Rootsfinder Tips

Here's a book I'd like to read. My dealings with poor law records have so far been fantastic. Poor law records can be such a rich source of family history information. Many family histories overlook them, but I'd encourage everyone to see if their family can be found in the parish poor records, either as an overseer, collector, payer of poor rate, or receiver of poor rate! Removal orders are very fascinating. The Lambeth Parish Overseers of the Poor issued a removal order against my husband's ancestors John and Anne Collins. The order detailed date issued (22 Dec 1822), reason (John was too ill to work), names of wife and children plus their ages, date of removal (3 March 1823) and parish removed to (St Martins in the Fields, just across the Thames River). From there we were able to look in the workhouse records of St Martins in the Fields. We can see that the family entered the poor house and left again that same day. It's just a blip in history, but extremely fascinating if they're your own family!

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