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 11th March 1850 .

State of the Workhouse for the week ending Saturday the

09/03/1850

 

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

8

28

115

353

161

163

78

35

22

963

Admitted during the week.

0

0

3

11

7

6

0

2

2

31

Total

8

28

118

364

168

169

78

37

24

994

Discharged during the week

0

0

11

33

10

10

7

2

1

74

Died

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

3

0

5

Total discharged and died

0

0

11

34

10

10

8

5

1

79

Remaining on the above date

8

28

107

330

158

159

70

32

23

915

Return of the destitute persons relieved out of the Workhouse as by relief lists for the week ended Saturday 30 th February 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 17 47

2 17 40

3 20 43

4 8 19

5 7 15

6 10 19

7 176 482

8 35 102

9 96 270

10 99 239

Copy of minutes of Proceedings of the board of Guardians , at a meeting held on Monday the 11 th Day of March 1850.

Other guardians Mr Thomas O’Boyle

Charles McDonnell Esq.

Captain Farrar Poor Law Inspector

No business transacted their(sic) only being two guardians present.

Clerks Report

Sent advertisements to the General Advertiser, Constitution and Telegraph Newspapers stating that the Board of Guardians will proceed to appoint a competent person to revaluate the Union.

Sent advertisements to the local newspapers stating that the Board of Guardians will consider tenders from competent persons for fitting up the houses of Seamount and Melcomb.

£ s d

Received during week 0 0 0

Paid 25 4 0

Balance on account if favour of Guardians 1 6 6

Clerks account petty disbursements £0 1s 1½d

Abstracts Out Door relief Sat 9 th Feb

£ s d

In money 0 0 0

In kind 26 4 6¼

Relief District

Name of Relieving Officer

Articles and quantity

Value

£ s d

1

}

Thos Nixon

20 0 0

7 0 0

2

3

4

5

}

Jno Corrigan

6

7

}

T Clarkson

Barley meal 60.0.0

21 0 0

8

9

 

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