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- 1705-1770 (Creation)
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0.08 linear metres
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Parish officials were responsible for early forms of local government as well as administration of the church. In Edmonton, overseers of the poor were first mentioned in 1639. One overseer was appointed for each of the four wards. Parish vestry meetings had begun by 1739 and included a workhouse committee which comprised the trustees, the vicar, churchwardens, overseers and elected parishioners. The committee administered poor relief, providing money or goods to paupers. It appears that the poor were admitted to the workhouse as a last resort, while poor children were apprenticed.
Source of information: 'Edmonton: Local government', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 175-179 (available online).
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GB 0074 ACC/1544 1705-1770 Collection 0.08 linear metres Various
Parish officials were responsible for early forms of local government as well as administration of the church. In Edmonton, overseers of the poor were first mentioned in 1639. One overseer was appointed for each of the four wards. Parish vestry meetings had begun by 1739 and included a workhouse committee which comprised the trustees, the vicar, churchwardens, overseers and elected parishioners. The committee administered poor relief, providing money or goods to paupers. It appears that the poor were admitted to the workhouse as a last resort, while poor children were apprenticed.
Source of information: 'Edmonton: Local government', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 175-179 (available online).
Deposited in May 1980.
Records relating to poor relief in the parish of Edmonton, 1705-1770, including examinations, warrants and removal orders.
Documents arranged in chronological order (ACC/1544/001-045).
Available for general access.
Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
English
Fit.
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
For further records relating to the Parish of Edmonton see DRO/040.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
March to April 2010. Removal orders Communication process Group communication Meetings Parish meetings People Vestry People by occupation Personnel Local government personnel Overseers of the poor Settlement records Settlement examinations Parish records Information sources Documents Warrants Poor relief Social welfare Conferences Religion London England UK Western Europe Europe Edmonton Middlesex Enfield Primary documents
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Deposited in May 1980.
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Records relating to poor relief in the parish of Edmonton, 1705-1770, including examinations, warrants and removal orders.
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Documents arranged in chronological order (ACC/1544/001-045).
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Available for general access.
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Copyright to these records rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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For further records relating to the Parish of Edmonton see DRO/040.
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English