LANCASHIRE TOWNSHIPS FARM WAGESBOOK

Scope and Content

Weekly account of poor relief payments in Lancashire townships, givingdetails of claimant, townships and weekly relief.

Administrative / Biographical History

The 1834 Poor Law Act stated that Boards of Guardians should be elected tocollect the Poor Rate from ratepayers in each parish or union of parishes.

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One volume

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