PLC 1841

PLC 1841

7th Report of the Poor Law Commissioners 1841
England, Wales and Ireland with Appendices pp 1-543

Proceedings in England pp 1-63
Including
Order prohibiting Out-Relief in certain cases p 1
Relief of Non-resident paupers p 7
Medical Relief p 7
Poor Rate Expenditure 16
Out Door Relief 18
Regulations relating to Punishments in Workhouses p 22
Union Officers p 23
List of Dismissed Officers p 23 numbers shown
Appointment of Chaplains to Workhouses p 23
Divine Service performed in the Workhouse p 24
Statement as to Unions which have not yet provided efficient
Workhouses p 27
Extension of Poor Law Amendment Act to new Districts p 27
Bury Union p 27
Manchester Union p 27
Parish of Liverpool p 28
Administration of Poor Law in Norfolk and Suffolk p 29
Education of Pauper Children p 32

Emigration
Advantages of well-regulated Emigration p 32
Not expedient merely to relieve Parishes of idle of vicious persons p 32
To Canada p 32
To New South Wales p 33
To Australia p 33
To New Zealand p 33
Number of persons who Emigrated under Commissioners Orders p 34
Removal of Irish and Scotch Paupers p 46

Proceedings in Ireland pp 63-98

List of Papers in the Appendix England

Appendix A - Orders, Instructional Circulars and Minutes of the Commissioners pp 99-190
Items 1 to 11
No 3 p 114-123 Workhouse Discipline Order dated January 1841
Signed by order of the Board - Edwin Chadwick, secretary.

Appendix B - Reports, Correspondence and General Communications
pp 191-272
Items 1 to 10
1 - Report on the Operation of the Prohibitory Order during the last Winter by Edward Twisleton esq, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner - dated Norwich 24th April 1841.
i -Letter to Edward Twisleton from Frederick Edwards esq Chairman during the last 2 years of the Thetford Union dated Barnham nr Thetford 20th April 1841
ii-Letter to Edward Twisleton esq from Frederick W Keppel esq Chairman of the Mitford and Launditch Union dated at Lexham 20th April 1841
iii-Letter to Edward Twisleton esq from Rev George Sandby, Chairman of Wangford Union. dated Bungay 24th April 1841
iv-Letter to E Twisleton esq from Robert Newton Shaw esq Chairman of the Woodbridge Union. dated Kesgrave Apr 24 1841.
v -Letter to E Twisleton esq from John Longe esq, Chairman of the St Faith's Union. dated at Spixworth Park Norwich April 20th 1841
vi-Letter to E Twisleton esq from Rev W Pakenham Spencer, Chairman of the Depwade Union. dated at Starston, April 22nd 1841
vii-Letter to Edward Twisleton esq from John Harcourt Powell esq Chairman of the Thingoe Union. dated at 33 Old Burlington St London 22nd April 1841
viii-Letter to Edward Twisleton esq from John Cator esq Chairman of the Blofield Union. dated at 32 Gloucester Pl London 21st April 1841
ix-Letter to Edward Twisleton esq from Sir William Middleton Bt Chairman of the Bosmere and Claydon Union. dated Shrubland Park 16th April 1841
x-Letter to Edward Twisleton esq from Sir William Folkes Bt Chairman of the Free-Bridge Lynn Union. dated Hillington Hall 23rd April 1841.
xi-Letter to Edward Twisleton esq from Robert Marsham Esq, Chairman of the Aylsham Union. dated at Stratton Strawless 19th April 1841
xii-Letter to Edward Twisleton esq from H E Blyth esq, Chairman of the Docking Union. dated at Sussex Farm Burnham 21st Apr 1841

2 Report of the Operation of the Prohibitory Order during Last Winter by Col Wade C.B. Assistant Poor Law Commissioner.

First District.
Report dated 26th April 1841.
Gentlemen, of the 48 Unions comprised in this district the prohibitory order has been issued to only 40, and in these, with very few exceptions, has been in operation not quite 6 months.
Of the remaining 8 Unions.
Four have hitherto refused to provide workhouse accommodation whatever.
In three the Guardians have retained the old workhouses, the accommodation in which is totally inadequate, and of a description not to admit of the application of the workhouse system
In one the new workhouse has been commenced but is not yet completed.
pp 216-217 Table re dated the Prohibitory Order came in force
pp 218-222 Observations
p 218 Cornwall
p 219 Devonshire
p 220 Somerset
p 221 Dorset

3 - Report on the Operation of the Prohibitory Order during the Last Winter by H W Parker Esq Assistant Poor Law Commissioner.
Dated Chipping Norton 26th April 1841.
p 228 Letter to H W Parker esq from Rev E F Glanville Vice-Chairman Thame Union dated at Wheatfield 26th April 1841.

Appendix B 2
p 230-232 Religious Worship in Workhouses
Letter from the Poor Law Commissioners to the Board of Guardians the Liskeard Union dated 6th November 1839

Appendix B 3
pp 232-242 Report of the Board of Guardians of the Manchester Union.

