Tag: Poor Law Records and researchThe New Poor Law and an early example of information managementTuesday 4 July 2023The importance of poor law records cannot be overestimated...Records and researchRecord linkage across 19th century poverty and pauperismThursday 2 June 2022One of the great challenges for all kinds of history researchers is the way...Records and researchIn Their Own Write: Three million words!Friday 26 June 2020In Their Own Write is an ambitious research project which is uncovering the voice...Behind the scenesSacrifices for loveFriday 22 May 2020What would you sacrifice for love? And who sacrifices more: those who have it all,...Records and researchDeceptive, deviant and dextrous: Your humble petitioners?Tuesday 10 December 2019What happened to petition fraudsters in the 19th century? Desperate women deserted by their...Records and researchA pauper’s life in their own wordsFriday 2 October 2015It is generally accepted that primary sources detailing paupers’ experience of the 19th century are...Records and researchGeorge Sanglier’s petitions: two sides to every petitionTuesday 4 August 2015My last blog focused on James Hawkins, a thief so determined not to be...