| ID | 1465 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Gorey Poor Law Union |
| Collection Description | The workhouse in Gorey was constructed on a seven acre site to the south-west of the town at a cost of £5,675 (with an additional £1,025 for fittings &c). Built to accommodate 500 persons, its first admissions took place on 22 January 1842. At the height of the famine in mid-1847, admissions had risen significantly to 715 inmates. The minutes of the weekly meetings of the Gorey Board of Guardians include statistical data on the weekly number of admissions, discharges, births and deaths. They also record the dietary provision of the paupers and brief reports from the Master and from the Visiting Committee. The Earl Grey assisted female emigration scheme (1848-50) will be of particular interest... In addition to each prospective female emigrant’s name, age and qualifications (i.e. their ability to read, write, spell, knit, sew, wash), the Gorey minutes include the length of time that each girl had been an inmate in the workhouse – this is particularly valuable given that the registers of admissions and registers of discharges for this union have not survived. The minute books for Gorey poor law union (1840-1919) are being digitised on a phased basis over a three-year period. [Wexford County Archive] |
| Collection Web Address | https://wexfordcountyarchive.com/our-collections/digital-col... |
| Reference | |
| Description | Resource is partially digitised. WX/BG 94/1/1 24 January 1840 – 14 January 1843 WX/BG 94/1/2 21 January 1843 – 12 April 1845 WX/BG 94/1/3 19 April 1845 – 31 January 1846 WXCA/BG 94/1/4 7 February 1846 – 5 December 1846 WX/BG 94/1/5 12 December 1846 – 8 November 1847 WX/BG 94/1/6 13 November 1847 – 8 January 1848 WX/BG 94/1/7 15 January 1848 – 11 November 1848 WX/BG 94/1/8 18 November 1848 – 17 November 1849 WX/BG 94/1/9 24 November 1849 – 30 March 1850 WX/BG 94/1/10 6 April 1850 – 23 November 1850 WX/BG 94/1/11 30 November 1850 – 14 June 1851 WX/BG 94/1/12 21 June 1851 – 10 January 1852 WX/BG 94/1/13 17 January 1852 – 7 August 1852 WX/BG 94/1/14 14 August 1852 – 5 March 1853 WX/BG 94/1/15 12 March 1853 – 1 October 1853 WX/BG 94/1/16 8 October 1853 – 18 March 1854 WX/BG 94/1/17 25 March 1854 – 23 September 1854 WX/BG 94/1/18 7 April 1855 – 29 September 1855 WX/BG 94/1/19 6 October 1855 – 29 March 1856 WX/BG 94/1/20 5 April 1856 – 28 March 1857 WX/BG 94/1/21 4 April 1857 – 26 September 1857 WX/BG 94/1/22 3 October 1857 – 27 March 1858 WX/BG 94/1/23 3 April 1858 – 25 September 1858 WX/BG 94/1/24 2 October 1858 – 26 March 1859 WX/BG 94/1/25 2 April 1859 -24 September 1859 WX/BG 94/1/26 1 October 1859 – 24 March 1860 WX/BG 94/1/27 24 March 1860 – 22 September 1860 WX/BG 94/1/28 29 September 1860 – 23 March 1861 WX/BG 94/1/29 30 March 1861 – 21 September 1861 WX/BG 94/1/30 28 September 1861 – 29 March 1862 WX/BG 94/1/31 5 April 1862 – 27 September 1862 WX/BG 94/1/32 4 October 1862 – 28 March 1863 WX/BG 94/1/33 4 April 1863 – 26 September 1863 WX/BG 94/1/34 3 October 1863 – 2 April 1864 WX/BG 94/1/35 9 April 1864 – 1 October 1864 WX/BG 94/1/36 8 October 1864 – 8 April 1865 WX/BG 94/1/37 Missing Volume WX/BG 94/1/38 21 April 1866 – 6 October 1866 WX/BG 94/1/39 13 October 1866 – 6 April 1867 WX/BG 94/1/40 13 April 1867 – 12 October 1867 WX/BG 94/1/41 19 October 1867 – 28 March 1868 WX/BG 94/1/42 4 April 1868 – 3 October 1868 WX/BG 94/1/43 10 October 1868 – 17 April 1869 WX/BG 94/1/44 24 April 1869 – 23 October 1869 WX/BG 94/1/45 30 October 1869 – 14 May 1870 WX/BG 94/1/46 21 May 1870 – 19 November 1870 WX/BG 94/1/47 26 November 1870 – 27 May 1871 WX/BG 94/1/48 3 June 1871 – 2 December 1871 WX/BG 94/1/49 9 December 1871 – 8 June 1872 WX/BG 94/1/50 Missing Volume WX/BG 94/1/51 21 December 1872 – 27 December 1873 WX/BG 94/1/52 3 January 1874 – 27 June 1874 WX/BG 94/1/53 Missing Volume WX/BG 94/1/54 9 January 1875 – 10 July 1875 WX/BG 94/1/55 17 July 1875 – 8 January 1876 WX/BG 94/1/56 15 January 1876 – 8 July 1876 WX/BG 94/1/57 22 July 1876 – 6 January 1877 WX/BG 94/1/58 Missing Volume WX/BG 94/1/59 14 July 1877 – 29 December 1877 WX/BG 94/1/60 5 January 1878 – 29 June 1878 WX/BG 94/1/61 6 July 1878 – 28 December 1878 WX/BG 94/1/62 4 January 1879 – 28 June 1879 WX/BG 94/1/63 5 July 1879 – 27 December 1879 WX/BG 94/1/64 Missing Volume WX/BG 94/1/65 3 July 1880 – 25 December 1880 WX/BG 94/1/66 Missing Volume WX/BG 94/1/67 2 July 1881 – 31 December 1881 WX/BG 94/1/124 26 August 1911 – 2 March 1912 WX/BG 94/1/125 Volume Missing WX/BG 94/1/126 21 September 1912 – 29 March 1913 WX/BG 94/1/127 5 April 1913 – 11 October 1913 WX/BG 94/1/128 18 October 1913 – 25 April 1914 WX/BG 94/1/129 2 May 1914 – 7 November 1914 WX/BG 94/1/131 Volume Missing WX/BG 94/1/132 11 December 1915 – 10 June 1916 WX/BG 94/1/133 24 June 1916 – 30 December 1916 WX/BG 94/1/134 Volume Missing WX/BG 94/1/135 21 July 1917 – 26 January 1918 WX/BG 94/1/136 2 February 1918 – 10 August 1918 WX/BG 94/1/137 19 August 1918 – 1 March 1919 WX/BG 94/1/138 Volume Missing WX-BG 94-1-139 Volume Missing |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1840-1919 |
| Century | 19th, 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Note | The Gorey Poor Law Union Minute Books are being digitised by Wexford County Archive on a phased basis. |
| Repository Name | Wexford County Archive |
| Address | 6A Ardcavan Business Park Ardcavan County Wexford |
| Eircode | Y35 DF38 |
| Telephone | (053) 919-6572 |
| Email Address | archivist@wexfordcoco.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://wexfordcountyarchive.com/ |
| latitude | 52.35880 |
| longitude | -6.44830 |