Bolton Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Work & Poverty Statistics

Created: 1837   Abolished: 1930

These simple graphs compare Bolton with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Poor Relief to Able-Bodied Males 1861 to 1911 This rate presents numbers of 'Able-Bodied' adult males receiving relief from the Poor Law as a per…
Outdoor Relief to Able-Bodied Males "in Health" 1884 to 1911 Although most people relieved by the poor law were old, sick or orphans, from 1884 onwards the stat…
Outdoor Poor Relief 1861 to 1911 This rate shows what percentage of all those getting relief from the Poor Law received "outdoor" re…
% of Population on Poor Relief 1861 to 1911 This rate presents the total number of men, women and children receiving relief as a percentage of …

We hold these detailed statistics for Bolton, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Able-bodied male paupers: reason for granting outdoor relief 1884 to 1911 Able-bodied male pauper categories: Sick & Other (2)
Able-bodied paupers by gender 1861 to 1911 Pauper categories: Men, Women & Children (3)
Able-bodied paupers by type of relief 1861 to 1911 Pauper categories: Indoor & Outdoor (3)
Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance 1861 to 1911 Total receiving welfare assistance (1)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.