.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/cd4207e6-fe8b-4d63-b3b0-045375099d7d/
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Records of Whitchurch Poor Law Union