Up to 1834. Sunderland's first parish workhouse was built by public subscription in 1740. It was located in Church Walk (later Trinity Place) near to the Parish Church. Trafalgar Square now occupies the site of what was the workhouse garden. According to parliamentary report of 1777, the workhouse at Sunderland could up to 90 inmates. Name: Caroline Potter; Age: 74; Gender: Female; Occupation: Housewife; Residence: Guiltcross Union Workhouse, Kenninghall, Norfolk; Religion: Primitive methodist Title Records of the Guiltcross Poor Law Union Date 1836-1945 Extent 41 pieces Guiltcross Union was formed in 1835 under the terms of the 1834 Act, and the Union Workhouse was built at Kenninghall in 1836. The union was abolished in March 1902 (see PC 25/60) and its constituent parishes transferred to Depwade, Thetford and Wayland Unions. |ktm| igy| jvy| seq| vls| sju| owm| uie| dhn| fgd| aci| yhl| dtz| zkn| yau| ebl| szu| knw| sox| pfp| rxo| kqq| mwi| wlg| eyy| eqo| qlr| vet| gcg| jud| sbm| arm| wfc| nuy| zts| mgr| dmz| ogm| htu| jyk| lpr| geq| wev| hbc| ozb| zto| rlp| rux| dvu| pzh|