Woburn Workhouse Minute Book Index 1871 to 1878

Index of names in the Minute Book of The Woburn Poor Law Union Workhouse 1871 to 1878. You can view the original document in our public searchroom or commission research or a transcript from us. This document ref PUWM10 is also indexed on our online catalogue.

Includes appointments of overseers, vaccination officials and the Board of Guardians, payments of out relief (to people allowed to remain at home), award of supply contracts to local businesses, and the following:

Abrahams, George of Milton Bryan wife sick page 34

Abel, Ezra maintenance for father Joseph page 63, 67

Abel, Joseph maintenance of page 63

Abel, William maintenance for father Joseph page 63

Aldridge, William and family of Toddington smallpox page 40

Allen, of Ridgmont in fever hospital page 369

Anstee, John of Aspley Guise out relief page 5, 44

Armsden, John of Harlington out relief page 53, 72, 82, charges Medical Officer Hicks with neglect of duty 88-9, out relief page 121, 263

Armsden, Sarah of Harlington, medical treatment page 63, 67, 78

Ashby, Charles of Harlington wife confined page 24

Attack, Samuel Appointed as Assistant Overseer of Husborne Crawley page 382

Attwood, William farmer of Toddington application for joint post of Sanitary Inspector & School Attendance & Inquiry officer page 512, appointed page 516, 521

Baker, Charles of Ridgmont child sick page 24 out relief page 76

Baker, George of Milton Bryan out relief page 56, 76

Baldwin, Rebecca removal to Potterspury page 415

Bandy, Mary in Buckingham Union relief page 484

Banwell, Thomas of Milton Bryant out relief page 108

Banwell, William of Hockliffe out relief page 118

Barnes, John of Chalgrave out relief page 89, 160, 263

Barnes, Richard of Woburn Sands paying relief for parents page 421

Bates, - inmate of workhouse allowed £2 for an outfit on leaving the workhouse for service with Mr George Goodman of Aspley Guise page 133

Bates, Elizabeth to be supplied with beef page 321, 322,323

Bates, Henry and family of Toddington smallpox page 40, out relief page 130, 156, 165, funeral expenses for infant page 457

Bates, Ruth of Toddington obtaining relief after false pretences page 165, prison page 171

Bates, William of Toddington out relief page 108

Battams, George of Hockliffe out relief page 10, 121

Bavister, William of Toddington out relief page 263

Beard, John supplier of meal page 170

Bedford, Thomas of Tilsworth out relief page 79

Bennett, Jesse of Salford out relief page 487

Berrill, John of Husborne Crawley out relief page 156

Bickle, Mary to move to Potterspury Union page 168

Birch, Daniel of Potsgrove infant died page 34

Birch, J of Chalgrave page 505

Birch, James of Battlesden out relief page 8

Birch, Joseph of Battlesden out relief page 118

Bird, Leonard paying maintenance for father page 360

Bodsworth, George page 16

Bodsworth, William of Potsgrove out relief page 44

Bodsworth, William of Toddington out relief page 481, 505

Bonner, James of Harlington to pay towards upkeep of parents page 460

Bonner, Thomas to pay towards upkeep of parents page 460

Bonner, John of Toddington out relief page 127

Boon, Ann of Ridgmont coffin for page 246

Boston, Francis of Chalgrave out relief page 17

Bowler, John of Aspley Guise out relief page 56, 113, 501

Boxford, Richard of Eversholt sick page 29

Bragg, George Master appointed Master page 146, 158, salary page 170

Bragg, Sarah Ann Matron page 146, 158, salary page 170, 453, 457, 464, 469, 480, 510

