1844 poor relief work ticket
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1844 poor relief work ticket
A ticket issued in 1844 by a Relieving Officer for the parish of St Mary, Islington, north London, directing the bearer to the stone yard on Wharf Road, City Basin. In return for a stint of stone breaking, the claimant would receive " out relief", a handout of food and money
Media ID 4465035
© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
1840s 1844 Basin Bearer Breaking Conditions Hand Writing Heavy Islington L Aw Labour Money Parish Poor Poverty Relieving Ticket Voucher Wharf Workhouse Workhouses Yard
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