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Alnwick
Belford
Bellingham
Berwick on Tweed
Castle Ward Workhouse
Glendale
Haltwhistle
Hexham
Morpeth
Newcastle on Tyne
Rothbury
Tynemouth

Northumberland Poor Law Unions and Workhouses

The Poor Law Unions classified within Northumberland are Alnwick, Belford, Bellingham, Berwick, Castle Ward, Glendale, Haltwhistle, Hexham, Morpeth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Rothbury and Tynemouth

Twenty Second Report of the Commissioners in Lunacy to the Lord Chancellor
From PP 1867/68 Vol XXXI pp 1-301
Submitted by Alan Longbottom

p 255 J - Workhouses, List of those visited in 1867
With Name of the Workhouse and numbers of 
insane, idiotic, and imbecile inmates
NORTHUMBERLAND MALE FEMALE TOTAL
Alnwick 2 6 8
Belford 1 1 2
Beriwick on Tweed 5 7 12
Glendale 2 2 4
Newcastle on Tyne 45 35 80
Rothbury 0 2 2
Tynemouth 15 10 25


Record Offices

Northumberland Record Office, 
Melton Park, 
North Gosforth, 
Newcastle upon Tyne 
NE3 5QX

Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office, 
Borough Council Offices, 
Wallace Green, 
Berwick-upon-Tweed,
TD15 1ED

Tyne and Wear Archives Service, 
Blandford House, 
Blandford Square, 
Newcastle upon Tyne, 
NE1 4JA.
 

Ford Parish - Parson & White - Durham - 1827/8 - p 505
The Workhouse for the parish is at the east end of the village. The school here is attended by about 70 children, of whom 13 boys & 13 girls are educated & clothed at the expense of the Marquis of Waterford. William Nichol is governor of the workhouse & perpetual overseer.

 



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