Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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- York Out-Relief Union; 1894-1930
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Description area
Dates of existence
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
Places
Legal status
Established with the Local Government Act 1894. Abolished with the Local Government Act 1929.
Functions, occupations and activities
Administered out-relief for the 40 parishes within the York Poor Law Union that lay within the boundaries of the City of York. Members of the York Out-Relief Union along with members of the other three out-relief unions also sat on select committees of the Joint York Union for the purposes of administering indoor (workhouse) relief for the whole Union.
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General context
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.
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Rules and/or conventions used
International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa
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Sources
Victoria County History; History of Local Government in England (Redlich and Hirst)