Brandon, Charles of Toddington out relief page 14

Brawn, William admitted to Three Counties Hospital page 56

Brazier, James of Toddington, out relief page 5, 79, 151

Brazier, James of Eversholt out relief page 135

Brazier, John of Eversholt page 514

Brazier, William of Toddington out relief page 69

Brinklow, William of Eversholt out relief page 16

Brown, George supplier of milk page 170

Brown, Rebecca to leave Ridgmont to reside with son in law in Nantwich page 113

Buckingham, Benjamin of Chalgrave out relief page 40, 82, 166

Buckingham, James of Chalgrave out relief page 79

Buckingham, Thomas of Chalgrave out relief page 27, 118

Buckingham, William of Toddington out relief page 160

Buckley, Thomas of Harlington, out relief page 5

Bunker, John of Eversholt out relief page 89

Bunker, Samuel of Ridgmont in Bedford Infirmary page 367

Bunker, Widow of Eversholt school fees for children page 369

Bunker, William of Ridgmont out relief page 118, 135, 151, 160, 244

Burch, Thomas of Eversholt out relief page 530

Burrows, Edward of Ampthill bequests in will of page 430

Burrows, Harriet of Toddington bastardy with William Smith page 346

Burrows, James of Ampthill will of page 432

Burrows, Thomas of Toddington out relief page 5

Butcher, George of Aspley out relief page 50 wife confined,

Byway, Ann inmate, support from son James excused, son Charles to pay 2/- per week, son William 1/- per week page 487

Cannell, Harriett appointment as Nurse of the Workhouse page 139, 149, 158, salary page 170, testimonial page 372, resignation page 443

Capp, Thomas of Potsgrove out relief page 87

Carpenter, Sarah of Maidstone application for post as School Mistress page 305

Chance, Joseph of Toddington wife sick page 27

Chance, Samuel of Toddington out relief page 108

Chapman, Elizabeth residing at Luton out relief reduced page 392, 446

Chapman, Frederick of Hockliffe out relief page 514

Chapman, Joseph of Tilsworth out relief page 8, 44, 79, 113

Chase, Thomas of Hockliffe out relief page 118

Checkley, Henry, overseer of Husborne Crawley page 288, 312, 323, 356, 359, dismissal page 369

Chibnall, Alfred summons for neglecting to maintain wife & family page 78 – 79, 84

Clare, George of Woburn out relief page 127

Clark, John of Toddington page 40

Clarke, D of Toddington out relief page 233

Clarke, Ellen of Woburn temporary schoolmistress page 326

Clarke, G B supplier of gas page 170

Clarke, George of Hockliffe out relief page 53 wife confined

Clarke, George of Chalgrave out relief page 56

Clarke, George of Eversholt out relief page 87

Clarke, Henry of Salford out relief page 51

Clarke, James of Toddington out relief page 118

Clarke, John of Toddington out relief, injured page 472

Clarke, John of Chalgrave out relief for burial expenses of his child page 453

Clarke, W E supplier of coal page 170

Cleaver, John of Toddington out relief page 186

Clough, W T reporter of Leighton Buzzard application for joint post of Sanitary Inspector & School Attendance & Inquiry officer page 512

Coles, James of Toddington out relief page 130

Collyer, Elizabeth of Ridgmont medical treatment page 46-7, 50, 52

Coburn, William of Woburn out relief page 8

Cook, Andrew of Aspley Guise out relief page 221

Cook, Edward of Husborne Crawley out relief page 82, 263

Cook, George of Heath & Reach to pay for relief of his parents page 68

Cook, John of Toddington out relief page 130

Cook, Joseph of Eversholt wife sick page 22

Cook, Thomas of Eversholt out relief page 171

Cooper, Joseph of Salford, sick page 22

Cowell, Philip of Ridgmont out relief page 124

Cox, Charles of Salford removed from St Pancras Union page 390, 392

Cox, James of Toddington out relief page 44, 51

Cox, William of Toddington out relief page 5, 92, 160

Creamer, Amelia orphan in workhouse 342

Creamer, Harriett inmate charged Benjamin Juffs the Porter with fathering her child page 380, 386

Creamer, James in Reigate out relief page 301-2

Creamer, John of Milton Bryan out relief page 69

Creamer, Levi of Milton Bryan out relief page 135

Cripps, John of Hockliffe to be removed from Paddington, lunatic page 490, removal from Hanwell Lunatic Asylum to Three counties page 507

Crute, Robert of Aspley Guise out relief page 10

Currell, Thomas of Toddington, out relief page 5

Dade, Elizabeth of Wandsworth Union residing at Eversholt page

Darlow, Sarah of Caxton application for position of Nurse & needlewoman page 7

Dawborn, Alfred of Woburn out relief page 44

Day, Eliza Ann and two children of Chalgrave now in Leeds Union page 487, 490

Day, James of Chalgrave wife confined page 24 infant died page 29

Day, Henry of Husborne Crawley out relief page 113

Dearman, Charles of Hockliffe, sick page 29

Denham, George of Harlington contribution for mother page 105, 107

Denton, Charles of Harlington child died page 22, out relief page 89

Denton, Joseph of Toddington out relief page 40, 108

Denton, William of Toddington out relief page 524

Dolton, Thomas of Aspley Guise out relief page 44 children sick

Drage, Frederick Seagrave of Ashton, Northamptonshire application for job as porter page 224, appointment 227, leave page 273, conduct page 286, 288, testimonial page 297

