Thirsk Poor Law Union, Yorkshire Genealogy
History[edit | edit source]
Thirsk Poor Law Union was formed 21st February 1837. In 1838/9 the new Union workhouse to replace the Thirsk Town Workhouse was built to house up to 120 people. The building opened in 1939 after large protests in the town about the new Poor Law.
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site:
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Thirsk/Thirsk.shtml
Parishes in the Union[edit | edit source]
Bagby, Yorkshire Genealogy Birdforth, Yorkshire Genealogy Carlton Miniott, Yorkshire Genealogy Cowesby, Yorkshire Genealogy Felixkirk, Yorkshire Genealogy Kilburn, Yorkshire Genealogy South Kilvington, Yorkshire Genealogy Kirby Knowle, Yorkshire Genealogy Kirby Wiske, Yorkshire Genealogy Pickhill, Yorkshire Genealogy Sand Hutton Sessay, Yorkshire Genealogy Skipton on Swale, Yorkshire Genealogy South Otterington, Yorkshire Genealogy Sowerby (near Thirsk), Yorkshire Genealogy Thirkleby, Yorkshire Genealogy Thirsk, Yorkshire Genealogy Thornton le Street, Yorkshire Genealogy Topcliffe, Yorkshire Genealogy
