Poverty

Manchester Workhouse Registers (1800-1911)

An index to over 650,000 poor law records for three workhouses in the Manchester area. The index is linked to images of the original documents.

London Poor Law & Board of Guardian Records (1430-1930)

Original images of a vast array of documents detailing the administration of the dependant poor in London. Including: school registers, rate books, removals, settlements, apprenticeships, criminal records, legal records and more.

Dorset Vestry, Poor and other Parish Records (1511-1997)

Original images of Dorset parish records. Including: poor rates, overseers, churchwardens, vestry, incumbents' and other records.

Dorset Vestry, Poor and other Parish Records (1640-1932)

Original images of Dorset parish records. Including: poor rates, overseers, churchwardens, vestry, incumbents' and other records.

History of Winslow Workhouse (1777-1983)

A history of the union workhouse, illustrated with historical documents and photographs.

London & District Settlements & Removals (1828-1930)

A collection of records that detail the forced removal and assisted settlement of people in the London area.

Cheddar Rate Book (1865)

Digital images of a book recording 'rate' assessments on property; the proceeds of which was used for poor relief. Records name properties, their nature, size, rateable value, owners and occupiers. The records can be searched by a name index.

St Botolph Aldgate Parish Records (1689-1811)

Digital images, and transcriptions of account books, payments to paupers, pauper examinations, apprenticeship records, lists of paupers, parish & vestry minutes and other records relating to the poor.

St Clement Danes Parish Records (1686-1808)

Digital images, and transcriptions of account books, payments to paupers, clothing books, nursing books, pauper examinations, parish & vestry minutes, overseer's books, settlement certificates, bastardy examinations, removal orders, bastardy registers and other records relating to the poor.

St Dionis Backchurch Parish Records (1680-1817)

Digital images, and transcriptions of account books, clothing books, workhouse inquest minute books, parish & vestry minutes, churchwardens' vouchers, applictions for poor relief, registers of poor infants and bastardy bonds.

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