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Thornbury Workhouse and Poor Law Union
The Board of Guardians meet alternate Fridays at the Union
Workhouse, Gloucester Road at 11am. The population of the Union in 1901 was
16,496, area 56,300 acres, and rateable value in 1901 £148,671.
The Union comprises the following parishes;
Alkington, Almondsbury, Alveston, Aust, Berkeley, Breadstone, Charfield,
Cromhall Abbotts, Elberton, Falfield, Ham & Stone, Hamfallow, Hill, Hinton,
Littleton-upon-Severn, Northwick with Redwick, Oldbury-on-Severn, Olveston,
Rangeworthy, Rockhampton, Thornbury, Tortworth and Tytherington.
| Chairman of the Guardians |
J. J. Harle esq. |
Clerk to the Guardians and Assessment Committee.
Superintendent Registrar |
Henry Privett Thurston |
| Treasurer |
Edward Harwood |
| Relieving and Vaccination Oficer - No. 1 District |
William Young Sainsbury |
| Relieving and Vaccination Oficer - No. 2 District |
Henry Codrington |
| Collectors to the Guardians |
William Young Sainsbury & Henry Codrington |
The Workhouse, Gloucester Road, a building of stone, built in
1840 and a new Infirmary recently added, to hold 300 inmates.
| Workhouse Master |
John Ford |
| Workhouse Matron |
Mrs A. Ford |
| Medical Officer |
Edward Mills Grace |
Records
Gloucester Record Office
Clarence Row
Alvin Street
GLOUCESTER
GL1 3DW
Tel:- 01452 425295
Page updated August 06, 2007
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