Launceston Poor Law Union, Cornwall Genealogy

Launceston Poor Law Union
The union consited of the following parishes:

Altarnun, Cornwall Bolventor, Cornwall Boyton, Cornwall, England Boyton, Devon Egloskerry, Cornwall Laneast, Cornwall  Launceston St Mary Magdalene, Cornwall  St Thomas by Launceston, Cornwall Lawhitton, Cornwall Lewannick, Cornwall Lawhitton, Cornwall  Lewannick, Cornwall Lezant, Cornwall North Hill, Cornwall North Petherwin, Cornwall South Petherwin, Cornwall St Stephen by Launceston, Cornwall Stoke Climsland, Cornwall Tremaine, Cornwall Treneglos, Cornwall Tresmere, Cornwall Trewen, Cornwall Warbstow, Cornwall Werrington, Devon

Records
Surving records include Guardians' minute books (1890-94, 1908-30); Ledgers (1890-1927); Relief order book (1930) Cornwall Archives and Libraries

Web Sites
For more information on the history of the workhouse, see Peter Higginbotham's web site: www.workhouses.org.uk and http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Launceston/Launceston.shtml