Bromyard Workhouse Database, 1840
UKDA study number:3040
Principal Investigator
Crompton, F.
Worcester College of Higher Education
Distributed by
UK Data Archive, University of Essex, Colchester.
February 1995
Bibliographic Citation
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Crompton, F., Bromyard Workhouse Database, 1840 [computer file]. Colchester, Essex: UK Data Archive [distributor], February 1995. SN: 3040,
http://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-3040-1
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Copyright:
F. Crompton
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3040 . Bromyard Workhouse Database, 1840
Depositor:
Crompton, F. , Worcester College of Higher Education
Principal Investigator:
Crompton, F. , Worcester College of Higher Education
Abstract:
The aim of this dataset is to investigate the time spent in a workhouse by inmates.
Main Topics:
Poor law.
Workhouse admissions and discharges; date admitted; date discharged; length of time spent in workhouse.
Inmate name; age; parish responsible for pauper; occupation; illegitimacy; marital status; able bodied or disabled; financial support from a charity; reason for entering workhouse; cleanliness; religion; person responsible for admitting or discharging pauper (board of guardians, overseers of the poor, relieving officer, master); date of entry in register; pauper classification; behaviour whilst in workhouse; other information.
Coverage:
Time Period Covered:
1840
Country:
England
Geography:
Bromyard;
Herefordshire
Spatial Units:
No information recorded
Observation Units:
Individuals
Kind of Data:
Textual data; Numeric data; Individual (micro) level
Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:
Subnational
Population:
Paupers in Bromyard workhouse in 1840.
Methodology:
Time Dimensions:
Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures:
No sampling (total universe)
Number of Units:
300 (obtained)
Method of Data Collection:
Transcription of existing materials
Data Sources:
Admissions and discharge registers from Hereford Record Office.
Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English
Access:
Access Conditions:
The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions for further information.
Availability:
History Data Service, UK Data Archive
Contact:
Help desk: hds@essex.ac.uk
Date of First Release:
16 February 1995
Copyright:
F. Crompton
File last updated:
4 January 2012