Great Broughton

Great Broughton Union Workhouse (Tarvin Union)

The Great Boughton Union, situated on Boughton Heath, was erected in 1857-8 from designs by J. Harrison, architect, at an expense, including the site, of £3000. It is a large & commodious brick building in the form of a quadrangle, & has accommodation for 130 paupers.

It was opened on 10 Oct 1858, & now has 101 inmates. There are 4 acres of land attached to the house, cultivated by the inmate, the first year's produce of which amounted to about £90.

The district contains 83 parishes & townships:
Hawarden District -
Dodleston, Eaton, Eccleston, Hawarden, Kinnerton Higher, Kinnerton Lower, Marleston cum Lache, Poulton, Pulford, Saltney, Great Saughall, Little Saughall, Shotwick, Shotwick Park, Woodbank;

Tattenhall district -
Aldford, aldersey, Broxton, Barton, Burton by Tarvin, Buerton, Bruen Stapleford, Carden, Caldecott, Coddington, Churton by Farndon, Churton by Aldford, Churton Heath, Crewe, Clotton Hoofield, Chowley, Clutton, Duddon, Dukington, Edge, Edgerley,
Farndon, Foulk Stapleford, Golborn David, Golborn Bellow, Grafton, Handley, Horton by Malpas, Harthill, Hatton, Huxley, Iddenshall, Kings Marsh, Lea Newbold, Newton, Saighton, Stretton, Tarvin, Tilston, Tattenhall, Waverton and Willington:

Great Boughton district -
Ashton, Boughton Great, Boughton cum Spital, Blacon cum Crabhall, Backford, Barrow, Bache, Blacon cum Crabhall, Croughton, Chorlton by Backford, Capenhurst, Christleton, Claverton, Cotton Abbots, Cotton Edmunds, Caughall, Dunham on the Hill, Elton, Guilden Sutton, Hockenhull, Hoole, Hapsford,
Huntington, Horton cum Peel, Ince, Kelsall, Lea by Backford,
Littleton, Mouldsworth, Mollington Great, Mollington Little, Newton by Chester, Picton, Priors Hay, Rowton, Stanney Great, Stanney Little, Stanlow, Stoke, Tarvin, Thornton in the Moors, Trafford Mickle, Trafford Wimbolds, Trafford bridge, Upton by Chester,
Wervin.
There are 83 elected guardians besides 10 ex-officio, who meet for business every other Saturday in the board room.

Chairman to the Board of Guardians	Rev. W. Ellwood
Clerk to the Guardians, and Superintendent Registrar	Samuel Brittain esq.
Workhouse Master	James Postlethwaite
Workhouse Matron	Elizabeth Postlethwaite
House Surgeon	John D. Weaver
Workhouse Schoolmaster	Richard Arnott
Workhouse Chaplain	Rev. J. Gaman
Relieving Officer	Edward Briscoe and -- Maddock

Clerk to the Guardians and Assessment Committee	Edward Evans Lloyd
Relieving and Vaccination Officer for the Union, and Collector to the Guardians	Roland Willis
Superintendent Registrar	Edward Evans Lloyd
Workhouse Master	Hugh Atkinson
Workhouse Matron	Mrs Miriam Atkinson
Workhouse Chaplain	Rev. William Rowley
Medical Officer	William Charles Watson

References:
White Directory Submitted by Betty Longbottom
Kelly's Directory 1894