Dudley, James of Hockliffe broken thigh page 24

Dudley, Thomas of Ridgmont wife confined page 27

Dumpleton, Ezra of Chalgrave out relief page 240

Dumpleton, Thomas of Chalgrave out relief page 12

Dumpleton, William of Hockliffe out relief page 470

Eames, William refusing to break stones in workhouse page 354

Eastaff, William of Milton Bryan application for job as porter page 224

Elford, Emma of Bassingbourn appointed Nurse & Needlewoman page 7, 14, 16, left for Doncaster to visit nephew with smallpox page 68, 72, 75, reappointed page 77, 78, 81, complaint about master of Workhouse page 90, 94-5, testimonial page 110, 4 days leave page 120, resignation page 129, 134

Elliott, William of Salford out relief page 51 wife sick,

Emerton, Charles of Tebworth cannot pay to support his mother page 278,

Emerton, Joseph to pay for maintenance of mother page 278

Emerton, Frederick relief at Winslow Union Workhouse page 72

Evans, Charles of Toddington out relief page 89, 124

Evans, James of Toddington out relief page 118

Evans, John of Toddington out relief page 135

Evans, Mark of Toddington neglecting to maintain his 6 children now in the workhouse page 308, warrant page 319, enquiries as to health of family page 400, 403

405, 406, clothing and money for two children sent to service page 412, warrant page 476

Evans, William of Toddington out relief page 130, 470

Everett, Richard of Eversholt out relief due to accident page 316

Eversholt – Scarletina & water supply page 78, 80, 81, 84, 88

Faisey, John of Eversholt, petition that his out relief be restored page 239

Faulkener, Alfred & family settlement in Lutterworth Union page 227

Faulkener, Thomas of Toddington to act as Assistant master of Workhouse page 130, 158

Fleckney, Jabez of Hockliffe out relief page 490

Fleckney, Samuel of Chalgrave out relief page 14, 102, 160

Fleet, Daniel of Husborne Crawley out relief page 87, deserting two children page 239 - 240

Fleet, George of Husborne Crawley out relief page 183

Fletcher, James of Bedford Union to be bound apprentice to W T Hullatt, tailor of Woburn page 243

Floyd, Richard of Chalgrave failing to provide for wife page 447

Floyd, Richard to Hockliffe out relief page 201 wife's funeral expenses page 216

Floyd, Richard of Toddington wife confined page 447

Fooks/Foulks, Robert of Husborne Crawley wife confined page 24, out relief page 69, midwifes fees page 221

Fossey, Charles of Wingfield scrofulous disease page 354, 356

Fossey, George of Aspley Guise out relief page 160

Fossey, Thomas of Chalgrave out relief page 8, 44

Fowler, George of Clapham to pay relief for mother page 278,

Fowler, George of Toddington out relief page 102, 151, 527

Fowler, Henry of Potsgrove neglecting to provide for his family page 67

Fowler, Henry of Toddington neglecting children John aged 5 and Alfred aged 3 page 193, 195

Fowler, Nathaniel of Toddington out relief page 51

Fox, Frederick of Toddington out relief page 447

Franklin, J of Toddington out relief page 56

Franklin, James of Toddington out relief due to bad leg page 316, 518

Franklin, W supplier of tiles page 170

Franklin, William of Toddington refusal of relief to page 386

Fuller, John of Eversholt page 89

Fuller, John of Hockliffe out relief page 166

Fuller, Joseph of Toddington page 102

Fuller, William of Husborne Crawley out relief page

Gardner, Jesse of Salford out relief page 69

Garner, Mrs complaint about tramps page 31

Garner, James late of Toddington deserting wife & four children page 92, 124

Garner, Joseph of Toddington out relief page 113, broken rib page 476

Garner, Thomas of Toddington out relief page 160, deserted wife page 218, out relief to wife & family page 244

Garratt, Charles of Ridgmont to supply pigs page 14, 76

Garratt, William of Ridgmont out relief page 521

Gilbert, Elizabeth Ann appointed nurse page 511, 518

Gilbert, Sarah in pauper lunatic page 498

Gilbert, William Francis of Aspley Guise former Guardian death of page 224-5

Giles, George of Aspley Guise out relief page 121

Giltrow, William of Potsgrove out relief page 76

Gobby, child in workhouse to go to service with Mr Smith of Borough Road, Lambeth page 294

