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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.
Youngs' gives PLU start date as 1891, however 1881 Poor Law listing indicates created in 1861, record amended accordingly.
We know of no alternate names.
We know of no associations with other units.
This unit was part of the following units:
Name | Type | Start | End | Authority |
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CHESHIRE | Poor Law/Registration County | 02 Jul 1861 | F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Northern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991), p. 640. | |
CHESHIRE | Administrative County | Ministry of Health, Persons in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief (England and Wales) (H.M.S.O.) |
This unit was affected by the following changes:
Date | Type of change | Other unit involved | Area transferred | Authority |
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02 Jul 1861 | was created from part of | WIRRAL RegD/PLU | Birkenhead was split from the Wirral to become a separate Union and RD | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
01 Apr 1898 | was enlarged by gaining part of | WIRRAL RegD/PLU | Rock Ferry and Lower Bebbington | Registrar General, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) |
This unit contained the following units:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Birkenhead RegD/PLU through time | Census tables with data for the Poor Law Union/Reg. District, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10154820
Date accessed: 07th October 2024