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The Poor

All matters concerning the support and management of the poor.
  • "Unemployed Relief" notice - Settle - 1895

    NCR/001/036
    "Unemployed Relief" notice - Settle - 1895
    Unemployment relief notice published at Settle on 28 February 1895
  • Account Book of the Austwick Blanket Club 1886 – 1914.

    AHC/005/003
    Account book of the Austwick blanket club 1886 – 1914.  In seven sections.
  • Account Book of the Austwick Blanket Club 1915 – 1932.

    AHC/005/001
    Account book of the Austwick blanket club 1915 – 1932.
  • Arrangements for Setting up of Poorhouse

    LPM/002/010/002
    2. Conditions re Joining/maintenance of Poorhouse. 3. Minutes of meeting held 27 January 1823. 4. Undated letter re concern for unity. 5. Dissolution document dated 10 December 1836. 6. Letter dated 10 February 1823 re unification.
  • Arrangements for Setting up Poorhouse

    LPM/002/010/001
    1. Agreement document dated 29 July 1823.
  • Austwick Hall Collection

    AHC
    Austwick Hall Collection
    Collection of material assembled by the owner of Austwick Hall comprising maps, documents, deeds and photographs relating to the history of the Hall, Austwick township and the refurbishment of Clapham church
  • Austwick History Group

    AHG
    Austwick History Group
    A collection of historical information about Austwick made over many years by many people has been sorted and is presented here. A systematic search for documents has not been made and sources are not all known. However, the collection can be added to as progress is made in future.
  • Chapter 24 Langcliffe Charities

    LHC/002/024
  • Charity Commission Report of the Endowed Charities of the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

    HHG/067/003
    Charity Commission report of the endowed charities of the parish of Horton in Ribblesdale in the West Riding of York dated 20 August 1894.
  • Distribution of Poor Monies Notebook

    LPM/002/008
    Small leather notebook giving details of Poor monies distributed in period 1826‑ 1849.
  • Guardians of the Poor Meeting Book

    LPM/002/006
    Covering Meetings between 5 May 1824 and 5 October 1836. Also in this book is an annual inventory of the Poorhouse from 1823-1835 and for 1837. It appears that an inventory was not taken for 1836. In three segments.
  • Horton in Ribblesdale Poor Accounts 1830 - 1831

    NCR/001/003
    Folder of photocopies of Horton in Ribblesdale poor accounts from 1830 to 1831.  
  • Indenture Forms

    LPM/006/002
    There are 42 Indentures held on behalf of Lawkland residents covering the period 1728 to 1820. Also held are 4 Sundry Indentures, and a handwritten list of 67 Parish Apprentices, including the 42 mentioned above. These documents are usually signed by the Overseers and the person to whom the apprentice is bound. In most instances details ...
  • Indentures Etc.

    LPM/006
    Sundry indentures and associated documents dated between 1723 and 1837.
  • Index of Some Apprenticeship Indentures for Horton in Ribblesdale

    HHG/003/003
    Index of some 18th Century apprenticeship indentures for Horton in Ribblesdale.
  • Ingleton Court Records 1692 to 1752

    MNR/004/003
    Transcription of a handwritten copy of these records held at NYCRO, Northallerton.
  • John Shackleton Account Book

    LPM/002/001
    Account book covering period 1813 to 1835, detailing expenses and monies paid out to residents in the Poorhouse and other deserving cases. In four segments.
  • John Shackleton Account Book

    LPM/002/002
    Account book covering period 1818-1822, showing registered paupers in this period together with monies paid out to each individual pauper on a monthly basis.
  • John Shackleton Appointment as Overseer, 1821

    LPM/002/003
    Actual letter appointing John Shackleton as Overseer and Constable for the Township of Lawkland for 7 years dated 24 March 1821, and the appointment has been confirmed by the signature of John Shackleton.
  • Langcliffe History Book Contents

    LHC/001
  • Langcliffe Parish Council Account book and Minute book 1740-1802

    LHC/005
  • Lawkland Parish Meeting

    LPM
    Lawkland Parish Meeting
    This collection of documents not previously available for research provides an almost unique record of the administration of a small rural community from the 18th Century onwards.  It contains poor accounts including those of the poor house for the parishes and townships of Settle, Austwick, Horton in Ribblesdale and Giggleswick as well as detailed land ...
  • Lawkland Removal Orders, Filiation Orders etc

    LPM/006/003
    1. Affiliation Order dated 04.05.1820 re Frances Simpson. 2. 06.12.1813 re Mary Cook 3. 05.07.1821 re Ann Buck 4. 19.12.1818 re Agnes Stockdale 5. 25.03.1818 re Ann Buck 6. 19.09.1812 re Frances Simpson 7. Removal Order Dated 15.09.1809 re Elizabeth Buck 8. Undated re William and Agnes Harrison 9. 10.11.1837 re Benjamin Whittle 10. 07.01.1820 re William Parkinson 11. 05.07.1821 re Ann Buck 12. Agreed discharge ...
  • Leather Bound Parish Meeting Record /Appointments Book

