Hull History Centre: Records of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians C PUS Records of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians 1748-1931 Historical Background: The Sculcoates Board of Guardians was established under the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 (4 & 5 Will. IV c.76) and superseded by the Corporation of Hull under the Local Government Act of 1929 (19 & 20 Geo. V c.17). Sculcoates Union incorporated the parishes of Anlaby, Cottingham, Drypool, Garrison Side, Hedon, Haltemprice, Hessle, Kirk Ella, Marfleet, Melton, Newington, North Ferriby, Preston, Sculcoates, Southcoates, Sutton, Swanland, Wauldby, Welton, West Ella and Willerby. Before the Sculcoates Union was created in 1837, three parishes, Drypool, Sculcoates, and Sutton had their own workhouses. The Drypool workhouse was on Great Union Street, the workhouse for Sculcoates was in Carr Street, with Sutton’s in Church Street. The workhouse for the new combined Union, also known as the Beverley Road Institution, was opened in 1844. In 1948 it was renamed Kingston General Hospital. Hessle Cottage Homes, on Hessle Road opened in 1897 was the Union’s Children’s Home. Description: Minutes 1837-1930; Letting of property 1922-1930; Financial records: ledgers 1840-1928; collectors' ledgers 1929-1930; treasurers' ledgers 1904-1928; parochial ledger 1926-1927; relief repayment ledgers 1915-1925; Cottage Homes ledger 1898; staff services ledgers 1895-1927; Register of parish apprentices 1802-1844; Creed register 1914-1923. Extent: 188 volumes, 84 items and 6 bundles Notes: At present the only records of inmates in the Sculcoates Workhouse are as follows:- C PUS/411 Register of Parish Apprentices 7 Dec 1802-29 Sep 1844 C PUS/417 Creed Register 1 Apr 1914-1 Aug 1923 Related material: Sculcoates Board Year books can be found at L.339.1. Within C TED/1/15 are some Boarded Out Childrens' Accounts, which had been taken over from the Sculcoates Poor Law Union by the City Council's Education Department. However, these contain personal sensitive information, please see staff regarding access. At C PRS are the rate books for the parish of Sculcoates which covered part of the area of the Poor Law Union. Hilary Tyson produced a book entitled 'Hessle Cottage Homes' from letters sent to the local press which can be found at L.362.73. Within the book 'A Breath of Sculcoates' at reference L.9.75 (DUP) is an article on the workhouse. Former Hull City Archivist, Geoff Oxley, wrote a general book on the subject, 'Poor Relief in England and Wales, 1601-1834' and there is a book relating to the Poor Law in the Hull area entitled 'The care of the poor in Kingston-Upon- Hull in the Nineteenth Century' by Anne E Reynolds at reference L.339.1. Access conditions: Access will be granted to any accredited reader C PUS/1-89 Minutes of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians 1837-1930 88 volumes 2 items C PUS/1 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 7 Jul 1837- 1 volume 22 Sep 1839 C PUS/2 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 3 Sep 1839- 1 volume 14 Dec 1841 1 of 25 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: Records of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians C PUS/3 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 21 Dec 1841- 1 volume 9 Dec 1845 C PUS/4 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 14 Dec 1845- 1 volume 30 Jul 1850 C PUS/5 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 6 Aug 1850- 1 volume 28 Mar 1854 C PUS/6 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 4 Apr 1854- 1 volume 27 Jan 1857 C PUS/7 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 3 Feb 1857- 1 volume 27 Sep 1859 C PUS/8 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 4 Oct 1859- 1 volume 30 Dec 1862 C PUS/9/1 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 6 Jan 1863- 1 volume 3 Oct 1865 C PUS/9/2 Draft minutes and reports prepared for the Sculcoates 4 May 1863- Board of Guardians 1 Jan 1864 Found within the volume of minutes at C PUS/9/1 1 item C PUS/10/1 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 10 Oct 1865- 1 volume 29 Sep 1868 C PUS/10/2 Order issued by the Sculcoates Board to Mr Brown 3 Nov 1873 for a hearse for Alice Popplewell From Groves Chapel to Sutton, found within voulme of minutes at C PUS/10/1 1 item C PUS/11 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 6 Oct 1868- 1 volume 18 Jun 1871 C PUS/12 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 22 Aug 1871- 1 volume 29 Sep 1874 C PUS/13 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 6 Oct 1874- 1 volume 25 Sep 1877 C PUS/14 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 2 Oct 1877- 1 volume 24 Aug 1880 C PUS/15 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 31 Aug 1880- 1 volume 10 Jul 1883 C PUS/16 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 17 Jul 1883- 1 volume 6 Apr 1886 2 of 25 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: Records of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians C PUS/17 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 13 Apr 1886- 1 volume 25 Jun 1889 C PUS/18 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 2 Jul 1889- 1 volume 9 Aug 1892 C PUS/19 