Appendix B 4
pp 242-245 Report of the Board of Guardians of the Chorlton Union

Appendix B 5
pp 245-250 Report of the Board of Guardians of the Stockport Union

Appendix B 6
pp 250-252 Emigration - Report from Mr Tufnell, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner dated 21st December 1840.

Appendix B 7
Correspondence respecting the proposed Emigration of certain Female Paupers from St Marylebone.
1 - Copy of Letter from S M Phillipps esq, Under Secretary of State for the Home Department to Poor Law Commissioners.
i - Copy of letter to Lord John Russell from the Colonial Land and Emigration Office 9 Park Street dated 23rd March 1841.
ii - Extract from The Times 20th March 1841
Parish of St Marylebone - Emigration of Female Paupers to Australia

2 - Letter from the Poor Law Commissioners to S M Phillipps esq dated 21st April 1841
i - Letter from Poor Law Commissioners to Board of Guardians
ii - Further letters.

Appendix B 8
Relief and Removal of Scotch and Irish Paupers
1 - Report from Sir Edmund Head, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner respecting the case of Anne Casey of St George the Martyr Southwark dated April 1841
2 - Correspondence with the Board of Guardians of the Parish of Bermondsey dated 14th April 1841.
Removal of Irish Paupers.
3 - Letter from the Board of Guardians of the Cork Union dated 6th January 1841
4 - Letter from the Board of Guardians of the Parish of St George the Martyr, Southwark
5 - Letter from the Board of Guardians of the Parish of St Giles Camberwell dated 8th February 1841 - Removal of Irish Poor.
6 - Correspondence with the Clerk of the Peace of the County of Middlesex. 5th February 1841.

Appendix B 9
Admission of Rate-Payers to the Meetings of a Board of Guardians
Report from Sir Edmund Head, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner. dated 19th April 1841

Appendix B 10
Equalization of the Poor Rates in the City of London
Letter from the Clerk of the East London Union addressed to Sir Edmund Head, Assistant Poor Law Commissioner.
Details history of Poor Rates from 1595 to 1840.

List of Papers in the Appendix Ireland
Appendix C - Orders issued by the Commissioners and Correspondence
under the Irish Poor Relief Act pp 273-354

Appendix C 7
Emigration - Copies of Papers relating to the Emigration of Poor Persons from Cork. pp 341-350

Appendix D - Reports to the Board pp 355-418
Re Irish Workhouses and list of Contractors for building workhouses in 64 of the 74 Unions.

Appendix E - Tables and Returns
England pp 421-463
Table 1 Number of Unions and Parishes to which an Out-Relief Order has, or has not, been issued.

Table 2A Able bodied who have received Out-door Relief in the quarter ending Lady Day 1840 distinguishing the Resident and Non-Resident.
Table 2B Widows and Women whose husbands have deserted them or who have been Transported, having a child or children under 16 dependent on them, who have received Out-door Relief
Table 2C Aged and Infirm Out-door Paupers partially or wholly Disabled, Relieved during quarter ending Lady Day 1840

Table 3 List of Unions for which Workhouses have been ordered by the Poor Law Commissioners to be provided or adapted, with the sums authorised to be expended.

Table 4 List of Unions not having efficient Workhouses in Operation
Unions in Cornwall -
Camelford,
St Columb,
Stratton

Unions in Yorkshire
Pocklington,
Wortley,
Sedbergh.

Unions in Wales
Anglesey,
Builth,
Aberystwith,
Lampeter,
Tregaron,
Bangor,
Carnarvon,
Conway,
Llanwrst,
Merthyr Tydvil,
Bala (building)
Corwen (building),
Dolgelly,
Festiniog (building) Machynlleth,
Presteigne,
Rhayader.

Other Unions not having Workhouses in Operation
Runcorn,
Chapel en le Frith,
Hayfield,
Holsworthy,
Easington,
Bury,
Haslingden,
Todmorden,
Bellingham,
Dulverton.

Not in Operation
Ashton under Lyne,
Oldham,
Rochdale.

Table 6 Statement of the Number of Persons who have Emigrated and of the sums which the Poor Law Commissioners have authorized
to be raised or borrowed, since April 1840 :
In continuation of the Statement in the 6th Annual Report App E 6

Table 7 List of Unions in which Parish Property has been Sold, and the produce appropriated, under Commissioners Orders.
pp 441-
In Continuation of List in 6th Annual Report App E No 5 1III Statement of the Appropriation of such sums of Money paid in respect of the Property of Dissolved Incorporations, as have
been appropriated since the date of the 6th Annual Report, or were omitted to be reported therein.

Appendix E 13
Statement of the Progress made in the Several Unions in Ireland With lists of dates and amounts of loans for providing workhouses.

Ireland pp 464-490

Appendix F - Poor Rate Returns pp 491-539
Parishes not united under the Poor Law Amendment Act for the year ending 25th March 1840..

Source: 7th Report of the Poor Law Commissioners 1841
England, Wales and Ireland with Appendices pp 1-543
Submitted by Alan Longbottom

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