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Sydney Benevolent Asylum - Index to Admissions and Discharges 1857-1900

The database contains over 78,000 records and as much as possible, it is a listing of all the inmates of the Asylum between 1857 and 1900.

The 19th Century Poor Law in Liverpool and its Hinterland: Towards the Origins of the Workhouse Infirmary

Article by M.W.Royden.

The Poor Jews' Temporary Shelter Database

Searchable database of over 45,000 register entries of those who arrived at the Shelter in Leman Street, London from 1896 to 1914.

The Poor Law and The Poor Law Union Database

The database lists all Church of England parishes and many additional places and gives the name of the Union that place belonged to and an indication of which Record Office holds the records for that Union.