Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1862-1936 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
52 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Formed in 1894 along with the Escrick, Bishopthorpe and Flaxton Out-Relief Unions. All four out-relief unions were attached to the York Union, otherwise known as the Joint York Union.
Part of the Joint York Union
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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 .
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Restricted access (Data Protection Act)
Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.
Conditions governing reproduction
Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English