A guide to the records of the poor before and after the establishment of union workhouses. Parish Poor Relief An Act of Parliament in 1531 was really the first occasion where it was recognised that a formal system of aid was required for the poor, with an act of 1536 legislating for organised relief at … Continue reading Poor Relief and Workhouses
Poor Law
Adoption
This guide outlines the different sources available relating to adoption, only some of which are held by Derbyshire Record Office. Updated 19 June 2020. Note: Information about adoptions and adoptees can only be released to adoptees and must be obtained through the County Council’s Data Protection team. Adoption since 1927 The National Register of Adoptions … Continue reading Adoption
Family History – Next Steps
A guide to help you dig deeper into your family history and add flesh to the bones. Where your ancestor lived: See the guides to building history for the types of sources available for finding out where your ancestors lived. Where your ancestor went to school: Admission registers for a large number (though not all … Continue reading Family History – Next Steps
“On Their Own Account: Victorian Pauper Letters, Statements and Petitions from the Midland Counties” – A talk by Dr Paul Carter
This sounds like a fascinating talk, by someone who really knows his stuff. Paul Carter works for The National Archives, where his job title is Principal Records Specialist for Domestic Records. He also is researching the history of poverty at University of Nottingham, where he holds a fellowship. The talk is hosted by Nottinghamshire & … Continue reading “On Their Own Account: Victorian Pauper Letters, Statements and Petitions from the Midland Counties” – A talk by Dr Paul Carter
On this day… Belper Union Meeting of Guardians 10th June 1916
A post from Bernadette, currently on a work placement at the Record Office As part of my work experience at the Record Office, I recently carried out a transcription of a meeting from Minute Book of the Belper Union Meeting of Guardians. Here is a summary of what I discovered as an example of a … Continue reading On this day… Belper Union Meeting of Guardians 10th June 1916
Discovering Ilkeston
Yesterday morning I visited Ilkeston Library to deliver a new workshop introducing people to the various sources available for researching the history a Derbyshire building. It was a quiet session, with only two in attendance - though one had travelled all the way from Aston on Trent which took me quite by surprise! With the … Continue reading Discovering Ilkeston
More odd names
Identified today by a regular user in the Norbury baptism register covering 1907: Horatio David Reid son of Horatio Nelson, master of the workhouse
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