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Northwich Union Workhouse
Northwich Poor Law Union was declared 26 September 1836 and contained the whole of the Townships enumerated
in the jurisdiction of the County Court, with the exception of Great
Budworth, which was in the Runcorn Union. It was divided into the three
districts of Northwich, Over & Middlewich, & Weaverham.
The Union House, situate in Leftwich, is a spacious brick pile, erected
in 1837 at a cost of £5000, for the accommodation of 300 inmates. With furniture & other incidental expenses the cost was upwards of
£6000.
The Union embraces 60 townships, & has an area of 55,675 acres. The
Guardians, 62 in number, meet every alternate Friday at the Board Room. John H Harper esq is the chairman, & Christopher Cheshire esq is Clerk to the Board.
John & Mary Rosson, governor & matron;
George Arrowsmith, Richard Arrowsmith(Over), Thomas Woodyer(Weaverham), & John W Newall(Northwich) relieving
officers & registrars;
James Dean, Samuel Foster, John M'Gregor, Samuel Smith, Thomas Hughes, Alexander P Leak & _ Wilson, surgeons;
Rev Daniel Waller, chaplain;
Joseph Allcock & Mary Jane Rosson, schoolmaster & mistress. |
Link to Photograph Album showing
Northwich
Union Workhouse
Sources:
White Directory - p 477,
Submitted by Betty Longbottom
Records Available
Cheshire Record Office
Duke Street,
Chester,
CH1 1RL
Tel: 01244 602574
http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm
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