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Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)

Reference: CC/Tr Catalogue Title: Durham County Council (1888 - 1974) Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: County Treasurer's Department - Poor Law Unions

Covering Dates: 1856-1948

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  • Durham County Council (1888 - 1974)
    • Durham County Council County Treasurer's Department (Ref: CC/Tr)
    • Poor Law Unions (Ref: CC/Tr )
    • Individual Poor Law Unions (Ref: CC/Tr Section 01)
    • Auckland Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 01)
    • Chester le Street Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 02)
    • Durham Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 03)
    • Easington Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 04)
    • Houghton le Spring Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 05)
    • Lanchester Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 06)
    • Sedgefield Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 07)
    • Stockton Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 08)
    • Teesdale Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 09)
    • Weardale Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 10)
    • Unspecified Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 11)
    • Poor Law Union Superannuation Scheme (Ref: CC/Tr section 02)
    • General (Ref: CC/Tr 333, 336)
    • Auckland Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 01)
    • Chester le Street Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 02)
    • Durham Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 03)
    • Lanchester Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 04)
    • Stockton Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 05)
    • Joint Committees (Ref: CC/Tr section 03)
    • Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee (Ref: CC/Tr 304-313)
    • Joint Vagrancy Committee (Ref: CC/Tr 531-532, 886-887)

Catalogue Contents

Durham County Council County Treasurer's Department (Ref: CC/Tr)Poor Law Unions (Ref: CC/Tr )Individual Poor Law Unions (Ref: CC/Tr Section 01)Auckland Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 01)

230, 232, 242-246, 314-317

Ref: CC/Tr 230

Auckland Union return of salaries, [September 1882] - March 1888
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 232

Auckland Union financial statement (statutory) and loan account, March 1913 - November 1918
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 242

Auckland Union financial statement (statutory) and loan account, enclosing loose accounts, March 1918 - March 1924
(1 volume, leather half-bound and 2 papers)

Ref: CC/Tr 243

Auckland Union financial statement (statutory) and loan account, April 1924 - March 1930
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 244

Auckland Union financial statement (statutory) and loan account, March 1908 - March 1913
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 245

Auckland Union financial statement (statutory) and loan account, April 1898 - March 1908
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 246

Auckland Union financial statement (statutory) and loan account, September 1889 - March 1898
(1 volume)

Ref: CC/Tr 314

Auckland Union general ledger, personal accounts, April 1929 - March 1930
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 315

Auckland Union general ledger, impersonal accounts, April 1924 - March 1928
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 316

Auckland Union general ledger, impersonal accounts, April 1928 - March 1930
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 317

Auckland Union parochial ledger, March 1908 - March 1927
(1 volume, calf bound)

Chester le Street Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 02)

221, 231

Ref: CC/Tr 221

Chester-le-Street Union general ledger, with index, April 1928 - March 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 231

Chester-le-Street financial statement and loan account, April 1926 - September 1930
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Durham Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 03)

227, 229, 234-235, 241, 318-321

Ref: CC/Tr 227

[Durham Union] cash book, enclosing loose account, April 1929 - March 1930
(1 volume, leather half-bound and 1 paper)

Ref: CC/Tr 229

Durham Union register of securities, September 1888 - July 1925
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 234

Durham Union financial statement, September 1914 - September 1919
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 235

Durham Union financial statement, enclosing loose financial statements, September 1919 - March 1925
(1 volume, cloth half-bound and 5 papers)

Ref: CC/Tr 241

Durham Union financial statement, March 1925 - March 1929
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 318

Durham Union Treasurer's ledger, October 1926 - September 1929
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 319

Durham Union Treasurer's ledger, October 1929 - March 1930
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 320

Durham Union general ledger with index, April 1929 - March 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 321

Durham Union general ledger with index, April 1927 - March 1929
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Easington Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 04)

228, 236, 238-240, 247-250, 329-330

Ref: CC/Tr 228

Easington Union register of securities, September 1874 - July 1929
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 236

Easington Union financial statement (statutory), enclosing loose account, SePtember 1904 - October 1909
(1 volume, leather half-bound and 1 paper)

Ref: CC/Tr 238

Easington Union financial statement, September 1909 - September 1914
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 239

Easington Union financial statement, enclosing loose loan account, September 1914 - September 1919
(1 volume, leather half-bound and 1 paper)

Ref: CC/Tr 240

Easington Union financial statement, September 1919 - March 1924
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 247

Easington Guardians' financial statement, September 1889 - September 1894
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 248

Easington Union Guardians' financial statement, no.2, enclosing loose account, September 1894 - September 1899
(1 volume, leather half-bound and 1 paper)

Ref: CC/Tr 249

Easington Union Guardians' financial statement, no.3, September 1899 - October 1904
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 250

Easington Union Guardians' financial statement, enlosing correspondence of Haddon, Best and Co. to [Easington Union] re new statutory financial statement, September 1883 - September 1889
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 329

Easington Union general ledger, September 1923 - March 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 330

Easington Union ledger, with index, April 1923 - March 1931
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Houghton le Spring Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 05)

211-219

Ref: CC/Tr 211

Houghton-le-Spring Union general ledger, October 1925 - March 1927
(1 volume, cloth bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 212

Houghton-le-Spring Union general ledger, with index, April 1924 - October 1926
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 213

Houghton-le-Spring Union general ledger, with index, enclosing loose accounts, April 1922 - March 1924
(1 volume, calf bound and 6 papers)

