Maldon Union Officials 1846 - 1869

In the early 1800's Parishes were required to provide active support to the ill and destitute members of the village.

After running a small workhouses in villages the 32 parishes in Eastern Essex formed the Maldon Union to provide a workhouse at Market Hill Maldon to cater for all of their needs.

Below is reproduced the Officers of the workhouse at intervals from 1846 to 1869 taken from the annual returns to Government regarding the discharge of Poor Union duties.

Year	Chairman	Vice-Ch	Clerk	Treasurer	Officer Maldon	Officer Dengie	Master	Inmates
1846	John Payne	Charles Hurrell	Wm Codd jn Maldon	Thomas Greenwood Gt Baddow	Francis Luffkin of Purleigh	Geo Grice of Asheldham	John Beal	350
1847	John payne	Charles Hurrell	Wm Codd	Thomas Greenwood Gt Baddow	Francis Luffkin of Purleigh	Geo Grice of Asheldham	John Beal	350
1850	John Payne	Charles Hurrell	Wm Codd	Thomas Greenwood Gt Baddow	Francis Luffkin of Purleigh	Geo Grice of Asheldham	John Beal	350
1853	John Payne	H Perry	Wm Codd	Edmund Round	Francis Luffkin of Purleigh	Geo Grice of Asheldham	John Beal	373
1854	John Payne	H Perry	Wm Codd	Edmund Round	Francis Luffkin of Purleigh	Geo Grice of Asheldham	John Beal	373
1860	John Payne	Robert Seabrook	Wm Codd	William Tuffnell of Chelmsford	C Croxon of Purleigh	Geo Grice of Asheldham	John Beal	373
1863	Robert Seabrook	John Kemp	Wm Codd	William Tuffnell of Chelmsford	C Croxon of Purleigh	Geo Grice of Asheldham	Rufus Crouch	373
1864	Robert Seabrook	John Kemp	Wm Codd	William Tuffnell of Chelmsford	C Croxon of Purleigh	Geo Grice of Asheldham	Rufus Crouch	373
1865	Robert Seabrook	John Kemp	Wm Codd	William Tuffnell of Chelmsford	C Croxon of Purleigh	James Fisk of Southminster	Rufus Crouch	373
1866	Robert Seabrook	W Clarke	Wm Codd	William Tuffnell of Chelmsford	C Croxon of Purleigh	James Fisk of Southminster	Rufus Crouch	373
1868	Robert Seabrook	W Clarke	Wm Codd	William Tuffnell of Chelmsford	C Croxon of Purleigh	James Fisk of Southminster	C R Timperley	288
1869	Robert Seabrook	H T Eve	Wm Codd	William Tuffnell of Chelmsford	C Croxon of Purleigh	James Fisk of Southminster	C R Timperley	288

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