Collectie HPBG - HAMPSTEAD BOARD OF GUARDIANS

Identificatie

referentie code

HPBG

Titel

HAMPSTEAD BOARD OF GUARDIANS

Datum(s)

  • 1810-1958 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Collectie

Omvang en medium

18.12 linear metres

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

Biografie

Poor relief was based on the Act for the Relief of the Poor of 1601 which obliged parishes to take care of the aged and needy in their area. Parish overseers were empowered to collect a local income tax known as the poor-rate which would be put towards the relief of the poor. This evolved into the rating system, where the amount of poor-rate charged was based on the value of a person's property. Early workhouses were constructed and managed by the parish. However, this process was expensive and various schemes were devised where groups of parishes could act together and pool their resources. As early as 1647 towns were setting up 'Corporations' of parishes. An Act of 1782, promoted by Thomas Gilbert, allowed adjacent parishes to combine into Unions and provide workhouses. These were known as 'Gilbert's Unions' and were managed by a board of Guardians.

Under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, the Poor Law Commission was given the power to unite parishes in England and Wales into Poor Law Unions. Each Union was to be administered by a local Board of Guardians. Relief was to be provided through the provision of a workhouse. An amendment to the 1834 Act allowed already existing 'Gilbert's Unions' or Corporations of parishes to remain in existence, although they were encouraged to convert themselves into Poor Law Unions. Although there was some reorganisation of union boundaries, particularly in London, the majority of Unions created under the 1834 Act remained in operation until 1930. In March 1930 a new Local Government Bill abolished the Poor Law Unions and the Board of Guardians. Responsibility for their institutions passed to Public Assistance Committees managed by the county councils - in the metropolis either the London County Council or the Middlesex County Council.

The Hampstead Poor Law Union was formed in 1848 when the parish of Saint John Hampstead separated from Edmonton Union. A workhouse had been built in New End in 1800 and the Union decided to replace this workhouse with a new building on the same site. An infirmary was added later.

Source of information: Peter Higginbotham at The Workhouse website.

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Geschiedenis van het archief

HPBG 1810-1958 Collection 18.12 linear metres Hampstead Poor Law Union x Hampstead Board of Guardians

Poor relief was based on the Act for the Relief of the Poor of 1601 which obliged parishes to take care of the aged and needy in their area. Parish overseers were empowered to collect a local income tax known as the poor-rate which would be put towards the relief of the poor. This evolved into the rating system, where the amount of poor-rate charged was based on the value of a person's property. Early workhouses were constructed and managed by the parish. However, this process was expensive and various schemes were devised where groups of parishes could act together and pool their resources. As early as 1647 towns were setting up 'Corporations' of parishes. An Act of 1782, promoted by Thomas Gilbert, allowed adjacent parishes to combine into Unions and provide workhouses. These were known as 'Gilbert's Unions' and were managed by a board of Guardians.

Under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, the Poor Law Commission was given the power to unite parishes in England and Wales into Poor Law Unions. Each Union was to be administered by a local Board of Guardians. Relief was to be provided through the provision of a workhouse. An amendment to the 1834 Act allowed already existing 'Gilbert's Unions' or Corporations of parishes to remain in existence, although they were encouraged to convert themselves into Poor Law Unions. Although there was some reorganisation of union boundaries, particularly in London, the majority of Unions created under the 1834 Act remained in operation until 1930. In March 1930 a new Local Government Bill abolished the Poor Law Unions and the Board of Guardians. Responsibility for their institutions passed to Public Assistance Committees managed by the county councils - in the metropolis either the London County Council or the Middlesex County Council.

The Hampstead Poor Law Union was formed in 1848 when the parish of Saint John Hampstead separated from Edmonton Union. A workhouse had been built in New End in 1800 and the Union decided to replace this workhouse with a new building on the same site. An infirmary was added later.

Source of information: Peter Higginbotham at The Workhouse website.

Records received with the records of the successor County Council.

Records of Hampstead Poor Law Union, 1810-1958, including minutes of meetings of the Board of Guardians; minutes and reports of various Committees; standing orders; correspondence with Government departments; orders for removal to and from the Union; registers of lunatics; registers of emigration; registers for the Union Workhouse; registers of the New End Hospital; apprenticeship and servant registers; registers of children sent to schools and homes; financial accounts and staff records.

In 9 sections: Board; Committees; Correspondence; Settlement and Relief; Workhouses and Institutions; Schools and Children; Finance; Staff; Plans.

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Copyright: City of London
English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

For the Edmonton Union see reference BG/E. Further records available at Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre , Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8PA.

For a detailed history see website 'The Workhouse' (http://www.workhouses.org.uk).

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. April to June 2009 Documents Apprenticeship records Apprenticeship register Disadvantaged groups Disadvantaged children Social services Social security Poor Law Migration Emigration Poor Law union Social welfare Poor relief Poor Law boards of guardians Government Public administration Local government Local boards Boards of Guardians Health services Care Care of children Architecture Buildings Workhouses Information sources Lunatics People by roles People Care of poor and aged Hampstead Poor Law Union x Hampstead Board of Guardians Hampstead Union Workhouse , New End Hampstead Union Workhouse Infirmary x New End Hospital Camden London England UK Western Europe Hampstead Europe

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

Records received with the records of the successor County Council.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

Records of Hampstead Poor Law Union, 1810-1958, including minutes of meetings of the Board of Guardians; minutes and reports of various Committees; standing orders; correspondence with Government departments; orders for removal to and from the Union; registers of lunatics; registers of emigration; registers for the Union Workhouse; registers of the New End Hospital; apprenticeship and servant registers; registers of children sent to schools and homes; financial accounts and staff records.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

In 9 sections: Board; Committees; Correspondence; Settlement and Relief; Workhouses and Institutions; Schools and Children; Finance; Staff; Plans.

Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik

Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

These records are available for public inspection, although records containing personal information are subject to access restrictions under the UK Data Protection Act, 1998.

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Copyright: City of London

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels

Schrift van het materiaal

  • Latijn

Taal en schrift aantekeningen

English

Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

For the Edmonton Union see reference BG/E. Further records available at Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre , Holborn Library, 32-38 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8PA.

Toegangen

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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Naam ontsluitingsterm

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Beschrijvingsbeheer

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London Metropolitan Archives

Toegepaste regels en/of conventies

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.

Status

Niveau van detaillering

Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

Taal (talen)

  • Engels

Schrift(en)

    Bronnen

    Voorwaarden voor raadpleging en gebruik