Durham County Council Public Assistance Committee
Reference: U/CS Catalogue Title: Durham County Council Public Assistance Committee Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Chester-le-Street Poor Law Union area
Covering Dates: 1930-1946
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- Durham County Council Public Assistance Committee
- Durham County Council Public Assistance Committee (Ref: U/CS )
- Chester le Street Union area (Ref: U/CS )
- Outdoor relief (Ref: U/CS 180-191, 337, 342)
- Loans (Ref: U/CS 338-341)
- Miscellaneous (Ref: U/CS 196, 336, 343)
- Houghton and Chester-le-Street Area, No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District (Ref: U/CS 348-368)
- Outdoor relief (Ref: U/CS 348-365)
- Relief payment cards (Ref: U/CS 366-368)
Catalogue Contents
Durham County Council Public Assistance Committee (Ref: U/CS )Chester le Street Union area (Ref: U/CS )Outdoor relief (Ref: U/CS 180-191, 337, 342)Ref: U/CS 180
Chester-le-Street Union, Outdoor relief list, April 1938 - March 1939
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 181Chester-le-Street Union, Outdoor relief list, March 1939
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 182Chester-le-Street Union, Outdoor relief list, April 1939 - March 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 183Chester-le-Street Union, Outdoor relief list, March 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 184Chester-le-Street Union, Outdoor relief list, April 1940 - March 1941
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 185Chester-le-Street Union, Outdoor relief list, April 1941 - March 1942
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 186Chester-le-Street Union, Relief order book , April 1939 - March 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 187Chester-le-Street Union, Relief order book , December 1939 - June 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 188Chester-le-Street Union, Relief order book , June 1940 - March 1941
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 189Chester-le-Street Union, Relief order book , March 1941 - April 1942
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 190Chester-le-Street Union, Able-bodied relief order book, April 1938 - September 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 191Chester-le-Street Union, Relief order book re indoor cases and liable relatives, April 1939 - September 1940
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 337Public Assistance Committee determination forms and receipts, 1932
(1 file)
Ref: U/CS 342Public Assistance Committee determination of relief forms and returns, 1932
(2 files)
Loans (Ref: U/CS 338-341)Ref: U/CS 338Weekly returns from relieving officers re relief on loan, 1932 - 1933
(1 file)
Ref: U/CS 339Weekly returns from relieving officers re relief on loan, 1934 - 1936
(1 file)
Ref: U/CS 340Weekly returns from relieving officers re relief on loan, 1933 - 1934
(1 file)
Ref: U/CS 341Weekly returns from relieving officers re relief on loan, 1936 - 1937
(1 file)
Miscellaneous (Ref: U/CS 196, 336, 343)Ref: U/CS 196Chester-le-Street Union, Return of births register, 1931 - 1935
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 336Weekly returns re claims for transitional payments of Unemployment Insurance Benefit, Houghton and Chester-le-Street area, 1931 - 1932
(2 files)
Ref: U/CS 343Folder containing papers re Moral Welfare Association, including 'Men's and Women's Offering Reports', and financial statement, 1941 - 1946
(4 papers)
Houghton and Chester-le-Street Area, No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District (Ref: U/CS 348-368)The Witton Gilbert Relief District included Daisy Hill, Edmondsley, Grange Villa, Pelton, Pelton Lane Ends, Perkinsville, Sacriston and Witton Gilbert.
Outdoor relief (Ref: U/CS 348-365)Ref: U/CS 348Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 1, 1 April 1930 - 31 March 1931
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 349Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 2, 29 June 1930 - 31 March 1931
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 350Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 1, 1 April 1931 - 31 March 1932
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 351Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 2, 1 April 1931 - 31 March 1932
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 352Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 1, 1 April 1932 - 31 March 1933
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 353Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 2, 2 April 1932 - 31 March 1933
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 354Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 3, 9 July 1932 - 31 March 1933
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 355Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 1, 1 April 1933 - 31 March 1934
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 356Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 2, 1 April 1933 - 31 March 1934
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 357Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 1, 1 April 1934 - 31 March 1935
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 358Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 2, 1 April 1934 - 31 March 1935
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 359Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 1, 1 April 1935 - 31 March 1936
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 360Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 2, 1 April 1935 - 31 March 1936
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 361Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 1, 1 April 1936 - 31 March 1937
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 362Outdoor Relief List of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, Book 2, 1 April 1936 - 31 March 1937
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 363Relieving Officer's Cash Book of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, 1 April 1930 - 31 March 1932
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 364Relieving Officer's Cash Book of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, 1 April 1932 - 21 July 1934
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Ref: U/CS 365Relieving Officer's Cash Book of No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, 21 July 1934 - 14 November 1936
(1 volume, cloth bound)
Relief payment cards (Ref: U/CS 366-368)These cards were issued to applicants for public assistance in No. 40 (Witton Gilbert) Relief District, and record the weekly relief payments. Arranged in alphabetical order of surname, the cards were stored in the building which formerly served as the Relief Office for No. 40 District, at Findon Hill, Sacriston. The following cards have been retained as a sample. Information concerning the payments to all applicants is recorded in the Outdoor Relief Lists, ref: U/CS 348-362
Ref: U/CS 366Relief payment cards of applicants with surnames beginning with the letter 'B', 1931 - 1938
(441 cards)
Ref: U/CS 367Relief payment cards of applicants with surnames beginning with the letter 'H', 1931 - 1938
(394 cards)
Ref: U/CS 368Relief payment cards of applicants with surnames beginning with the letter 'Y', 1931 - 1938
(45 cards)
