Northwich Poor Law Union, Cheshire Genealogy

History
In the 1777 Parliamentary report mention is made of workhouses at Barnshaw cum Goostrey (for up to 15), Eaton (12), Newton (50), Over (30), Sutton (20) and Weaver (30)

Northwich Poor Law Union was formed on 20th October 1836. Northwich Union workhouse was built in 1837-9 on London Road in Northwich to a plan for 200 occupants and designed by George Latham. In 1850 a fever hospital was added and in 1863 sanitatation was improved by the addition of bathing facilities. From 1904, to protect them from disadvantage in later life, the birth certificates for those born in the workhouse gave its address just as 160 London Road, Northwich. The workhouse later became Northwich Poor Law Institution and was subsequently used as an old people's home until 1964. Only the front part of the workhouse buildings now remain and are now the home of the Northwich Salt Museum.



Constituent Parishes
Barnton, Cheshire Byley, Cheshire includes Byley-Cum-Yatehouse, St John Byley and Byley with Lees Dane Bridge, Cheshire Davenham, Cheshire includes Shipbrook, Stanthorne, Newhall, Moulton, Leftwich, Eaton near Northwich, Eaton, Shipbrooke, Bostock, Wharton Christ Church, Shurlach, Whatcroft, Winsford, Wharton, and Newhall near Northwich. Delamere, Cheshire extra parochial place includes Eddisbury, Eddismere Oak Bury and Oakmere Kingswood Goostrey, Cheshireincludes Goostrey cum Barnshaw Great Budworth, Cheshire includes Allostock, Anderton, Cogshall, Comberbach, Marston Hartford, Cheshire includes Castle Northwich Leighton with Minshull, Cheshireincludes Bradfield Green, Minshul Vernon, Minshull, and Minshull Vernon. Lower Peover, Cheshire Little Budworth, Cheshire Little Leigh, Cheshire Lostock Gralam, Cheshire includes Wincham, Rudheath, Hulse, Lach Dennis, and Lostock Green Marbury, Cheshire Middlewich, Cheshireincludes: Stublach, Stublach and Lees, Sutton, Sutton near Middlewich, Weaver, Weever, Wimboldsley, Cliff, Clive, Croxton, Kinderton cum Hulme, Kinderton with Hulme, Mooresbarrow cum Parme, Newton, Newton near Middlewich, Occlestone, Ravenscroft, and Sproston. Over, Cheshire includes Low Oulton,( Oultonlowe), Swanlow, and Winsford. Weaverham, Cheshire include: Milton, Onston, Sandiway, Wallerscoat, Gorstage, Weaverham Lordship, Acton, Crowton, Cuddington, and Wallerscote. Whitegate, Cheshire includes Marton, Marton near Northwich, and Darnhall. Witton, Cheshire include: Rudheath, Rudheath Lordship, Northwich Holy Trinity, Castle Northwich, Witton cum Twambrooks, Northwich, Birches, and Winnington.

Records
Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester, Cheshire CH1 1RL. Holdings include: Guardians' minutes (1883-6, 1920-5); Register of inmates (1919-46); Creed register (1872-1942); Births (1849-1913); Deaths (1855-1914); Alphabetical list of persons aged 65 or over (1923-42) D 3234/6 Item Plan of Northwich Union Workhouse Mar 1871

Registers of births, deaths and creeds at the Northwich Union workhouse at Leftwich, 1849-1949 Microfilm of original filmed at the Cheshire Record Office in Chester, England. Cheshire Record Office call no.: LGO 11, LGO 12/1-2, LGO 17/1-4. Births, 1849-1913. Deaths, 1855-1914, 1942-1949. Creed registers, 1872-1884, 1887-1911 (contains admission and discharge information). Vault BRITISH Film 2299209 Items 3 - 9

Websites
Peter Higginbotham's website http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Northwich/Northwich.shtml has images and maps about the Union and historical accounts.