Posts Tagged Poor Law

The Workhouse

The Workhouse

The New Poor Law of 1834 established that most feared institution: The Workhouse. Unfortunately, many of our ancestors were forced to enter these forbidding places at some time in their lives. This article includes information on the New Poor Law, the Workhouse and how to find people

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The Parish Chest

The Parish Chest

Parish records include many documents other than parish registers which can also be very useful to the family historian.  These are known as “The Parish Chest”, after the large wooden chests in which all parish documents were once stored – the picture above shows an example of

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