Newark Poor Law Union
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.
- The Newark Poor Law Union (and Civil registration District) was centered in Newark, Nottinghamshire, but included 26 Lincolnshire parishes.
- In 1817, the Claypole Incorporation was formed, comprised of 20 parishes (5 in Nottinghamshire and 15 in Lincolnshire), and it erected a workhouse at Claypole in Lincolnshire, about three miles from the Nottinghamshire border.
- After the Poor Law Reform Act of 1834, the Newark Poor Law Union was formed on 24 March 1836 to serve 44 local parishes in both counties. Additional parishes were added as they were formed in the region or boundaries changed. The new Newark Union took over the existing Work House. The building housing the Newark Gaol was converted to a workhouse as well. For more history on this site, see the Peter Higginbotham web site.
- The Newark Poor Law Union was originally divided into four Registration Sub-Districts: North Collingham, Bassingham, Bennington and Claypole.
- In 1913, the Claypole workhouse building was converted into about twenty cottages. It was torn down in 1978.
- Search the Nottinghamshire Archives for Poor Law records. Holdings include Guardians' minute books (1836-1930); Register of non-resident poor (1909-13); Vaccination registers (1881-1932).
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District Population
| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 1801 | 18,206 |
| 1831 | 25,089 |
| 1871 | 29,622 |
| 1881 | 30,616 |
| 1891 | 30,588 |
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Bibliography
- Maurice Caplan, "In the Shadow of the Workhouse," 1984.
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Staff and officers
- 1842: John WILSON, governor; Robert CAPARN, clerk. Relieving Officers: Michael PROCTOR and Thos. TILNEY.
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Last updated on 4-September-2008
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