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Seisdon Union
Board day, Tuesday, fortnightly, at the Board room, Trysull, at 12 noon.
The Union comprises the following Parishes, Bobbington, Codsall & Oaken,
Enville, Himley, Kinver, Pattingham, Lower Penn, Rudge, Tettenhall Regis,
Trysull & Seisdon, Upper Penn, Wombourne, Woodford Grange and Wrottesley.
The population of the Union in 1891 was 17,712, area 44,825 acres, rateable
value £106,422,
Clerk to the Guardians and Assessment Committee, Herbert Taylor, 2 Merridale
Grove, Wolverhampton
Collector to Guardians and Relieving Officer for the Union, R. May, Wombourne.
Superintendent Registrar, Edwin Pritchard, St Peter's Close, Wolverhampton.
The Workhouse, Trysull, a building of brick built from 1858 to 1860 from designs
by George Bidlake and Lovatt, to hold 120 inmates.
In 1896 the Master and Matron were Mr. and Mrs Thomas Summers.
Records
Records for Seisdon Union are held by Stafford Record Office, and include
Minutes 1852-1930, Admission & Discharge Registers 1837-1916 and Birth
Registers 1853-1914.
Stafford Record Office
County Buildings
Eastgate Street
Stafford
ST16 2LZ
Telephone: U.K. 01785 278379
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives/index.htm
Sources
Kelly's Directory 1896
Page updated March 11, 2008
by Rossbret
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