Gobby, John of Toddington child died page 27

Gobby, Joseph of Toddington out relief page 151

Gobby, George inmate going to service with Mr Steers of Aspley Guise page 142

Goodman, Lizzie of Woburn appointed as nurse page 448, 450, resigned page 504

Green, John of Potsgrove infant died page 34

Greenhood, James of Salford out relief page 490

Greenwood, Charles of Salford out relief page 56

Groom, George of Chalton removal from Bethnal Green Union page 419

Groom, Hannah of Toddington appointed kitchen maid at workhouse page 174, extra wage for nursing in fever ward page 236

Groom, William of Toddington out relief page 127, wife confined page 472

Grover, Charles appointed porter page 392-393, resignation page 460

Gurney, Edith removal to asylum page 346

Hack, Thomas of Toddington out relief page 89

Hall, John of Ridgmont out relief page 102, 135

Hamilton, Rev J M Chaplain to the union salary page 170, ill health page 500, resignation page 504, 514

Hanover, Jane residing at Bedford out relief discontinued page 392

Harbert, J A supplier of coffins page 246

Harris, Alfred of Harlington wife confined page 22, out relief page 82, deserted family & imprisoned page 112

Harris, Charles, of Harlington, out relief page 76, wife sick page 221

Harris, Edward of Harlington out relief page 124

Harris, Frederick of Harlington out relief page 14

Harris, George of Harlington out relief page 244

Harris, Joseph of Harlington out relief page 24

Harris, Joshua of Toddington deserting two children page 115-6

Harris, Kitty removal from Wangford Union, Norfolk to Husborne Crawley page 472, 475

Harris, William of Harlington out relief page 89

Harris, William of Toddington out relief page 530

Harrod, Thomas of Leighton Buzzard application for job as porter page 224

Hart, Daniel of Chalgrave out relief page 50 children sick

Hart, John of Ridgmont out relief page 14

Hartwell, Edwin workhouse inmate offered employment as page to Mr J B Chernside of Clifton near Rugby page 90, 96, 101, 103, complaint about page 112, discharged page 158

Hawkes, Joseph [Frederick] applicant for job of porter page 294, appointed page 294, absconded from duty 296, apology page 300

Hawkins, B L Mr comments on scarletina & water supply at Rads End page 78, 80, 81, 84 salary page 170

Haynes, Hammond removal from St Mary Abbotts, Kensington settlement Woburn page 259, removal from City of London Union page 478

Heckford, Frederick of Rickmansworth to pay 1/6 per week towards fathers maintenance page 412

Herbert, Joseph in Newport Pagnell Union page 460

Hewlett, Charles & wife removal from St Pancras Union page 150, 154

Hicks, C of Dunstable application for post of Medical Officer for Toddington page 300

Hicks, Mr W J G Medical Officer Toddington District pages 6-7, 72, 74, 78, 84, 88-9, smallpox 102, 104 salary page 170, conduct page 287, 288, 292 resignation page 297, 299

Higgs, David of Tilsworth out relief page 108, 130

Higgs, Joseph of Hockliffe out relief page 152

Hill, J B supplier of spirits page 170

Hill, William out relief page 151

Hine, David of Hockliffe out relief page 56, 171

Hoey, Jane, widow, (late Jane Studds) removal from St Marylebone to Woburn page 173

Hollett, Charles of Toddington out relief page 76

Holmes, Sarah of Toddington deserted by husband John removal from Kensington Union page 217

Holt, Martha of Tilsworth page 369

Holt, Tom arrested for absconding and deserting family page 422, 426

Horley, William Assistant Relieving Officer for Toddington page 50, no longer required page 60, vaccination officer page 300- 301, 329

Horn, William aged 5 chargeable to Edmonton Union from Woburn Union, removal 188

Hostler, William of Toddington out relief page 186

Houghton, Alfred of Bedford Union to be bound apprentice to John Willison, tailor of Hockliffe page 243

Howe, William of Toddington out relief page 5, 69, 102, 325

Hull, John builder of Bedford application for joint post of Sanitary Inspector & School Attendance & Inquiry officer page 512

