Guardians of Islington
Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 9:09 am
by ciderman_nz
As part of a project I'm doing for our Settlers Museum, I've come across this institution. I've googled it but got only very verbose reports about London medical systems around about 1900, none of which define it in any way.
Can anybody enlighten me? Or point me in a direction to search.
Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 9:34 am
by widget
http://www.genforum.genealogy.com/uk/me ... 18434.html
Scroll down this page there is something
http://www.casebook.org/press_reports/star/s881123.html
this is all I can find, it seems the modern day Islington Guardians are a about parking restriction.
Good luck, sounds interesting.
Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 10:37 am
by ciderman_nz
Thanks Widget. I struck the 'parking guardians' too!
Seems that it was a workhouse. I wonder if that would still have been the case in 1891? I've got a census record showing 'inmates' recorded as retired. I've emailed the London museum organisation but I haven't had a reply yet.
Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 6:00 pm
by Oddquine
It looks as if you might be able to get info at
http://www.a2a.org.uk/about/contributors/074-list.asp
They have access to archives in London Metropolitan Archives: City of London including
Islington Guardians scope - 1867-1930: records incl minutes, papers rel to relief, lunatics, workhouses, schools, children's records.
Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 7:02 pm
by widget
Thats interesting Oddquine, sure Michael will be thrilled with that,
isn't it surprising what you can find out on the internet.
Posted:
Mon May 07, 2007 8:37 pm
by ciderman_nz
Marvellous! I'm off to poke further!
Thanks.