Page, S. (1989). Pauperism and the Leicester Workhouse in 1881. Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 63. Vol 63, Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society. pp. 85-95. https://doi.org/10.5284/1108192. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 Pauperism and the Leicester Workhouse in 1881
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Issue:		 Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society 63
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Series:		 Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
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Volume:		 63
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Page Start/End:		 85 - 95
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Abstract:		 In this paper, the problem of poverty in Victorian Leicester is examined using evidence from the Poor Law which was the main agency responsible for the social well-being of the poor. The Poor Law dealt with the extreme cases of poverty and destitute poor and forms a useful medium for understanding who cared for the poor's welfare. As Rose has confirmed 'urban poverty was a wide phenomena which embraced, at some stage in their lives, many nineteenth century town dwellers. Thus the potential urban clientele of the Poor Law system was an enormous one'. Therefore, using the transcripts of the 1881 census of Leicester Workhouse, it is possible to assess 'who the poor were', 'their social and economic characteristics' and, 'their geographical origins'. However, to understand the significance of the Poor Law in assisting the poor it is necessary to explain how it operated and its rationale for relieving hardship and distress.
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Author:		 E Trollope
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Year of Publication:		 1989
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Leicester
Workhouse
poverty
Poor Law
Leicestershire
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Created Date:		 08 Jun 2023