Ref: CC/Tr 214

Houghton-le-Spring Union Treasurer's ledger, with index, October 1909 - September 1913
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 215

Houghton-le-Spring Union general ledger, with index, April 1918 - March 1921
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 216

Houghton-le-Spring Union general ledger, with index, October 1913 - September 1917
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 217

Houghton-le-Spring Union general ledger, with index, January 1910 - April 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 218

Houghton-le-Spring Union general ledger, with index, October 1926 - December 1928
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 219

Houghton-le-Spring Union general ledger, with index, April 1906 - September 1909
(1 volume, calf bound)

Lanchester Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 06)

222-223

Ref: CC/Tr 222

Lanchester Union general ledger, with index, October 1921 - March 1928
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 223

Lanchester Union general ledger, with index, April 1928 - June 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Sedgefield Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 07)

322-323

Ref: CC/Tr 322

Sedgefield Union general ledger with index, April 1929 - March 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 323

Sedgefield Union general ledger with index, enclosing memorandum re parish expenses, April 1925 - March 1929
(1 volume, calf bound)

Stockton Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 08)

220, 237

Ref: CC/Tr 220

Stockton Union general ledger, with index, April 1929 - March 1930
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 237

Stockton Union financial statement (statutory), enclosing envelope containing forms for expenses, April 1923 - March 1930
(1 volume, leather half-bound and 2 booklets)

Teesdale Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 09)

331-332

Ref: CC/Tr 331

Teesdale Union ledger, with index, April 1929 - March 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 332

Teesdale Union Treasurer's ledger, with index, April 1926 - March 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Weardale Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 10)

233, 328

Ref: CC/Tr 233

Weardale Union financial statement (statutory) and loan account, April 1924 - March 1930
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 328

Weardale Union general ledger, March 1925 - March 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Unspecified Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 11)

224-226

Ref: CC/Tr 224

Union general ledger, APril 1929 - March 1930
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 225

Union general ledger, with index, April 1925 - March 1929
(1 volume, calf bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 226

Union general ledger, no.26, with index, April 1924 - March 1928
(1 volume, calf bound)

Poor Law Union Superannuation Scheme (Ref: CC/Tr section 02)

Service registers of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896

General (Ref: CC/Tr 333, 336)Ref: CC/Tr 333

Service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1919 - c.1930
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 336

Service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1930 - c.1935
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Auckland Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 01)

337-338

Ref: CC/Tr 337

Auckland Union, no.1, service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1856 - c.1930
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 338

Auckland Union, no.3, service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1921 - c.1930
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Chester le Street Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 02)

341

Ref: CC/Tr 341

Chester-le-Street service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1881 - c.1930
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Durham Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 03)

340

Ref: CC/Tr 340

Durham Union, no.1, register of appointments of officers' salaries and deductions therefrom under the Superannuation Act 1896, c.1867 - c.1914
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Lanchester Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 04)

342-344

Ref: CC/Tr 342

Lanchester, no.2, service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1857 - c.1912
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 343

Lanchester, no.3, service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1877 - c.1930
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 344

Lanchester, no.4, service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1913 - c.1930
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Stockton Poor Law Union (Ref: CC/Tr section 05)

334-335, 339, 345-346

Ref: CC/Tr 334

Stockton Union, no.1, service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act, 1896, with index, c.1887 - c.1921
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 335

Stockton Union, no.2, service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1910 - c.1930
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 339

Stockton Union, no.4, service register of deductions made from salary, wages and other emoluments under the Poor Law Officers' Superannuation Act 1896, with index, c.1922 - c.1930
(1 volume, calf half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 345

Stockton Union salaries book, no.1, for office staff, December 1908 - May 1910
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 346

Stockton Union salaries book, no.2, for office staff, June 1910 - December 1911
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Joint Committees (Ref: CC/Tr section 03)Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee (Ref: CC/Tr 304-313)Ref: CC/Tr 304

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee general ledger, January 1914 - September 1916
(1 volume, vellum bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 305

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee general ledger, September 1916 - March 1919
(1 volume, vellum)

Ref: CC/Tr 306

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee general ledger, no.3, April 1919 - September 1920
(1 volume, vellum half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 307

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee general ledger, Treasurer's account, no.4, October 1920 - April 1926
(1 volume, vellum half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 308

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee general ledger, no.4, October 1920 - March 1925
(1 volume, vellum half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 309

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee general ledger, no.5, April 1925 - March 1934
(1 volume, vellum half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 310

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee rent etc. ledger, March 1916 - December 1921
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 311

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee financial statement, March 1914 - September 1919
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 312

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee financial statement, September 1919 - March 1926
(1 volume, cloth half-bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 313

Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee financial statement, March 1925 - March 1930
(1 volume, leather half-bound)

Joint Vagrancy Committee (Ref: CC/Tr 531-532, 886-887)Ref: CC/Tr 531

Minutes of Joint Vagrancy Committee, no.1, with index, May 1930 - September 1938
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 532

Minutes of Joint Vagrancy Committee, no.2, with index, October 1938 - June 1948
(1 volume, leather bound)

Ref: CC/Tr 886

Joint Vagrancy Committee: financial and administrative regulations, 1 April 1937
(1 booklet)

Ref: CC/Tr 887

Joint Vagrancy Committee: proposed revision of maintenance charges in respect of casuals, 3 July 1941 Originally enclosed in CC/Tr 886
(1 paper, typescript)



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