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Caxton Poor Law Union Workhouse
The Board of Guardians meet every
alternate Friday at 11am at the
Workhouse. The population of the Union
in 1901 was 8,397, area 49,805 acres and
rateable value at Lady Day 1908,
£41,673.
The Union comprises the parishes of
Arrington, Bourn, Caldecote, Caxton,
Croxton, Croydon, East Hatley, Elsworth,
Eltisley, Eversden, Gamlingay, Great
Gransden, Hardwick, Hatley St George,
Kingston, Knapwell, Little Gransdon,
Longstowe, Orwell, Papworth St Agnes,
Papworth St Everard, Tadlow, Toft,
Wimpole and Yelling.
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Chairman of the Board of Guardians |
Maj. Charles Wentworth Stanley. |
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Clerk to the Guardians and
Assessment Committee |
Surtees George Wilkinson |
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Treasurer |
W. G. Hobbs |
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Relieving and Vaccination Officer
for the Union |
William Howlett Ingle |
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Superintendent Registrar |
Surtees George Wilkinson |
The Workhouse, a substantial edifice of
brick, built in 1836, is calculated to
hold 206.
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Workhouse Master |
G. B. Lundy |
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Workhouse Matron |
Mrs Lundy |
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Chaplain |
Rev. William Ellison |
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Medical Officer |
Henry Francis La Touche White |
Picture shows
Public House on the left, Prison in the
centre and Workhouse on the right.
Records Available
Cambridge Record Office
Shire Hall
Castle Hill
CAMBRIDGE
CB3 0AP
Telephone:- U.K. 01223 717281
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August 18, 2007
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