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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D7120
TitleShardlow Poor Law Union and Board of Guardians
Date1896-1950
DescriptionValuation list, 1907; parochial ledger, 1896-1899; provisions receipt and consumption account, 1925-1926; Master's reports and journal, 1917-1948; Master's half-yearly report, 1914-1931; relief order book, 1912-1914
Extent2 boxes, 1 oversize volume
LevelFonds
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
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Archive CreatorShardlow Poor Law Union and Board of Guardians
Administrative HistoryThe 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act grouped parishes together into Unions, controlled by Boards of Guardians, for purposes of poor relief. The Shardlow Poor Law Union formally came into existence in Mar 1837. In 1930, the functions of the Boards of Guardians were taken over by the Public Assitant Committee of the County Council. This continued until 1948, when the Poor Law was abolished by the National Assistance Act.

The Union contained the following parishes or townships:

Alvaston (Alvaston & Boulton after 1884), Aston-upon-Trent, Barrow-upon-Trent, Boulton (Alvaston & Boulton after 1884), Bramcote, Breadsall, Breaston, Breedon-on-the-Hill, Castle Donington, Chaddeston, Chellaston, Chilwell, Dale Abbey, Derby Hills, Diseworth, Draycott & Church Wilne, Elvaston, Hemington, Hopwell, Isley Walton, Kegworth, Kingston-on-Soar, Kirk Hallam, Langley Priory, Little Eaton, Littleover, Lockington, Long Eaton, Melbourne, Normanton, Ockbrook, Osmaston, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, Risley, Sandiacre, Sawley-with-Wilsthorpe, Shardlow & Great Wilne, Sinfin & Arleston, Sinfin Moor, Spondon, Stanley, Stanton-by-Bridge, Stanton-by-Dale, Stapleford, Swarkestone, Toton, West Hallam, Weston-upon-Trent.

Later additions:

Allestree, Bearwardcote, Burnaston, Codnor & Loscoe, Dalbury Lees, Etwall, Findern, Heanor, Ilkeston, Isley-cum-Langley, Kedleston, Kirk Langley, Mackworth, Mickleover, Morley, Quarndon, Radbourne, Ravensdale Park, Shipley, Trusley, Twyford & Stenson, Walton-upon-Trent, Weston Underwood, Willington.

In 1816, a workhouse was erected to the west of Shardlow. In 1837, the Shardlow Union took control of this building and in 1838-9 it was enlarged to a capacity of 230 inmates.
Custodial HistoryThese records were donated to Derbyshire Record Office in June 2009
Organisation Sub-TypePoor law unions
Access ConditionsSome of these records are closed for 100 years from the date of the last record, because they contain data relating to living individuals. See ‘Data subjects in archives privacy notice’ (link below) for further information.
Privacy NoticeData Subjects in Archives Privacy Notice
Related MaterialSee D523 for minutes and financial records of the Board of Guardians, 1837-1950.
See D3144 for a photocopy of a financial abstract (1837).
See D3768 for Workhouse registers of birth 1866-1948, weekly and monthly reports and journals 1899-1948, relief order book for Castle Donington 1909-1914.
See D4904 for Workhouse registers of inmates c1906-c1954 (most patients from 1935 only), general ledger 1895-1897, letter book 1898-1900, workhouse plans, equipment, lists of inventory, elevations, 1871-1930s.
See D7125 for Summary fortnightly reports to House Committee and Board of Guardians, 1914-1919

Correspondence of the Local Government Board and Shardlow Poor Law Union is held at The National Archives (ref: MH 12)
AcknowledgementsCatalogue improved by , June 2019
Places
Place (click for further details)Type
Sawley 
Draycott 
Littleover 
Shardlow 
Risley 
Morley 
Radbourne 
Kedleston 
Lockington 
Barrow upon Trent 
Walton on Trent 
Trusley 
Dalbury 
Alvaston 
Boulton 
Chellaston 
Elvaston 
Stanley 
Weston Underwood 
Shipley 
Quarndon 
Loscoe 
Twyford 
Stenson 
Kirk Hallam 
Etwall 
Wilne 
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