MS 5739 Minute Book of Newport Union County Mayo 1849 –1850

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Copy of Minutes of the Proceedings of the Board of Guardians 5th November 1849 .

State of the Workhouse for the week ending Saturday the 3 rd day of November 1849.

Able bodied

Aged and infirm persons and adult persons above 15 yrs age not working

Boys and girls above 9 and under 15

Children above five and under 9

Children 2 to 5

Infants under 2 years age

Total

M

F

M

F

M

F

Remaining on previous Saturday as per last return

3

2

86

266

157

163

16

693

Admitted during the week.

2

3

7

7

3

1

23

Total

3

4

89

273

164

166

17

716

Discharged during the week (column combined with died)

Died

1

1

2

Total discharged and died

1

1

2

Remaining on the above date

3

3

89

272

164

166

17

714

Return of the destitute persons relieved out of the Workhouse as by relief lists for the week ended Saturday 3 rd November attached and laid before the Board of Guardians at this meeting.

Relief District Number cases relieved Number of cases

including applicant and family dependent on him or her.

1 11 36

2 10 25

3 24 57

4 10 45

5 20 37

6 34 43

7 60 129

8 9 22

9 54 85

10 41 61

Copy of minutes of Proceedings of the board of Guardians , at a meeting held on Monday the 5 th Day of November 1849.

In the chair : Marquis of Sligo

Other guardians Sir Richard A O’Donnell Bart J.P.

Captain Farrar Poor Law Inspector

No meeting not a sufficient number of Guardians.

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