Newton (Manchester) Poor Law Union Records

Newton (Manchester)

Poor law records for Newton township, 1819-1895 Microfilm of original records formerly held at the Manchester Archives, Central Library in Manchester, England. Newton is a suburb, a township, a chapelry, and a sub-district in Manchester parish. "Townships were a division of a parish which formed a unit of local administration; it levied a separate Poor Rate and appointed a constable." -- The Local Historian's Encyclopedia, p. 35. Includes a street index in some registers. Includes names of occupiers, names of owners, description of property, name or situation of property, rateable values, amounts assessed and collected Includes the districts of Newton, Failsworth, Droylsden, Moston and Bradford from 1819- Manchester Archives Central Library call nos.: M 10/19/5/1-21, 23-41, 43-82.