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Poor Law Unions
Cardiganshire
From
Kelly's Directory of South Wales 1923
Extracted from the Cd of the same name published by Archive CD Books (Gareth Hicks -
Jan 2008)
What were Poor Law Unions for ?
"Until the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834, relief of the poor was the
responsibility of the parish. Following the Act, parishes were grouped into
Unions that were charged to provide a workhouse for the relief of the
able-bodied poor. ......................................The Board of Guardians responsible for the Union had other
duties from time to time, including the registration of births, marriages and
deaths, vaccinations, assessments of rates, sanitation, school attendance and
infant life protection. By the time of the Local Government Act 1929
unions were abolished and their duties transferred to County Councils.........."
(Archives Network Wales)
"The 1836 civil registration legislation generally used the existing Poor
Law union boundaries for its administration purposes. A Superintendent
Registrar for births, marriages & deaths was appointed in each one.The Poor Law unions already
overlapped some ancient county boundaries, which confusion was
therefore continued into the sphere of civil registration."
Details of overlapping Registration Districts on 1881 census of Wales/Mon -
on Gareth's
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Registration Districts in England & Wales -
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Cardiganshire
Aberayron Union.
- Aberayron
- Cilcennin
- Ciliau Aeron
- Cydplwyf
- Dihewid
- Henfynyw - Upper
- Llanarth
- Llanbadarn Trefeglwys
- Llanddewi Aberarth - Upper
- Llandysiliogogo
- Llanerch Aeron
- Llanfihangel Ystrad
- Llanina
- Llanllwchaiarn
- Llansantffraid
- New Quay
Aberystwyth Union.
- Aberystwith
- Broncastellan
- Caelan y Maesmawr
- Clarach
- Cwrnrheidol
- Cyfoeth y Brenin
- Cynnull Mawr
- Elerch
- Henllys
- Isa'ndre
- Llanafan
- Llanbadarn y Creuddyn - Lower
- Llanbadarn y Creuddyn - Upper
- Llancynfelyn
- Llanddeiniol
- Llanfihangel y Creuyddyn - Lower
- Llanfihangel y Creuyddyn - Upper
- Llangwyryfon
- Llanilar
- Llanrhystyd Haminiog
- Llanrhystyd Mefenydd
- Llanychaiarn
- Melindwr
- Parcel Canol
- Rhostie
- Tir y mynach
- Trefeirig
- Ucha'ndre
- Vaenor - Lower
- Vaenor - Upper
Cardigan Union.
In Cardiganshire.
- Aberporth
- Blaenporth
- Cardigan St. Mary
- Llandygwydd
- Llangoedmor
- Llechryd
- Mount
- St. Dogmells Municipal
- Tremain
- Verwick
In Pembrokeshire.
- Bayvil
- Bridell
- Cilgerran
- Dinas
- Eglwyswrw
- Llanfair Nant Gwyn
- Llanfihangel Penbedw
- Llantood
- Llanychlwydog
- Manordeifi
- Meline
- Monington
- Moylgrove
- Nevern
- Newport
- St. Dogmells Rural
- Whitechurch
Lampeter Union.
- Bettws Bledwrs
- Cellan
- Lampeter Rural
- Lampeter Urban
- Llanfair Clydogau
- Llangybi
- Llanwenog
- LIanwnen
- Silian
- Trefilian
In Carmarthenshire.
- Llanbyther
- Llanfihangel Rhosycorn
- Llanllwni
- Llanycrwys
- Pencarreg
Tregaron Union
- Bettws Lleucu
- Blaenpenal
- Caron is Clawdd or Tregaron
- Caron Uwch Clawdd
- Doethie Camddwr
- Doethie Pysgotwr
- Garth & Ystrad
- Gartheli
- Gogoyan
- Gorwydd
- Gwnnws - Lower
- Gwnnws - Upper
- Gwynfil
- Llanbadarn Odwyn
- Llangeitho
- Llanio
- Lledrod - Lower
- Lledrod - Upper
- Nantcwnlle
- Prysg & Carfan
- Yspytty Ystwyth
- Ystrad Meurig
Sundry
The following Cardiganshire parishes are included the Poor Law Union
of Newcastle Emlyn - which is in Carmarthenshire
- Bangor
- Bettws Evan
- Brongwyn
- Henllan
- Llandyfriog
- Llandyssul
- Llanfair Orllwyn
- Llanfair Trefygen
- Llangranog
- Llangunllo
- Orllwyn Teifi
- Penbryn
- Troedyraur
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