| Description | All board of guardian records are closed for 100 years from their terminal date.
Armagh Board of Guardians Minute Books (these minutes are also available on microfilm, MIC/503/2A):
BG/2/A/1 1839-1843
BG/2/A/2 1843-1844
BG/2/A/3 1844-1846
BG/2/A/4 1846-1847
BG/2/A/5 1847-1848
BG/2/A/6 1848-1850
BG/2/A/7 1850-1852
BG/2/A/8 1852-1854
BG/2/A/9 1854-1855
BG/2/A/10 1855-1856
BG/2/A/11 1856-1858
BG/2/A/12 1858-1860
BG/2/A/13 1860-1861
BG/2/A/14 1861-1862
BG/2/A/15 1862-1864
BG/2/A/16 1864-1865
BG/2/A/17 1865-1867
BG/2/A/18 1867-1869
BG/2/A/19 1869-1871
BG/2/A/20 1871-1873
BG/2/A/21 1873-1874
BG/2/A/22 1874
BG/2/A/23 1874-1875
BG/2/A/24 1875
BG/2/A/25 1875-1876
BG/2/A/26 1876
BG/2/A/27 1876-1877
BG/2/A/28 1877
BG/2/A/29 1877-1878
BG/2/A/30 1878-1879
BG/2/A/31 1879
BG/2/A/32 1879-1880
BG/2/A/33 1880
BG/2/A/34 1880-1881
BG/2/A/35 1881
BG/2/A/36 1881-1882
BG/2/A/37 1882
BG/2/A/38 1882-1883
BG/2/A/39 1883-1884
BG/2/A/40 1884
BG/2/A/41 1884-1885
BG/2/A/42 1885
BG/2/A/43 1885-1886
BG/2/A/44 1886
BG/2/A/45 1886-1887
BG/2/A/46 1887
BG/2/A/47 1887-1888
BG/2/A/48 1888
BG/2/A/49 1888-1889
BG/2/A/50 1889
BG/2/A/51 1889-1890
BG/2/A/52 1890
BG/2/A/53 1890-1891
BG/2/A/54 1891
BG/2/A/55 1891-1892
BG/2/A/56 1892
BG/2/A/57 1892-1893
BG/2/A/58 1893
BG/2/A/59 1893-1894
BG/2/A/60 1894
BG/2/A/61 1894-1895
BG/2/A/62 1895
BG/2/A/63 1895-1896
BG/2/A/64 1896
BG/2/A/65 1896-1897
BG/2/A/66 1897
BG/2/A/67 1897-1898
BG/2/A/68 1898
BG/2/A/69 1898
BG/2/A/70 1898-1899
BG/2/A/71 1899
BG/2/A/72 1899-1900
BG/2/A/73 1900
BG/2/A/74 1900-1901
BG/2/A/75 1901
BG/2/A/76 1901-1902
BG/2/A/77 1902
BG/2/A/78 1902-1903
BG/2/A/79 1903
BG/2/A/80 1903-1904
BG/2/A/81 1904
BG/2/A/82 1904-1905
BG/2/A/83 1905
BG/2/A/84 1905-1906
BG/2/A/85 1906
BG/2/A/86 1906-1907
BG/2/A/87 1907
BG/2/A/88 1907-1908
BG/2/A/89 1908
BG/2/A/90 1908-1909
BG/2/A/91 1909
BG/2/A/92 1909-1910
BG/2/A/93 1910
BG/2/A/94 1910-1911
BG/2/A/95 1911
BG/2/A/96 1911-1912
BG/2/A/97 1912
BG/2/A/98 1912-1913
BG/2/A/99 1913
BG/2/A/100 1913
BG/2/A/101 1914
BG/2/A/102 1915
BG/2/A/103 1916
BG/2/A/104 1917
BG/2/A/105 1918
BG/2/A/106 1919
BG/2/A/107 1920
BG/2/A/108 1921
BG/2/A/109 1922
BG/2/A/110 1923
BG/2/A/111 1924
BG/2/A/112 1925
BG/2/A/113 1926
BG/2/A/114 1927
BG/2/A/115 1928
BG/2/A/116 1929
BG/2/A/117 1930
BG/2/A/118 1932
BG/2/A/119 1933
BG/2/A/120 1934
BG/2/A/121 1935
BG/2/A/122 1936
BG/2/A/123 1937
BG/2/A/124 1938
BG/2/A/125 1938-1939
BG/2/A/126 1939-1940
BG/2/A/127 1941
BG/2/A/128 1942
BG/2/A/129 1943
BG/2/A/130 1944
BG/2/A/131 1944-1945
BG/2/A/132 1945-1946
BG/2/A/133 1931.
