Croom Union Board of Guardian Minute Books 1852-1922

  • Reference Code: IE LA BG 71
  • Extent: 26 items

Scope and Content

Board of Guardians Minute Books (1852 - 1922). Meetings were held weekly, and contain reports of officers, orders of and letters from the poor law commissioners, proposals and resolutions passed, payments made and a summary of the population in the workhouse with details on the number of admissions, deaths and discharges, the number of children, the number aged and infirm, and the number of lunatics.

Subjects

Board of Guardians, Croom, Grand Jury, Limerick, Inmates, Local Government Board, Lord Lieutenant, Poor Law, Poverty, Purchasing, Rates, Social Care

Creator(s)

Croom Union Board of Guardians

Biographical / Historical Note

Croom was declared a union in March 1850 and a new workhouse built there in 1852. The new Union was formed by regrouping, and sometimes dividing, electoral divisions formerly pertaining to the Unions of Rathkeale, Newcastle West and Limerick.  

Administrative Information

  • Access Restrictions: N.A. 
  • Use Restrictions: N.A. 
  • Related Materials: S.C. O Mahony. Guide to the Poor Law records of Limerick, Clare and North Tipperary.

Collection Content

I. Board of Guardian Minute Books, 1852-1922

Minute Books of the Board of Guardians of Limerick Union. Meetings were held weekly. Entries are recorded under headings, which include Clerk's reports, Treasurer's Account, Reports of the Master and Other Officers and Orders of and Letters from the Poor Law Commissioners. Also recorded are members present, details of correspondence, proposals and resolutions passed, and payments made. Also noted in each volume is information provided by the census on population of the Union in each decade. Also completed at every meeting is a table showing 'Return of Paupers who were Admitted into, or Discharged from, the Workhouse; and the number of Sick, Born, or who Died therein, during the week ending (date).

From 1 August 1868 (BG/71/A/36), a second table is also completed showing 'State of the Workhouse for the week ending'. This table records the number of Inmates for which accommodation is provided in Workhouse/Temporary Buildings/Additional Workhouses/Permanent Fever Hospital/Fever Sheds/Total; Aged and Infirm (male/female); Able-Bodied (male/female); Boys and Girls/Children under 2 years/Born (male/female)/Total; Return of Sicks and Lunatics: Number in Hospital on the above date/Number of Lunatics and Idiots in Workhouse on the above date/Observations. (down): Admitted during the Week; Total; Discharged during the Week; Died; Total Discharged and Died; Remaining on the above date.

Extent: 25 items

PDF File: BG/71/A/5. 29 June 1852 - 20 January 1853

  • 29 June 1852 - 20 January 1853
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/10. 8 February 1855 - 16 August 1855

  • 8 February 1855 - 16 August 1855
  • Extent: c.700pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/16. 15 April 1858 - 7 October 1858

  • 15 April 1858 - 7 October 1858
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/22. 18 April 1861 - 3 October 1861

  • 18 April 1861 - 3 October 1861
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/28. 7 April 1864 - 29 September 1864

  • 7 April 1864 - 29 September 1864
  • Extent: c. 600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/34. 9 May 1867 - 7 November 1867

  • 9 May 1867 - 7 November 1867
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/40. 5 May 1870 - 27 October 1870

  • 5 May 1870 - 27 October 1870
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/46. 29 May 1873 - 20 November 1873

  • 29 May 1873 - 20 November 1873
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/52. 1 June 1876 - 23 November 1876

  • 1 June 1876 - 23 November 1876
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/58. 29 May 1879 - 20 November 1879

  • 29 May 1879 - 20 November 1879
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/64. 18 May 1882 - 16 November 1882

  • 18 May 1882 - 16 November 1882
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/72. 12 November 1885 - 6 May 1886

  • 12 November 1885 - 6 May 1886
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/77. 31 October 1889 - 23 October 1890

  • 31 October 1889 - 23 October 1890
  • Extent: c.500pp
  • Access Rules: N.A.

PDF File: BG/71/A/81. 2 November 1893 - 25 October 1894

  • 2 November 1893 - 25 October 1894
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/84. 29 October 1896 - 21 October 1897

  • 29 October 1896 - 21 October 1897
  • Extent: c.600pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/87. 26 October 1899 - 11 October 1900

  • 26 October 1899 - 11 October 1900
  • Extent: c.1800pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/93. 11 June 1903 - 17 December 1903

  • 11 June 1903 - 17 December 1903
  • Extent: c.800pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/98. 1 February 1906 - 26 July 1906

  • 1 February 1906 - 26 July 1906
  • Extent: c.800pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/105. 12 August 1909 - 17 February 1910

  • 12 August 1909 - 17 February 1910
  • Extent: c.800pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/111. 10 October 1912 - 10 April 1913

  • 10 October 1912 - 10 April 1913
  • Extent: c.800pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/117. 23 December 1915 - 22 June 1916

  • 23 December 1915 - 22 June 1916
  • Extent: c.900pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/120. 19 July 1917 - 24 January 1918

  • 19 July 1917 - 24 January 1918
  • Extent: c.1000pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/121. 31 January 1918 - 1 August 1918

  • 31 January 1918 - 1 August 1918
  • Extent: c.1000pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/122. 8 August 1918 - 13 February 1919

  • 8 August 1918 - 13 February 1919
  • Extent: c.1000pp
  • Access Rules: N.A

PDF File: BG/71/A/123. 20 February 1919 - 21 August 1919

  • 20 February 1919 - 21 August 1919
  • Extent: c.1000pp
  • Access Rules: N.A