Boards of guardians of the poor

Two Poor Law Unions covered the Wigan Metropolitan area (G/Wi – Wigan and G/Lei – Leigh). The bulk of records are those that were generated by the daily operations of Poor Law Unions such as minute books and receipt books. These records are of interest to a wide variety of historians; economic, social and political.

Family historians are most interested in those records that contain personal information.

• Transcript of the vaccination register compiled by the Wigan Poor Law Union listing all persons vaccinated by the Union, including those in the Wigan Workhouse, 1899 - 1909
• Children recorded in the Leigh Union Minute Books, 1899 - 1914 
• Leigh Union, Poor Law Settlement, Removal and Asylum Reception Orders (1884 - 1929)