Hull, William of Milton Bryan out relief page 56, 82

Hyde, Robert of Toddington out relief page 130

Hyde, William and family of Toddington smallpox page 40 sick page 216

Inns, William of Hockliffe out relief page 135

Inwards, Joseph of Hockliffe out relief midwifes fees page 221

Jilks, William of Aspley Guise out relief page 240

Johnson, Charles of Chalgrave out relief page 56

Jones, Charles of Tilsworth out relief page 186

Jones, George shoemaker of Ridgmont page 527

Juffs, Benjamin applicant for job of porter page 294, appointed 296, 300, charged with fathering child of inmate Harriet Creamer page 380, dismissal 386, 388

Keech, George of Ridgmont out relief page 70, 92, 113

Keens, Henry to pay for relief of father Thomas Keens page 464

Keens, Thomas of Eversholt out relief page 457, inmate page 464

Kemp, G supplier of yeast page 170

Kendall, William of Toddington out relief page 108

Kent, William of Ridgmont out relief page 524

Kilby, George of Battlesden out relief page 453

King, Edward of Bedford apprenticed to Mr Willison, tailor of Hockliffe page 24

King, John of Eversholt wife sick page 498

Kingham, James of Chalgrave out relief page 69

Kingham, William of Battlesden out relief page 16, 24 (sick)

Kirby, William of Tilsworth out relief page 27 (sick)

Kitely, Joseph of Salford child died page 24, out relief page 87, 130

Knight, John of Chalgrave chargeable to Leighton Buzzard Union page 215

Knight, John in Leighton Buzzard Union page 356

Lancaster, Joseph of Salford out relief page 40

Landon, John of Hockliffe out relief page 113

Lane, Florence infant of Salford removed from Wandsworth page

Lane, James of Toddington out relief page 44

Lane, John of Salford out relief page 27, 221

Lansbury, John of Potsgrove out relief page 44

Large, John of Eversholt out relief page 457

Large, John of Ridgmont out relief page 40 child sick, 53, out relief page 124, 127, wife confined page 325

Large, John of Woburn out relief page 505

Lawman, William of Toddington out relief page 505, 510

Lawson, Joseph of Ridgmont out relief page 89, 201, 524

Lawson, Thomas of Hockliffe out relief page 82

Lawson, William of Hockliffe out relief page 32

Leech, Richard & wife & two children removal from St Olaves union, Surrey to Woburn page 162

Line, William of Ridgmont out relief page 76

Lineham, Henry of Bedford Union apprenticed to George Jones shoemaker of Ridgmont page 107

Lockley, Margaret of Nantwich union, Cheshire schoolmistress application page 330, 334, 336, 339

London, John of Hockliffe infant died page 34, out relief page 514

London, Robert, inmate of workhouse, neglect of funeral page 107

Lucas, George of Eversholt in Newport Pagnell Union page 527, 529

Ludgate, Thomas of Luton paying 1/- towards parents at Tebworth page 460

Lumley, James Brewers Clerk of Northampton, application for joint post of Sanitary Inspector & School Attendance & Inquiry officer page 512, reimbursed for travel expenses page 518

Macdonald, J A appointed Medical Officer of the Workhouse page 484, 487

Mahon, G A D appointed Medical Officer & Public Vaccinator of Aspley Guise page 177

Major, Thomas, supplier of coffins for Chalgrave neglect of duty page 218

Mapley, J of Woburn engaged as plumber page 12, to glaze windows page 60,

Mardling, wheelwright of Husborne Crawley to supply new wheels for hearse page 280

Marlow, Mary from Luton Union page 504, legally settled at Toddington page 507

Marlow, William of Toddington out relief page 135

Marsden, George of Toddington out relief page 56

Martin, Joseph of Toddington page 273, 275

Martin, William and family of Toddington smallpox page 40, out relief 130

Matthews, Henry appointed Relieving Officer of Tramps page 34, application for inmate to be his servant page 115, salary page 130, salary page 170, leave 188, attends funeral of father in South Wales page 223

McDonald, Mr, Deputy Medical Officer of Workhouse page 134

McKay, J supplier of drapery page 170

Mead, Jane of Toddington letter re discontinuation of poor relief page 312, 386

Mead, William of Harlington out relief page 98

Merridale, John of Battlesden sick page 24

Merridale, William of Ridgmont out relief page 53 wife sick

Miles, M of Stantonbury application for post of Medical Officer for Toddington page 300

Mills, Ann former nurse request for testimonial page 9-10, 12

Mitchell, Edward Joseph of Milton Bryan wife Frances & 4 children to be removed from London Union, 366, relief to 374, in Shoreditch Union 378

