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York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)
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Relieving Officers' receipt and expenditure books
PLU/3/5 · Series · 1862-1936
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Summary accounts of monies received by the relieving officer and amounts of relief charged to each parishes/ward.

Note, these records contain very few names of individuals. Individuals are only recorded where their particular case has incurred extra costs.

Comprises relief and expenditure books for the York Poor Law Union, York Out-Relief Union, Bishopthorpe Out-Relief Union, Escrick Out-Relief Union and Flaxton Out-Relief Union.
Relieving Officers' receipt and expenditure books: York Union and York Out-Relief Union, and York Public Assistance Committee
PLU/3/5/1 · Sub-series · 1862-1936
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Accounts kept by the Relieving officer of the York Poor Law Union (prior to 1894) and the York Out-Relief Union (post 1894) and the Public Assistance Committee (post 1930).

Records weekly sums of money received by the Relieving Officer from the Treasurer of the Poor Law Union, and total amounts of relief charged to each parish or ward.

Summary acccounts for each financial quarter are recorded in the back of each volume. Only records names of inidividuals in relation to fees incurred for examinations to determine settlement status.

Includes records for the rural and city districts 1862-1897 and records for the city district only post 1897. See PLU/3/5/2-4 for records of the rural district post 1897 .