For example, BG2/A/1 the minute book of for 1841 notes that the school-mistress in the workhouse school, Mrs Maxwell was paid œ15 per annum plus rations. As a comparison her husband, Mr Maxwell, who was schoolmaster, received œ20 per annum plus rations. Another interesting comparison in the same workhouse for the same period relates to the master and matron, Mr and Mrs Harrington. Mr Harrington was paid œ40 per annum plus rations, while his wife received œ20 per annum, plus rations.
Statistical Minute Book:
BG/2/AD/1 1938-1942.
Tynan Dispensary Minute Book:
BG/2/AJ/1 1852-1898.
Loughgall Dispensary Minute Book:
BG/2/AJ/2 1852-1898.
Outward letter book:
BG/2/B/1 1901-1902.
5 outward letter books:
BG/2/BB/1 1942-1947
BG/2/BB/2 1942
BG/2/BB/3 1943
BG/2/BB/4 1944
BG/2/BB/5 1945-1947
23 files of miscellaneous letters:
BG/2/BH/1- 23 1933-1947.
3 contract books for clothing and provisions:
BG 2/CH/1-3 1904-1945.
17 general ledgers:
BG/2/CA/1-17 1907-1946 (with some exceptions).
3 financial statement books (receipts):
BG/2/CD/1-3 1916-1948.
13 volumes of financial statement books of expenditure:
BG/2/CE/1-13 1905-1943 (with some exceptions).
2 day books:
BG/2/CH/1-2 1938-1943 and 1943-1947.
District Hospital Day Book:
BG/2/CH/3 1947-1949.
19 bundles of invoices and vouchers:
BG/2/CK/1-19 1939-1948.
2 miscellaneous account books regarding maintenance:
BG/2/CQ/1-2 1940-1948.
2 statistical returns for indoor and outdoor relief:
BG/2/D/1-2 1940-1944.
Statistical returns of the workhouse:
BG/2/DD/1 1940-1948 and 1948-1950.
Return of hospitals, listing the numbers in infirmary and fever hospitals:
BG/2/DD/3 1938-1944.
Outdoor relief register:
BG/2/EA/1 1847-1898 (these records are also available on microfilm, see MIC/15F/Reel 9).
2 outdoor relief application and report books:
BG/2/EB/1 1938-1940
BG/2/EB/2 1940-1942.
2 outdoor relief admission and discharge books:
BG/2/EC/1 1939-1941
BG/2/EC/2 1941-1944.
Out relief lists:
BG/2/ED/1 1939-1941.
Relieving Officer's diary:
BG/2/EG/1 1938-1942.
4 volumes of time books:
BG/2/EP/1-4 1940-1949.
4 volumes of the Master's journal:
BG/2/F/1 1921-1931
BG/2/F/2 1932-1939
BG/2/F/3 1939-1948
BG/2/F/4 1948.
3 requirement books:
BG/2/FC/1 1905-1909
BG/2/FC/2 1936-1945
BG/2/FC/31945-1948.
2 inventory books relating to clothing, bedding and provisions and stock, furniture, etc.:
BG/2/FD/1-2 1929-1941.
3 clothing conversion books:
BG/2/FE/ 1-3 1939-1950.
2 clothing receipt books:
BG/2/FF/1-2 1922-1943.
6 provision check books:
BG/2/FG/1-6 1942-1949.
15 diet class books:
BG/2/FJ/1-15 1935-1954 (with 1935-1942, 1946-1951 missing).
23 porter's books:
BG/2/FN/1-23 1899, 1932-1933 and 1942-1953 (with 1900-1931, 1933-1942 and 1948-1949 missing).
18 indoor registers:
BG/2/G/1-18 1843-1917 (with 1852-1853, 1887-1891, 1904-1907 and 1910-1914 missing).