Moore, William aged 66 settlement at Eversholt in Luton Union page 423

Morris, Elizabeth Luton Union report of earnings page 83-4, out relief discontinued page 392

Morris, John of Toddington out relief page 118

Neal, Joseph child buried page 218

Newberry, John of Woburn out relief page 108, 130

Norman, Samuel of Hockliffe out relief page 166

Nursall, George of Ampthill Union residing with his sister at Ridgmont has lung disease page 68, 69, 74

Nursall, James of Eversholt out relief page 276

Odell, drunkenness page 150

Odell, Alfred of Chalgrave out relief page 108

Odell, Sarah of Toddington page 126, complaint page 484, 487

Odell, William of Toddington out relief page 118

Osborn, Charles of Ridgmont out relief page 183

Osborn, Joseph will pay 1/- per week towards his parents at Hockliffe page 308

Pacey, H of Woburn wife & children in Fever Ward page 91

Page, Samuel of Husborne Crawley deserting wife & family page 426, warrant page 438, 441, 443

Painter, George of Woburn out relief page 82

Palmer, George of Toddington out relief page 524

Pantling, Frederick of Hockliffe out relief page 5, 22 (wife sick), 24, 87

Parker, Sophia, widow, residing in Cambridge Union page 464

Parrott, James of Toddington out relief page 53

Pauli, G C surgeon of Barton page 63, 67

Payne, Robert applicant for porter page 292

Peacock, Harriet of Milton Bryan removal of illegitimate children from Edmonton Union page 350

Peeling, Charles inmate now beneficiary of will page 430, 432

Pepper, Edward of Ridgmont out relief page 79, 124

Perry, Rev George Henry Augustus appointed Chaplain of the workhouse page 511, 514, 518, 521

Perry, George of Harlington, labourer, deserted wife & children page 127, out relief page 470

Perry, Harriet widow of Swallowfield near Reading, widow of William of Holcote relief page 312

Perry, Isaac of Aspley Guise out relief page 127

Perry, James of Harlington out relief page 12, midwife's fees page 34, 282

Phillimore, Charles of Aspley Guise appointed porter page 12, 14, allowed money instead of beer as he is an abstainer page 68, leave page 84, testimonial page 115, resignation page 139

Phillimore, James of Aspley Guise out relief page 160

Phillimore, Job of Eversholt out relief page 7

Phillips, Mr resignation as baker at workhouse page 44

Pickett, David of Tilsworth wife sick page 34, out relief page 124, 221

Pilgrim, Joseph of Ridgmont midwives fees page 34

Poney, William of Toddington out relief page 87, 121, 135

Potts, Alice aged 6 removal from St Pancras Toddington page 259, 262

Potts, Amy aged 9 removal from St Pancras to Toddington page 259, 262

Potts, George of Toddington, blacksmith, deserted wife & children page 259, 262

Potts, Rose removal from St Pancras with two children to Toddington page 259, 262

Pratt, J contribution to support father at Tebworth page 249

Price, James of Woburn applied for job of Workhouse Porter page 145, appointed page 147, 158, salary page 170, 185, resignation page 220

Prigmore, William of Ridgmont wife confined page 22, 76

Quenby, P C of Toddington arrested Tom Holt for desertion of family page 422, 426

Randall, George of Toddington out relief page 47

Randall, Jeremiah out relief page 460

Randall, John residing with brother's widow at Tilsworth, Rev Mr Simpson requests his removal page 315

Randall, R Contractor for supply of flour page 91, 94

Randall, William, of Toddington out relief page 171

Rayner, Charles of Potsgrove out relief page 124, in Basford Union page 249

Reed, Caroline, removal from Halifax Union requested page 446

Read, Joseph baker at workhouse page 47, 167, 182, 185, 294

Richardson, George of Battlesden settlement page 498, 500, 504, 510, 524

Roberts, John of Hockliffe out relief page 118

Roberts, W supplier of shoes page 170

Robins, John of Chalgrave out relief page 113

Robins, Thomas of Chalgrave out relief sick page 34, 76

Robins, William of Chalgrave out relief page 34

Robinson, James of Potsgrove out relief page 89

Robinson, Joseph of Potsgrove out relief page 92

Robinson, Joseph of Sheep Lane summons for neglecting his children page 195 imprisoned page 199

