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York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)
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York Charities Register Committee minutes
PLU/1/10 · Item · 1911-1940
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Handwritten minutes of the York Charities Register Committee.

Includes one small bundle of loose inserts from front of volume comprising general correspondence; an agenda; printed Abstract of Accounts for the Micklegate Freemen's Trust, 1938-1939; and signatures of those attending the meeting of 03 Jan 1911.
York Out-Relief Union minutes
PLU/1/13 · Series · 1899-1948
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Includes approved minutes and draft minutes of the York Out-Relief Union Boards of Guardians and Relief Committees Nos 1,2, and 3.

See PLU/1/3/4-5 for combined mintues of the York Union and York Out-Relief Union Finance Committee minutes; and PLU/1/4/1-8 for combined minutes of the York Union and York Out-Relief Union Collecting Committee.

 York Out-Relief Union, Relief Committees Nos 1, 2 and 3 (1907-1930)
Admission and discharge books for inmates of the York Workhouse (and successor institutions the City Institution and The Grange)
PLU/2/1/1 · Sub-series · 1880-1882; 1889-1899; 1942-1958
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Admission and discharge books kept by the Master of the York Workhouse and successor institutions.
Includes name; age; occupation; religion; parish/ward; date of admission and discharge; and other observations.
Registers of admissions and discharges for York Union Workhouse and successor institutions (the City Institution and The Grange)
PLU/2/1 · Series · 1880-1963
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Includes admission and discharge books for the inmates of the York Workhouse (later called the City Institution and The Grange); admission and discharge books for the casual (wandering) poor; and porters' admission and discharge books.
Admission and discharge books for the casual poor of City Institution/The Grange (previously York Workhouse)
PLU/2/1/2 · Sub-series · 1930-1954
Part of York Poor Law Union and Workhouse records (including records of the York Public Assistance Committee)

Admission and discharge books kept by the Master of City Institution/The Grange (previously York Workhouse).
The terms 'vagrants', 'casuals' or 'the casual poor' were used in reference to individuals who were homeless, destitute and wandered (tramped) from place to place.

Entries include name; age; gender; occupation; place of sleeping the previous night; date of admission and date of discharge; next destination; in some cases the task performed to earn relief is recorded.