St Neots

St Neots

St Neots UWH 1841 census
St Neots UWH 1851 census
St Neots UWH 1861 census
St Neots UWH 1871 census
St Neots UWH 1881 census
St Neots UWH 1891 census
St Neots UWH 1901 census

St Neots Poor Law Union

There was a Parish Workhouse established in 1722, where the Women and Children inmates made pillow lace to raise money for their keep.

The St Neots Poor Law Union was declared 9 September 1835 and comprised the parishes of Abbotsley, Buckden, Great Catworth, Little Catworth, Dean, Diddington, Eaton Socon, Eynesbury, Grafham, Graveley, Kimbolton, Midloe, Offord Cluny, Offord D'Arcy, Great Paxton, Little Paxton, Pertenhall, St Neots, Shelton, Southoe, Great Staughton, Stow, Swineshead, Tetworth, Tilbrook, Toseland, Waresley and Hail Weston

St Neots Union Workhouse was erected 1841-1842 in the parish of Eaton Socon.

Inmates

Workhouses, List of those visited in 1867 With Name of the Workhouse and numbers of insane, idiotic, and imbecile inmates.

WORKHOUSE	MALE	FEMALE	TOTAL
St Neots	3	1	4

Source: 22nd Report of the Commissioners in Lunacy to the Lord Chancellor. Submitted by Alan Longbottom.

Records

Record Office
Grammar School Walk
HUNTINGDON
Cambridgeshire
PE29 3LF
Telephone:-
U.K. 01480 375842
Overseas +44 1480 375842

The Norris Museum and Library
The Broadway
St. Ives
HUNTINGDON
Cambridgeshire
PE27 5BX
Telephone:-
U.K. 01480 497314
Overseas +44 1480 497314

Link to Genuki page for Huntingdonshire Poor Law Unions
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/HUN/

Page updated August 18, 2007

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