Comprises York Poor Law Union year books; notices of meetings; newspaper cuttings books; and publications used in the administration of the poor law.
Published year books of the York Poor Law Union.
Information within the year books varies from year to year but may include: general regulations and standing orders governing the union; committees serving the Union and Out-Relief Unions; lists of elected Guardians and other officers including length of service; committees; lists of parishes within the Union; and workhouse dietaries.
2 copies
2 copies
2 copies
2 copies
2 copies
2 copies
Includes notices of meetings, assessment appeals, vacancies and other notices pasted into a ledger.
Newspaper cuttings relating primarily to the York Poor Law Union.
Includes books and information pamphlets used in the administration of the Poor Law. These publications were consulted by officers of the York Poor Law Union and Public Assistance Committee.
Published book
Together with the regulations and rules made under the provisions of that Act, the departmental circulars, the Elementary (defective and epileptic children ) Acts, 1899 and 1914.
Published book
Published book (2 copies)
Ministry of Health Publication
Ministry of Health Publication
Report of proceedings of the 38th annual Poor Law Conference, held at the Keswick Hotel, Keswick, on teh 12 and 13 July 1910
Published book
Ministry of Health publication. Includes loose typed insert of suggested rules and regulations governing the administration of The Grange (formerly York Workhouse).
Published book
Published book
Published book
Home Office publication
Being The Consolidating Poor Law Act of 1930 with the other enactments and orders of the Minister of Health relating to powers and duties of the Poor Law authorities, and their Public Assistance Committees and Officers.
Published book
Ministry of Health publication.
Published book. Possiby signed by author on flyleaf.
Published book
Published book
Publication
Home Office publication
Published book
Published pamphlett. Reprinted from the 'Poor Law Officer's Journal', May 5th, 1911.
Published book
Published book
Being the legal provisions contained in the Lunacy Acts relating to the duties of the Relieving Officers, Workhouse Masters, Medical Officers, Overseers and Constables together with full explanatory notes.
Published booklet
Including the duties of the Collector of the Guardians, Inquiry Officer, and School Attendance Officer; together with the regulations for the boarding-out of Pauper Children.
Published book
Comprises financial records relating to the general administration of the York Poor Law Union and Public Assistance Committee.
Includes financial statements; general ledgers; parochial ledgers; treasurers' ledgers; treasurers' receipt and payment books; invoices; petty cash books; receipts; and other account books.
For financial records relating specifically to outdoor relief see PLU/3/5
For financial records relating specifically to the collection of relief see PLU/5/10
Summary financial statements recording total receipts and expenditure.
Comprises statements for the York Poor Law Union, York Out-Relief Union, and Escrick Out-Relief Union.
Summary financial statements recording total receipts and expenditure.
Includes statements for the Guardians of the York Union and the York Union Assessment Committee.
Summary financial statements recording total receipts and expenditure by the Guardians of the York Union.
Statements are completed for each half-year ending in March and September.
Comprises one statement only for the Assessment Committee
Summary financial statements recording total receipts and expenditure by the Guardians of the York Out-Relief Union.
Statements are completed for each half-year ending in March and September.
Summary financial statements recording total receipts and expenditure by the Escrick Out-Relief Union and Rural District Council. Note that statements for Escrick Out-Relief Union are towards the back of the volume.
Statements are completed for each half-year ending in March and September.
Register of income and expenditure recurring on a monthly basis for the York Poor Law Union.
Includes loose bundle of rough notes from inside the front cover of volume.
Postage account for the Public Assistance Committee.
Register of addressees (last name or abbreviation only) and stamps used.
Copy receipts of payments received and payments made to City Treasurer
Comprises general ledgers for the York Poor Law Union; York Out-Relief Union; Bishopthorpe Out-Relief Union and Flaxton Out-Relief Union .
Ledgers containing summary accounts for the York Poor Law Union.
Includes accounts from individual officers (Treasurer, Vaccination Officer, Relieving Officers and other officials) as well as general accounts relating to the administration of the Union.
Volumes prior to 1849 include summary parochial accounts which record amounts spent on relief in each parish. Parochial accounts from 1849 onwards are recorded in separate parochial ledgers (see PLU/12/3/1).