    LPM/001/001
    Book gives details of various appointments; 1. Overseers 1716-1905 2. Constables 1717-1864 3. Surveyors 1717-1864 4. Church Wardens 1718-1878 5. Tax Collectors 1742-1864 Record of Meetings 1821-1924 (including first Parish Meeting 4 December 1894). Details of the Trustees to Eldroth School 1805-1856. In 13 segments.
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Public Administration
  • Altham
  • An Introduction to the Manorial Courts of Settle and Giggleswick
  • Annual Assembly Minute Book 1 - 1894 - 1932
  • Annual Assembly Minute Book 2 - 1933 - 1993
  • Annual Assembly Minute Book 3 - 1994 - 2007
  • Appendix 10 Tax list from TNA
  • Appendix 18 Muster Roll
  • Appendix 9 Tax List TNA E179
  • Armistead, John
  • Arrangements for Setting up of Poorhouse
  • Arrangements for Setting up Poorhouse
  • Ash
  • Assessment Book 1834 - 1837
  • Assorted Financial Correspondence
  • Atkinson
  • Atkinson, Dr
  • Baillie
  • Barker
  • Bell
  • Blanshard
  • Bolland
  • Bolt
  • Brassington
  • Brayshaw Library Collection
  • Brennand
  • Brown
  • Brown, Robert
  • Brown, Thomas
  • Bruce
  • Buck
  • Burial Ground Expenses Book 2 - 1946 - 1963
  • Burials in Giggleswick - St Alkelda's
  • Burials in Other Graveyards
  • Burials in Quaker Graveyard
  • Burials in Zion Chapel Graveyard
  • Calver
  • Cardus
  • Catalogue of Horton Parish Council Material
  • Catalogue of Settle Rural District Council Material
  • Clark, Thomas
  • Clark, William
  • Close
  • Cockshott
  • Cokell
  • Corney
  • Correspondence Copy Book 1 - 1954 - 1961
  • Correspondence Copy Book 2 - 1961 - 1965
  • Correspondence Copy Book 3 - 1960 - 1965
  • Correspondence Copy Book 4 - 1968 - 1971
  • Cowburn
  • Cracknell
  • Crone
  • Customary Manors West of Settle
  • David Metcalfe Collection of Parish Record Transcripts
  • Davies, Edith
  • Davis
  • Dawson
  • Details of Payments to Stainforth
  • Dickinson
  • Distribution of Poor Monies Notebook
  • Domesday Project 1986
  • Duckett, Charles (Farmer)
  • Duxbury
  • Electoral Lists 1831 - 1939
  • Electoral Lists 1933
  • Electoral Rolls, Election Result
  • Electors 1708 - 1859
  • Ellis
  • Ellison
  • Feizor Properties switched from Stainforth Parish to Lawkland Parish
  • Feizor Properties Switched from Stainforth to Lawkland
  • Foster
  • Freeman
  • Garnett
  • Giggleswick Court Rolls 21 Eliz
  • Graham
  • Green
  • Grisedale
  • Guardians of the Poor Meeting Book
  • Hardacre
  • Harper
  • Heelis
  • Historical Notes
  • Holden Beverley
  • Holmes, Arthur
  • Hook
  • Horner
  • Horton in Ribblesdale 1841 Census Return
  • Horton in Ribblesdale Baptisms -1556-1913
  • Horton in Ribblesdale Burial Ground Records
  • Horton in Ribblesdale Burials - 1556 - 1973
  • Horton in Ribblesdale Enclosure Act
  • Horton in Ribblesdale Marriages 1556 - 1968
  • Horton Parish Enclosure Award Documents
  • Horton-in-Ribblesdale Parish Council
  • Howson, Elizabeth
  • Howson, John
  • Inclosure and Map of Horton Moor
  • Inclosure Commissioners' Award - Horton in Ribblesdale
  • Ingleton Court Records 1692 to 1752
  • Ingleton Court Records 1752-1806
  • Jackson
  • John Shackleton Account Book
  • John Shackleton Account Book
  • John Shackleton Appointment as Overseer, 1821
  • Jones
  • Kew
  • Kitchener
  • Ladies Walk Stainforth
  • Lambert
  • Langcliffe History Book Contents
  • Langcliffe Parish Council Account book and Minute book 1740-1802
  • Langcliffe Parish Registers
  • Langcliffe Water Supply
  • Lawkland & Feizor Valuation Book 1852
  • Lawkland Appointments
  • Lawkland Parish Meeting
  • Lawkland Parish Meeting Book 1924 - 1990
  • Leather Bound Parish Meeting Record /Appointments Book
  • Lighting and Watching Act Expenses Book 1947 - 1954
  • Lindsay
  • Lord, Charles
  • Lord, William
  • Lyne
  • Martins Bank book for Lawkland Parish Meeting 1923 - 1954
  • Maunders
  • McCann
  • Metcalfe
  • Millen
  • Millington