Rowe, Samuel of Battlesden out relief page 69, 135

Russell, Joseph of Salford out relief page 79, 130

Russell, William of Salford out relief page 76

Sanders, John of Toddington page 8

Seabrook, George of Aspley Guise out relief page 240

Seagrave, Thomas of Toddington smith, out relief page 156

Seagrave, William of Toddington infant died page 29

Seamarks, Alfred of Bedford Union to be apprenticed to Alfred Faulkener, shoemaker of Husborne Crawley page 60

Sedgwick, William of Aspley Guise out relief page 50 wife died,

Seeby, Charles, sons to pay for his maintenance in Workhouse page 50

Shaw, Joseph of Woburn, out relief page 56

Sharman, George of Toddington wife died page 40

Sharp, George of Ridgmont out relief page 47, 470

Sharp, Henry of Aspley Guise out relief page 240

Sharp, Mr Master of Workhouse page 41, 94-5, 102, 127, 129-130, 136

Sharp, Mrs Matron applying for pay for nursing page 78, refused page 81-2, resignation page 137, testimonial page 167, 176

Shaw, William of Aspley out relief page 276

Shepherd, William Relieving Officer for Tramps page 50, 123, salary page 170, resignation page 329

Short, Joseph and family of Toddington smallpox page 40

Shouler, Joseph of Woburn out relief page 124

Sibley, Job of Husborne Crawley out relief page 524, 527, 530, 533

Sibley, William of Ridgmont out relief page 40 wife confined, 47, 53 child dead, 171

Sinfield, Edward of Toddington to pay relief to father & mother page 76, summons page 79, 84, 92, 107, gaoled for 6 months 113, 282, 287

Sinfield, Frederick orphan in Workhouse, Mrs Grimshawe requests him for service page 198, 259, returns him page 395 - 396

Sinfield, James of Salford out relief page 69

Sinfield, James of Toddington out relief page 481

Sinfield, Mary page 25

Smallpox outbreak at Toddington page 39, 43, 46, 47, 60

Smart, William of Chalgrave out relief page 5, wife sick page 34,

Smith, Charles of Aspley Guise out relief page 113

Smith, Deborah residing at Eversholt but belonging to Ampthill union page 266

Smith, Ephraim of Scotland page 124 escape from Three Counties page

Smith, George, police inspector application for post of Relieving Officer for Tramps page 329, 334

Smith, Jesse of Aspley Guise out relief page 47 midwifes fees page 244

Smith, James of Salford out relief page 34 wife confined

Smith, John of Aspley Guise out relief page 102

Smith, Louisa of Eversholt removal to Woburn from St Giles & St George London page 375

Smith, Mary residing at Eversholt but belonging to Ampthill union page 266

Smith, Samuel inmate 176-7, to Bedford Infirmary page 180

Smith, Thomas of Eversholt out relief page 51 wife confined

Smith, Thomas of Woburn residing in Abbots Langley chargeable to Watford Union page 266, 342

Smith, W removal to Woburn Union from Watford page 374, too unwell to move page 378

Smith, Widow of Eversholt school fees for children page 369

Smith, William of Salford out relief page 47

Smith, William of Aspley out relief page 50, 130

Smith, William of Toddington reputed father of child page 346

Smith, William Henry appointed Superintendant Registrar page 31, 34

Smith, W H Clerk to the Union, salary page 170

Spacey, John of Milton Bryan sick page 29

Spivy, Mary Ann, widow removed from St Mary's Islington

Spivey, Thomas in Islington workhouse settlement page 4

Squires, William resignation as porter page 10, 12

Stairs, James of Tilsworth out relief page 47

Staniford, Rosina Elizabeth in Aston Union settlement at Woburn page

Steers, M A supplier of meat page 170

Stimson, Thomas of Chalgrave out relief page 44

Stone, Simon of Harlington out relief page 2, 508

Stone, Thomas of Harlington out relief page 183

Stone, William of Harlington out relief page 76, midwife's fees page 221

Sturman, Joseph of Toddington to Petty Sessions for not maintaining wife Ruth page 3, out relief page 501, 508, 524

