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English[en]
By the 19th century parishes were no longer able to cope with the burden of poor relief so a new system was introduced. Parishes were grouped into ‘Poor Law Unions’ with elected officials (‘Guardians’) responsible for administering the relief. Each union had a workhouse, and it was intended that relief would be given ‘inside’ the workhouse, rather than ‘outside’ (i.e. in the home). Kresen Kernow holds a range of documents, including minute books, for these unions which contain high levels of detail and mention individual names and cases, making them an excellent source for both family and social history. The Boards of Guardians were abolished in 1930 and their work was transferred to the County Council.
Cornish[kw]
Erbynn an 19ves kansvledhen ny ylli pluwow dyghtya an begh a dhifresyans boghosogneth, ytho system nowydh a veu dallethys. Pluwow a veu kuntellys yn ‘Kesunyansow an Lagha Boghosogneth’ gans sodhogyon etholys (‘Gwithysi’) ha gansa an dever a venystra an difresyans. Y’n jevo pub kesunyans chi rag an voghosogyon, ha’n difresyans a vedha res ‘a-berveth’ an oberjiow na, yn le ‘yn-mes’ (h.y. yn tre). Kresen Kernow a syns divers skrifennow dhyworth an kesunyansow ma, y’ga mysk lyvrow kovnotyans, gans meur a vanylyon, keffrys ha henwyn ha kasow unnik kampollys. Rag henna, pennfentynnyow splann yns rag istori teylu ha socyal. Kesvaow Gwithysi a veu defendys yn 1930 ha’ga ober a veu treusperthys dhe Gonsel an Konteth.