  • Minute Book 1 : 1895-1923
  • Minute Book 2 : 1924-1934
  • Minute Book 3 : 1934-1947
  • Minute Book 4 : 1947-1964
  • Minute Book 5 : 1964-1976
  • Minute Book 6 : 1976-1978
  • Misc Bills and Correspondence 1958-70
  • Misc Documents re Rate Query
  • Miscellaneous Rates and Assessments Papers
  • Modern Receipts/Accounts/Services
  • Moorby
  • Moore
  • Moore, John
  • Notebooks used at Poorhouse
  • Nowell
  • Oates
  • Old Graveyard Plan
  • Other graveyards
  • Overing
  • Parish Council Minute Books
  • Parish Council Minutes regarding the War Memorial
  • Parish Meeting Minutes etc.
  • Parker
  • Patrick
  • Pauper Lists
  • Payments and Receipt Book 1975 - 1996
  • Pennine Way Route Option Maps - Settle Area
  • Plan of Settle Rural District Council Administrative Area
  • Poor House Records
  • Poor Rate Money Requests
  • Poorhouse Accounts
  • Poorhouse Entry/Discharge Certificates 1833/1837
  • Poorhouse Entry/Discharge Certificates 1833/1837
  • Poorhouse Governor Applications 1823
  • Poorhouse Ledger Book
  • Poorhouse Ledger Book
  • Poorhouse Record Book
  • Postage Stamp Account Book
  • Preston
  • Preston
  • Procter
  • Pugh
  • Rate Books 1892
  • Rathmell Parish Meeting Minute Book 1894 to 1904
  • Rathmell Parish Meeting Minute Book 1905 to 1977
  • Rathmell Parish Meeting Minute Books 1978 - 2008
  • Rathmell Parish Meeting Records
  • Rawdin
  • Rawsthorne
  • Receipts and Payments Book 1 - 1918 -1934
  • Receipts and Payments Book 2 - 1934 - 1963
  • Receipts and Payments Book 3 - 1964 - 1972
  • Receipts and Payments Book 4 - 1973 - 1989
  • Receipts and Payments Book 5 - 1990 - 2007
  • Redmayne
  • Report Dated 4 June 1897 on Sanitary Conditions in Settle Union
  • Resbury
  • Review Issue 151
  • Ribblebanks Parish Council Minute Book 1975 to 1994
  • Ribblebanks Parish Council Minute Book 1994 to 2004
  • Ribblebanks Parish Council Minute Book 2004
  • Ribblebanks Parish Council Records
  • Riley
  • Robinson
  • Selected Finance Records 1892 - 1917
  • Settle Court Rolls Mary and Mary and Philip 1553 to 1558
  • Settle Market and Fair charters
  • Settle Rural District Council - Edwin Butt Collection
  • Settle Town Book - Poor account, Minutes, Expenses
  • Settle Town Council Collection
  • Settle Town Council Subscription Book 1
  • Settle Town Council Subscription Book 1
  • Settle Town Council Subscription Book 2
  • Shuttleworth
  • Silcock
  • Simpson
  • Skipton Library Catalogues
  • Skirrow
  • Small Parish Account Book
  • Smith, widows
  • Snell
  • Sundry Assessments/Valuations 1821 - 1885
  • Sundry envelope of miscellaneous items. 1832-1907
  • Surnames beginning with "A-B" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surnames beginning with "C-D" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surnames beginning with "E-G" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surnames beginning with "H-J" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surnames beginning with "K-M" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surnames beginning with "N-R" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surnames beginning with "S" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surnames beginning with "T" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surnames beginning with "U-Z" in The Old Graveyard
  • Surveyor's Account Book 1838 - 1845
  • Taylor
  • The New Graveyard 1928-current, Holy Ascension Church
  • The Original Old Graveyard Plan
  • Tomlinson
  • Tomson
  • Tottie
  • Transcripts
  • Twisleton
  • Various Appointments and Notes
  • Watkinson
  • Wells
  • Whittam
  • Wilcock
  • William Stackhouse Appointment as Visitor 1836
  • Wilson JHO
  • Winskill
  • Wood
  • Woodcraft
  • Woolgar
  • Council Records
  • Taxation
  • Burial Records
  • Judiciary Matters
  • Census Returns
  • Birth, Baptism, Marriage and Death
  • The Poor
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