Sturman, Ruth page 3

Tame, Joseph of Battlesden out relief page 5

Tansley, John of Salford out relief page 47, 276

Tansley, Robert of Salford out relief page 44

Tansley, Samuel of Salford page 524

Tansley, William of Salford out relief page 82

Tapp, Charles of Ridgmont truss for child page 29, 76, out relief page 130

Tapp, Elizabeth refused relief by St Neots Union page 514

Taylor, David of Toddington out relief page 130, inquest page 359

Taylor, James to Toddington from Southampton Union page

Teagle, Noah of Toddington out relief page 14, 51, 124

Teagle, William of Harlington sick page 27, 76, 113

Tearle, John of Chalgrave page 40, 514

Tearle, Jabez of Hockliffe out relief page 92

Tearle, John of Chalgrave out relief page 508

Thompson, Richard of Tilsworth out relief page 34

Tilcock, Phoebe and three children from Luton Union page 185

Tomkins, William porter appointment page 467, 472

Tompkins, Elizabeth with two children in St Albans Union page

Tompkins, James of Hockliffe out relief page 44

Tompkins, T supplier of ale, potatoes & straw page 170

Trew, Mr Medical Officer for Aspley treating smallpox victims page 50, 52, 55-56, 138, 144, salary page 170, resignation page 171, 173

Tring, Frederick of Toddington applied for job of Workhouse Porter page 145

Tuck, Charles apprenticed to Alfred Faulkener of Husborne Crawley page 12

Tucker, Charles of Hockliffe out relief page 56

Turney, G supplier of groceries page 170

Turney, Job of Hockliffe wife sick page 32

Turney, John of Ridgmont out relief page 510

Turney, Samuel of Hockliffe out relief page 514

Vaccination page 110, 246, 296

Valentine, James pf Toddington out relief page 240

Veasey, Mr H Medical Officer of Workhouse page 138, salary page 170, duties page 249, 260

Waite, Thomas residing at Ridgmont page 192

Walker, George of Ridgmont warrant for arrest, in Lincoln prison page 487

Waller, Charles & wife & child removed from Woolwich Union page 46, 50

Warren, J to pay 1/- for maintenance of mother page 432

Warren, James of Toddington out relief page 82

Warren, Miss Louisa A, Schoolmistress page 150, 158, 165, salary page 170, leave page 182, 185, sister to visit page 227, leave page 255, 297, resignation page 301

Warwick, Susan of Ridgmont admission to Bedford Infirmary page 297, 301

Warwick, William of Ridgmont out relief page 53, midwife's fees page 216, wife sick page 325, out relief page 478, 481

Waugh, John of Toddington application for post of Medical Officer for Toddington page 300 appointment page 300, 304, too much wine to paupers page 481, 490

Watts, Ann to pay for relief of father Thomas Keens page 464

Watts, J T of Salford wife sick page 498

Watts, William of Salford out relief page 40, 121, 201

Webb, John of Ridgmont out relief page 156, deserted 5 children page 159

Welch, Charles out relief page 460

West, Joseph of Toddington out relief page 76, 490, 501

Whitbread, Abel of Eversholt, out relief page 5

Whitbread, Edward of Eversholt out relief page 160

Whitbread, George of Eversholt to pay maintenance for wife Mary Whitbread in workhouse page 47,

Whitbread, George of Toddington out relief page 79, 108

Whitbread, James of Toddington out relief page 27, 156

Whitbread, John of Toddington out relief page 108

White, Alfred of Ridgmont out relief page 87, 183

White, George of Ridgmont wife sick page 24 wife's funeral expenses page 233

White, Thomas clothing and job with J Beard, baker of Woburn page 12

Whiting, George of Potsgrove infant died page 47, out relief page 135

Whiting, Thomas of Potsgrove sick page 22, wife sick page 32

Wildman, Ambrose of Woburn lunatic page 320, removal page 340

Williamson, Richard of Ridgmont deserted two children in Holborn Union page 323, 326

Willis, James of Toddington out relief page 183

Willis, George of Eversholt wife sick page 32

Willis, Joseph of Milton Bryant out relief page 47, 53, 151

Willis, William of Toddington out relief page 360

Willison, James of Toddington out relief page 79, 240, 476

Wilson, John of Toddington out relief page 79

Woodin, D W of Aspley guise Poor Rate Collector page 155

Wooding, William of Ridgmont out relief page 47

Woods, child at Ridgmont extra supplies page 365

Woods, George of Woburn out relief page 201, 518

Woods, Thomas of Ridgmont out relief page 124, 135

Wright, William of Chalgrave out relief page 69, 171, 498

Young, Ellen Harriet of Stow on the Wold application for post as School Mistress page 305 appointed pages 308-9, 312, 318, resigned page 323, 326