Bedford Poor Law Union Letters 1852 to 1854
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APPRENTICESHIP pages 619, 649, 695-8, 705, 895, 983-4, 1025
Bailey, WIlliam medical officer page 1157
Bentley, Hugh collector of Poor Rate for Roxton page 1145, 1155
BIGAMY page 629-632
Blowfield, Jonathan of Risely discharged from duty as collector of poor relief pages 1071-2, 1133
Brown, Mary Ann resigns as nurse page 1189
Buck, John and 4 children in workhouse page 645-7, 1047-8
Burnham, Sarah Elizabeth appointment as schoolmistress to Bedford Union pages 687, 701, 769, 1153, 1189
Cameron, Julia in workhouse pages 803-4
Carter, John of Bedford Union apprenticed to Solomon Beale, Millbrook pages 679-80, 695-697
CHILDREN page 1025
Costin, James letter re settlement pages 1033-35
Dickerson, John porter resignation page 1205
Dines, Elizabeth, pauper pages 831-832, 857
Dines, William page 857
Eaden, Thomas & wife, removal from St Cuthbert, Bedford page 636
EMIGRATION pages 595-6, 705, 1117-24
Foxon, William pauper page 853, 867-8
Garner, Elizabeth orphan in workhouse grant for clothing page 983-4
Hardwick, Ann aged 9 of Keysoe emigration to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) pages 1117-1119
Hardwick, Eli aged 30 of Keysoe emigration to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) pages 1117-1119
Hardwick, Eliza aged 4 of Keysoe emigration to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) pages 1117-1119
Hardwick, Mary aged 30 of Keysoe emigration to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) pages 1117-1119
Hardwick, Thomas aged 12 of Keysoe emigration to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) pages 1117-1119
Hardwick, William aged 7 of Keysoe emigration to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) pages 1117-1119
Harradine, Benjamin resignation page 1079
Johnson, Mary Ann appointed schoolmistress page 1195, 1201-4
Lavender, John & wife, removal from St Cuthbert, Bedford page 636
LUNACY pages 819-823, 1005-11, 1059
Mole, William of Milton Ernest, bigamist pages 629-632
PAVENHAM, sale of parish property pages 947-8, 1087-8, 1141, 1161, 1179, 1191
Payne, Elizabeth, removal from St Cuthbert, Bedford page 637
Preston, William collector of Poor Rates for Eastcotts page 1101, 1129
Purser, Elizabeth, pauper of Pavenham page 897
Richardson, Elizabeth, in Bedford Union page 619
Richardson, Joseph apprenticeship to Joseph Noble of Oakley, tailor page 619
RISELEY, sale of parish property pages 893-4, 949-50, 1027, 1131
Roberts, Caroline clothing allowance pages 1105, 1116
Rogers, Sarah relief of pages 715-17, 733
Sanders, Eliza appointed nurse page 1193, 1197
SANITATION pages 913-932 938, 975-9, 985-7, 1015, 1063-65, 1073-4
SHARNBRROK sale of parish property pages 727-8, 775, 873-4, 1029, 1207
SHARNBROOK, survey of, pages 609, 643-4, 739-744, 955, 999-1000, 1013-4, 1021-4, 1053-4, 1069-70, 1099
Skerman, John & wife, removal from St Cuthbert, Bedford page 637
Skerman, Sarah, wife of William Skerman and daughter of John Stanton examination page 837
Skerman, WIlliam page 837
SMALLPOX pages 661-664
Smith, Mary Ann & 4 children in workhouse page 593-4, 601-2
Spence, Benjamin, master of The Bedford Union School page 767, 1151 Stanford, Mary pauper widow page 851
Stanton, Ann aged 8 in 1853 page 835, 855
Stanton, James aged 9 in 1853 page 835, 855
Stanton, John or bedford St Paul, children in workhouse page 833-834, 837
Stennett, Richard appointment as relieving officer page 1107
Sugars, Elizabeth clothing allowance pages 1105, 1116
TYPHUS FEVER pages 711, 719
VACCINATION throughout plus pages 623-5, 661-663, 989, 1003, 1019-10, 1057-8, 1075
Waller, Louisa of Goldington, 18 year old orphan, provision of clothing page 895
White, Thomas removal with wife and children form Bedford St.Cuthbert 1845 pages 635-6
Woodrow, Maria resignation as schoolmistress of Bedford Union page 659
WORKHOUSE diet page 726, 861-3, 901-4, improvements to pages 971-2, 975-80, 985-7, 1051-2, 1063-8, 1073-4, 1089
York, Josiah of Odell clothing allowance pages 1105, 1115