Aylsham Poor Law Union, Norfolk Genealogy
Records of the Aylsham Poor Law Union[edit | edit source]
Date 1805-1950
Norfolk Record Office reference C/GP 1
Extent 543 pieces
Aylsham Union originally consisted of two earlier incorporations with Houses of Industry at Oulton and Buxton. The Oulton Incorporation was formed in 1792 and according to White's Directory of Norfolk, 1845, consisted of the six parishes of Banningham, Norfolk Genealogy, Blickling, Norfolk Genealogy, Colby, Norfolk Genealogy, Erpingham, Norfolk Genealogy , Itteringham with Mannington, Norfolk Genealogy and Oulton, Norfolk Genealogy. The Buxton Incorporation (consisting of nine parishes) was formed in 1806 under the terms of An Act for the more effectual relief and employment of the poor, in the parishes of Buxton, Norfolk Genealogy, Hevingham, Norfolk Genealogy , Marsham, Norfolk Genealogy , Stratton Strawless, Norfolk Genealogy , Swanton Abbot, Norfolk Genealogy , Burgh next Aylsham Burgh-next-Aylsham, Norfolk Genealogy , Skeyton, Norfolk Genealogy , Brampton, Norfolk Genealogy and Oxnead, Norfolk Genealogy, 46 Geo. III, cap. XLIV, 1806. After the formation of the Union in April 1836 the two workhouses were altered and enlarged. These were replaced by a new Union Workhouse which was opened in Aylsham in 1849. Aylsham Union Board of Guardians was replaced by Guardians Committee No. 2 in 1930.
Received by the Norfolk Record Office on 29 March 1974 (C/GP 1/516-524), and on an unknown date.
Copies C/GP 1/1-9, 10 (part only), 125-129, 136-175, 218-247, 286-294 and 299, 311-325, 344-359, 362-366, 375-378, 381-383, 385-388, 390-393, 397-409, 492 are available on microfilm.
RelatedMaterial For records of this body (including administration of Aylsham Public Assistance Institution, out-relief and boarding-out of children) see C/GC 2.
Aylsham Poor Law Guardians minutes, 1890-1893, and letter book, 1873-1876, are in Aylsham Muniment Room (please request Alienated MS File, Aylsham Muniment Room Catalogue, 1991 revision, for details).
For valuation lists, 19th century, and Appeal Book, 1863-1895, see AYL 242-243.
Constituent parishes[edit | edit source]
Little Barningham, Norfolk Genealogy
Burgh St Mary or Burgh-next-Aylsham Burgh-next-Aylsham, Norfolk Genealogy
Hackford with Whitwell, Norfolk Genealogy or Hackford by Reepham
Great Hautbois, Norfolk Genealogy or Hautbois Magna
Heydon, Norfolk Genealogy with Irmingland
Hindolveston, Norfolk Genealogy
Itteringham with Mannington, Norfolk Genealogy
Lammas with Little Hautbois, Norfolk Genealogy
Oulton, Norfolk Genealogy with Irmingland
Reepham with Kerdiston, Norfolk Genealogy
Stratton Strawless, Norfolk Genealogy
Swanton Abbot, Norfolk Genealogy
Themelthorpe, Norfolk Genealogy
Thwaite All Saints Thwaite (near Alby), Norfolk Genealogy
Wickmere with Wolterton, Norfolk Genealogy
Wood Dalling, Norfolk Genealogy
Wood Norton, Norfolk Genealogy
Parishes in their three component districts
Buxton District: Banningham, Belaugh, Brampton, Burgh, Buxton, Coltishall, Great Hautbois, Hevingham, Lammas and Little Hautbois, Marsham, Oxnead, Scottow, Skeyton, Stratton Strawless, Swanton Abbott, Tuttington.
Eynsford District: Cawston, Foulsham, Guestwick, Hackford, Heydon, Hindolveston, Reepham, Salle, Themelthorpe, Thurning, Whitwell, Wood Dalling, Wood Norton.
Oulton District: Alby, Norfolk, Aylsham, Norfolk, Little Barningham, Norfolk, Blickling, Norfolk, Calthorpe, Norfolk, Coleby , Corpusty, Norfolk, Erpingham, Norfolk, Ingworth, Norfolk, Irmingland see Oulton, Norfolk , Itteringham, Mannington see Itteringham with Mannington, Norfolk, Oulton, Norfolk, Saxthorpe, Norfolk, Thwaite see Alby, Norfolk , Wickmere, Wolterton see Wickmere with Wolterton, Norfolk.
Websites[edit | edit source]
For more information on the history of the Aylsham workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk/Aylsham
