Altrincham (renamed Bucklow) Poor Law Union, Cheshire Genealogy

History
Early town workhouses are known to have existed at Knutsford 1729 Rostherne 1739

In 1755 land given by the Earl of Warrington provided the site of the first Altrincham workhouse

In 1777 workhouses operated at

Altrincham (capacity 50) Bollington (18) Nether Knutsford (20) Pownall Fee Mobberley (30)

Altrincham Poor Law Union officially came into existence on 25th August 1836 The site eventually developed during 1837-9 was at Beckford and offered accommodation for 300. The name of the Union became the Bucklow Union and 1892-1894 saw the enlargement of the buildings to include new kitchens, dining hall laundry and ancillary buildings. After 1895 The Union is re-named the Bucklow Poor Law Union. The institution was used as military hospital during the First World War. After 1930, the workhouse was taken over by Cheshire County Council and renamed Bucklow Institution. It subsequently became Cranford Lodge Hospital.

Constituent Parishes
Agden, Altrincham, Cheshire, Ashley,  Ashton-upon-Mersey, St Martin, Cheshire, Aston-by-Budworth,  Baguley, Cheshire, Bollen Fee , Bollington,  Bowdon, Cheshire, Boxton, Carrington, Cheshire, Dunham-Massey, Etchely, Fulshaw, Hale, Handforth-cum-Basden, High  High Legh, Cheshire,  Knutsford, Cheshire  ,  Lymm, Cheshire,  Marthall, Cheshire with Little Warfard, Mere, Millington,  Mobberley, Cheshire , Nether Knutsford , Northen [Northenden] Northenden, Cheshire , Over Knutsford, Ollerton, Partington, Peovey Inferior Lower Peover, Cheshire, Peovey Superior Over Peover, Cheshire, Pickmere, Plumley, Pownall Fee , Ringway, Cheshire Rosthern[e] Rostherne, Cheshire, Sale, Tabley Inferior, Tabley Superior, Tatton, Timperley, Toft, Warburton Warburton, Cheshire, Wilmslow, Cheshire.

Records
Indoor labour account book (account of materials used), 1837-1838 (Altrincham Workhouse) Microfilm of originals in the Cheshire Record Office, Chester Cheshire Record Office: LBA 5 Indoor labour account book (account of materials used), 1837-1838 (Altrincham Workhouse) FHL BRITISH Film 1594570 Item 5 Cheshire Record Office Duke Street, Chester, CH1 1RL Tel: 01244 602574 http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff/home.htm • Holdings include Guardians' minutes (1844-48, 1865-74, 1877-86, 1888-1928); Indexed register of inmates (1908-40); Deaths (1898-1940); Register of orphans boarded-out (1869-1923); etc. Altrincham, Cheshire,  Register of deaths at Bucklow Workhouse, 1891-1940 Parishes included at the workhouse are Knutsford, Altrincham, Sale, High Legh, Lymm, Ashton-on-Mersey, and Over Peover. Film Items: Microfilm 2299165 Items 1 - 4 Deaths, 1891-1940.

Web Sites
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Altrincham/Altrincham.shtml