York Poor Law Union | Workhouse Visiting Committee

Identity area

Type of entity

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

Description area

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… read more

Functions, occupations and activities

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.

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… read more

Control area

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

Sources

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