York Poor Law Union | Workhouse Visiting Committee

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Corporate body

Authorized form of name

York Poor Law Union | Workhouse Visiting Committee

Parallel form(s) of name

  • House Visiting Committee

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

  • York Poor Law Union
  • Workhouse Visiting Committee; 1906-1914

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    Dates of existence

    1906-1914

    History

    The Visiting Committee appears to have been a full committee that had an intermittent life along with the Workhouse Committee (see Relationships below). After 1914 there were several visiting sub-committees which inspected various aspects of the workhouse and reported directly to the Workhouse Committee.
    Replaced the Workhouse Committee (?mid-19thc-(1906); then was replaced by the Workhouse Committee, which was reinstated in 1914.

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    Responsible for inspecting the workhouse; for ensuring it was run properly; and for the welfare of inmates. At this time the Visiting Committee also dealt with matters relating to the maintenance of the workhouse and associated buildings.

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    General context

    The Visiting Committee appears to have been a full committee that had an intermittent life along with the Workhouse Committee (see Relationships below). After 1914 there were several visiting sub-committees which inspected various aspects of the workhouse and reported directly to the Workhouse Committee.

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    Authority record identifier

    GB0192-596

    Institution identifier

    GB0192

    Rules and/or conventions used

    International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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        Sources

        JBM How York Governs Itself; York Poor Law Union year books PLU/11/5/1

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