Leigh Union Poor Law Settlement Removal and Asylum Reception ...

Index produced by Jenny Todhunter, Joan Pike, Gillian Lloyd and Yvonne Eckersley, Archives Service Volunteers
© Wigan Archives Service, WLCT
Item Number Name Age Marital Occupation Address Family Information Reason For Committal/Removal/Settlement Type of
Date Religion/Additonal
Status
Document
Information
GLei/48/3/26 William Booth Workhouse order out relief Rotherham union
requested Leigh union to pay
27/02/25
GLei/48/3/27 Susannah Lee 51 Widow 32 Mabel street Living with her son out relief from Bolton to
Leigh
02/03/25
GLei/48/3/28 Mary Smith 65 Widow Wigan to Leigh Pauper 17/03/25
GLei/48/3/29 Peter Travis 70 Widow Wigan to Leigh Self inflicted wound of throat senile decay 17/03/25
GLei/48/3/30 Henry Sharrock Widow Wigan to Leigh Out door relief 28/03/28
GLei/48/3/31 Samuel Heath 49 Warrington union to
Leigh
Lost a leg in the War 02/04/25
GLei/48/3/32 Florence Whalley 26 Brought up in the workhouse after several job
is now in service no relief needed
05/06/25
GLei/48/3/33 Marry Ann
Farworth
24 Bolton to Leigh Pregnant and destitute 20/05/25
GLei/48/3/34 Bernard Green 67 Manchester to Leigh Pauper 24/07/25
GLei/48/3/35 James Gibson
Manchester union to Mother died and
07/08/25
Clegg
Leigh
Father blind
GLei/48/3/36 Lucy Prosser 29 Manchester to Leigh Muriel 4yrs (daughter), Husband deserted, Pauper
Doreen 9months
21/07/25
GLei/48/3/37 James Cunliffe 73 Bolton to Leigh Permanent disability 02/10/25
GLei/48/3/38 Marry Ann
Married Bolton to Leigh David 22months,
14/10/195
Farnworth
Florence 10 months
and husband left
GLei/48/3/39 Minah Brooks 21 Married Bolton to Leigh Brenda 9 months and Out relief
husband absent
11/07/25
GLei/48/3/40 Rose Roberts 47 Edmonton Essex to Leigh deserted wife 08/01/26
GLei/48/3/41 Peter 41 Married Bolton to Leigh Marry Ellen 43 and
Alfred 3yrs
Homeless and destitute 31/12/25
GLei/48/3/42 Thomas Nutter 70 Guernsey to Leigh Pauper 05/02/26
GLei/48/3/43 Thomas Madden 43 Salford to Leigh Permanent disability 10/02/26
GLei/48/3/44 Mary E. Ryan Warrington to Leigh 2 children Out relief 25/02/26
GLei/48/3/45 David Patterson 74 Kirkcudbrightshire to
Leigh
birth certificate disabled 15/02/26
GLei/48/3/46 Rose William 19 Manchester to Leigh Confinement 07/07/26
GLei/48/3/47 Margaret
Gregson
53 Bolton to Leigh Deaf dumb-out relief 08/10/196
GLei/48/3/48 Daniel Crawley 45 Stoke, Wolstanton to
Leigh
Destitute 27/10/26
GLei/48/3/49 James Keevan 27 2 children. Sarah 2yrs
03/11/26
(Kelly)
and Alfred 6 months
GLei/48/3/50 Albert Fairhurst 23 Ormskirk to Leigh Mental 13/11/26
GLei/48/3/51 Norman Heaton 25 Bolton to Leigh Lunatic 25/10/26
GLei/48/3/52 Margaret Annie
Jefferson
31 3 children Joseph 5,
Charles 4 and Jennie
18 months
deserted 06/12/26
GLei/48/3/53 Joseph Coyle 78 Bolton to Leigh Mental word 24/12/26
23