Moston (Manchester) Poor Law Records

Moston (Manchester)

Poor law records for Moston township, 1838-1895 Microfilm of original records formerly held at the Manchester Archives, Central Library in Manchester, England.

Moston is a township with a village 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 names of occupiers, names of owners, description of property, name or situation of property, rateable values, amounts assessed and collected.

Manchester Archives Central Library call nos.: M 10/18/5/1-64.