Redruth Poor Law Union, Cornwall Genealogy

Redruth Poor Law Union
The union was comprised of the following parishes:


 * Camborne, Cornwall
 * Gwennap, Cornwall
 * Gwinear, Cornwall
 * Gwithian, Cornwall
 * Illogan, Cornwall
 * Lannarth, Cornwall
 * Penponds, Cornwall
 * Phillack, Cornwall see also Hayle St Elwyn
 * Redruth, Cornwall
 * St Day, Cornwall
 * Stithians, Cornwall
 * Treleigh, Cornwall
 * Treslothan, Cornwall
 * Tuckingmill,Cornwall

Records
Cornwall Archives and Libraries surviving records include Guardians' minute books (1855-1930); Indoor relief lists (1837-1930, with gaps); Admissions and discharges (1840-1934, with gaps); Index of inmates (1912-24); Creed registers (1910-30); Deaths (1837-67, 1901-39)

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?Redruth/Redruth.shtml