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Records of Poor Relief

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brigid

brigid Report 13 Dec 2015 17:47

i meant had anyone seen what any original certificates looked like UK or USA
the one saw reference to was Jewish consumption poor relief .USA

Thanks for links folks will look at/read when my eyes are less strained

and when I have time to consolodate ?maybe Thurs .

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 11 Dec 2015 16:45


Relief of the Poor - intended to facilitate and enforce
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Some Illinois County Poor Relief Records 1837-60

www.jstor.org/stable/30009383


ILLINOIS COUNTY POOR RELIEF RECORDS 463 From the Champaign County Court Records, 1837-61 December 5, I837.--Ordered that Alexander Shaw have an order to

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 11 Dec 2015 16:44


Delaware County Poor Relief records MSS

www.bsu.edu/libraries/archives/findingaids/MSS296.pdf


Delaware County Poor Relief records, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries. Delaware County Poor Relief records MSS.296 - Page 4 -

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 11 Dec 2015 16:43


Poverty and the Poor Laws - The National Archives

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/.../poverty-poor-laws





2. Essential information. Most records concerning the operation of the Poor Laws before 1834 are held by local archives, not The National Archives.

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Inky1

Inky1 Report 11 Dec 2015 16:13

Do you mean in UK or in USA?

If UK, have you looked at NA data?

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/poverty-poor-laws/

See: 3. How to find records before 1834

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 11 Dec 2015 10:32

Do you mean OnLine?

brigid

brigid Report 10 Dec 2015 20:47

Has anyone come across any originals of such documents ?

I saw a transcription of a record for "Consumption Relief" today
It has The name of a man who is a pants maker

He applies for relief aged 33 and again aged 38 year of arrival in USA is also given