These records are also available on microfilm MIC/15F/Reels 5-9.
Indoor admission and discharge books for Lisburn:
BG/2/GA/1 1941-1946
BG/2/GA/2 1940-1943
BG/2/GA/3 1944-1947
BG/2/GA/4 1947-1948.
Indoor admission and discharge books for Banbridge:
BG/2/GA/5 1946-1948.
Indoor admission and discharge books for Lurgan:
BG/2/GA/6 1941-1944
BG/2/GA/7 1944-1946
BG/2/GA/8 1947-1948.
Indoor admission and discharge book for Armagh, Down, Antrim, Tyrone and Fermanagh:
BG/2/GA/9 1948.
Indoor admission and discharge book for Enniskillen, Lisnaskea, Clogher and Irvinestown:
BG/2/GA/10 1948.
Indoor admission and discharge book for Cookstown, Omagh, Dungannon, Newry, Downpatrick and Kilkeel:
BG/2/GA/11 1948.
Admission and discharge books:
BG/2/GA/12 1933
BG/2/GA/13 1937-1938
BG/2/GA/14 1938-1941.
Indoor application and report book:
BG/2/GB/1 1940-1943.
Indoor relief list for Lurgan:
BG/2/GC/1 1935-1948.
Indoor relief list for Banbridge:
BG/2/GC/2 1941-1944.
Indoor relief list for Lisburn:
BG/2/GC/3 1945-1948.
Indoor relief list for Armagh, Down, Tyrone, Antrim and Fermanagh:
BG/2/GC/4 1948-1950.
32 combined workhouse registers and statistical records:
BG/2/GD/1-32 1904-1954 (with a few exceptions).
Separate register for members of the Royal Irish Constabulary and persons from other poor law unions:
BG/2/GE/1 1927-1948.
Punishment book:
BG/2/GJ/1 1889-1939.
Address book of relatives and friends of inmates:
BG/2/GJ/2 c1939.
9 medical weekly return and extras books:
BG/2/HB/1-9 1942-1949.
9 sick diet books:
BG/2/HF/1-9 1940-1949.
Infirmary admission and discharge books:
BG/2/HI/1 1949-1951
BG/2/HI/2 c1946.
File of correspondence on boarded out children:
BG/2/II/1 1936-1947.
General correspondence from Local Government Board:
BG/2/J/1 1930-1946.
Returns of births:
BG/2/K/1 1933-1944.
Returns of deaths:
BG/2/KA/1 1940-1946.
16 vaccination registers:
BG/2/L/1-16 1864-1933.
Box of correspondence relating to children sent to deaf and dumb institutions:
BG/2/O/1 1908-1945.
Box of correspondence regarding union derating:
BG2/O/2 1929-1943.
2 boxes of correspondence regarding the amalgamation of workhouses:
BG/2/O/3-4 1945.
Box of correspondence regarding workhouse electricity scheme:
BG/2/O/5 1927.
Box of correspondence regarding sewerage:
BG/2/O/6 1916.
Box of correspondence regarding unemployment relief scheme:
BG/2/O/7 1929-1932.
Box of correspondence regarding work contracts:
BG/2/O/8 1930s.
Box of correspondence regarding the Civil Nursing Reserve:
BG/2/O/9 1940.
Box of correspondence regarding milk consumed - claims:
BG/2/O/10 1943.
Box of correspondence regarding the Inspector's reports:
BG/2/O/11 1929.
Box of correspondence regarding. analysis of drugs and milk:
BG/2/O/12 1937.
Box of correspondence regarding children sent to deaf and dumb institutions:
BG/2/O/13 1936.
Box of correspondence regarding union derating:
BG/2/O/14 1943.
Box of correspondence regarding meetings of committees:
BG/2/O/15 1927-1946.
Box of correspondence regarding declarations of allegiance:
BG/2/O/16 No date.
Box of correspondence regarding sewerage scheme:
BG/2/O/17 1908.
Emergency hospital scheme:
BG/2/P/1 1939-1945.
Ministry of Home Affairs (Medical Services) Circulars:
BG/2/P/2-3 1941-1943 and 1943-1947.
A useful publication is Michael H. Gould, 'The Workhouses of Ulster' (Belfast, Ulster Architectural Society, 1983). |
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