Catalogue description Content: Folio 40. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Harry White, Clerk to...

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Details of MH 12/11732/22
Reference: MH 12/11732/22
Description:
Content: Folio 40. Draft letter from the Poor Law Commission to Harry White, Clerk to the Guardians of the Blything Poor Law Union. They state that they are still considering White's letter about William Thacker. They point out that the act of paying the premium to the boys mother has practically the effect of transferring the money payable by the putative father to the mother to the parish and the scheme would result in the money payable under the order of affiliation would be payable to the boy's parents. The Commission wish to know how much the mother is directed to pay for the maintenance of the child under the order of affiliation if the scheme were adopted. Under the statute of Elizabeth under which the order was made, both parents would be liable for maintenance. Paper Number: 4685/A/1837. Poor Law Union Number 432. Counties: Suffolk.
Date: 6 July 1837
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description

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