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 16 Aug 1892- 1 volume 25 Jun 1895 C PUS/20 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 2 Jul 1895- 1 volume 1 Oct 1895 C PUS/21 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 8 Oct 1895- 1 volume 31 Mar 1896 C PUS/22 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 6 Oct 1896-30 1 volume Mar 1897 C PUS/23 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 26 Mar 1897- 1 volume 28 Sep 1897 C PUS/24 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 5 Oct 1897- 1 volume 29 Mar 1898 C PUS/25 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 31 Mar 1898- 1 volume 28 Sep 1898 C PUS/26 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 4 Oct 1898- 1 volume 28 Mar 1899 C PUS/27 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 4 Apr 1899- 1 volume 29 Sep 1899 C PUS/28 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 3 Oct 1899- 1 volume 23 Mar 1900 C PUS/29 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 27 Mar 1900- 1 volume 28 Sep 1900 C PUS/30 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 2 Oct 1900- 1 volume 19 Mar 1901 C PUS/31 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 26 Mar 1901- 1 volume 24 Sep 1901 C PUS/32 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 1 Oct 1901- 1 volume 25 Mar 1902 C PUS/33 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 1 Apr 1902- 1 volume 23 Sep 1902 3 of 25 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: Records of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians C PUS/34 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 30 Sep 1902- 1 volume 24 Mar 1903 C PUS/35 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes 31 Mar 1903- 1 volume 1 Oct 1903 C PUS/36 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 6 Oct 1903- 1 volume 22 Mar 1904 C PUS/37 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 30 Mar 1904- 1 volume 28 Sep 1904 C PUS/38 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 4 Oct 1904- 1 volume 23 Mar 1905 C PUS/39 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 28 Mar 1905- 1 volume 29 Sep 1905 C PUS/40 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 3 Oct 1905- 1 volume 23 Mar 1906 C PUS/41 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 27 Mar 1906- 1 volume 25 Sep 1906 C PUS/42 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 2 Oct 1906- 1 volume 19 Mar 1907 C PUS/43 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 26 Mar 1907- 1 volume 24 Sep 1907 C PUS/44 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 1 Oct 1907- 1 volume 24 Mar 1908 C PUS/45 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 31 Mar 1907- 1 volume 29 Sep 1908 C PUS/46 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 6 Oct 1908- 1 volume 25 Mar 1909 C PUS/47 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 30 Mar 1909- 1 volume 28 Sep 1909 C PUS/48 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 5 Oct 1909- 1 volume 22 Mar 1910 C PUS/49 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 29 Mar 1910- 1 volume 28 Sep 1910 C PUS/50 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 4 Oct 1910- 1 volume 29 Mar 1911 4 of 25 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: Records of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians C PUS/51 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 4 Apr 1911- 1 volume 26 Sep 1911 C PUS/52 Not allocated C PUS/53 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 3 Oct 1911- 1 volume 26 Mar 1912 C PUS/54 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 2 Apr 1912- 1 volume 24 Sep 1912 C PUS/55 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 1 Oct 1912- 1 volume 27 Mar 1913 C PUS/56 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 1 Apr 1913- 1 volume 30 Sep 1913 C PUS/57 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 7 Oct 1913- 1 volume 31 Mar 1914 C PUS/58 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 7 Apr 1914- 1 volume 29 Sep 1914 C PUS/59 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 6 Oct 1914- 1 volume 28 Sep 1915 C PUS/60 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 13 Apr 1915- 1 volume 28 Sep 1915 C PUS/61 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 5 Oct 1915- 1 volume 28 Mar 1916 C PUS/62 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 11 Apr 1916- 1 volume 27 Sep 1916 C PUS/63 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 17 Oct 1916- 1 volume 31 Mar 1917 C PUS/64 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 3 Apr 1917- 1 volume 18 Sep 1917 C PUS/65 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 16 Oct 1917- 1 volume 27 Mar 1918 C PUS/66 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 2 Apr 1918- 1 volume 30 Sep 1918 C PUS/67 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 1 Oct 1918- 1 volume 25 Mar 1919 C PUS/68 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 1 Apr 1919- 1 volume 30 Sep 1919 5 of 25 © Hull History Centre Hull History Centre: Records of the Sculcoates Board of Guardians C PUS/69 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 1 Oct 1919- 1 volume 31 Mar 1920 C PUS/70 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed 6 Apr 1920- 1 volume 30 Sep 1920 C PUS/71 Sculcoates Board of Guardians minutes, indexed