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Helston Workhouse and Poor Law Union
The Board of Guardians meet alternate Saturdays at 11.30am at the Workhouse,
Helston. The area of the Union is 73,333 acres, rateable value £88,905 and
population in 1891 was 22,117.
The Union comprised the following Parishes: Breage, Crowan, Cury, Germoe, Gunwalloe,
Grade, Helston, Landewednack, Manaccan, Mawgan in Meneage, Ruan Major, Ruan Minor,
St Anthony in Meneage, St Keverne, St Martin in Meneage, Sithney and Wendron.
| Clerk to the Guardians and Assessment Committee |
Frederick Vivian Hill |
| Treasurer |
Richard Foster Bolitho |
| Relieving and Vaccination Officer - Wendron District |
S. H. Moyle |
| Relieving and Vaccination Officer - Meneage District |
S. H. James |
| Superintendent Registrar |
Frederick Vivian Hill |
The Workhouse, in Meneage Street, Helston is a large building of stone with
granite dressings, erected in 1858 from designs by the Architect Fred
William Porter. It later became The Meneage Hospital.
Inmates
| Workhouses, List of those visited in 1867 With Name of the
Workhouse and numbers of insane, idiotic, and imbecile inmates. |
| WORKHOUSE |
MALE |
FEMALE |
TOTAL |
| Helston |
2 |
5 |
7 |
| Source: 22nd Report of the Commissioners in
Lunacy to the Lord Chancellor. Submitted by Alan Longbottom. |
Staff
| William John Trezise |
Workhouse Master |
| Walter Wearne |
Medical Officer |
| Mrs Trezise |
Workhouse Matron |
Helston Cemetery is also located in Meneage Street, Helston. William Halls,
Godolphin Road is Clerk to the Burial Board.
Records
Cornwall Record Office
County Hall,
Truro
TR1 3AY
Tel 01872 273698
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Monday August 06, 2007
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