Shropshire Routes to Roots

Welfare records: Removal Orders

If someone applied to the Parish for Poor Law Relief and they were not known to the Overseers as Parishioners, they would be "examined" before a Magistrate. As a result of this, many Removal Orders were served. These forced people to return to their home Parish.

Removal order for Abigail Briscoe [Shropshire Archive reference: P316/L/10/105]

Jun 11,1817

Examination of Abigail Briscoe, widow, children: Maria 12, John 7.
Come to Wellington Parish, now chargeable to parish. To be removed to Wrockwardine Parish, her settlement parish. Now with child. (belongs to Wrockwardine).

[Shropshire Archive reference: P316/L/10/105]

Removal order for William Davies [Shropshire Archive reference: P316/L/10/112]

Nov 04,1834

William Davies, wife Sarah, Ann(9), William(5), Timithy(2) from Wednesbury, Staffs. to Wrockwardine.
JPs: J.Clare, W.Leigh.
Order suspended by reason of sickness and infirmity of Wm. Davies (confined to house by reason of hurts received in his Work as a Miner.)

[Shropshire Archive reference: P316/L/10/112]