Poor Relief in Rottingdean and Surrounding Parishes c1800-1860

Special Event

Poor Relief in Rottingdean and Surrounding Parishes c1800-1860

Day	Saturday
Date	29th October 2022
Time	10:00 - 12:30
Presenter	Dr. Mary Rudling
Cost	£10.00
Room	Main Hall
THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED
Availability	16/30 Places

Event Description
Poor Relief in Rottingdean and Surrounding Parishes c1800-1860 This talk, which is based largely on the thesis for Mary's recently awarded PhD, will discuss the impact of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act on the poor in parishes in eastern Sussex. The legislation aimed to impose a cheaper, more uniform and significantly a more deterrent system of poor relief. Mary will compare the support people received prior to and following 1834, both outdoor relief and indoor support in a workhouse. She will discuss the considerable intra-regional variations in levels of poverty in eastern Sussex and the reasons for this. The talk will include profiles of local relief officials and case studies of individual relief recipients in Rottingdean.
Presenter
Mary has been carrying out research into nineteenth century poverty in Sussex for several years; initially for an MA and more recently for a PhD. For her MA dissertation Mary compared relief in the downland parish of Rottingdean with relief in Chiddingly in the Weald, (see Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol. 155). Her PhD includes research into sixteen parishes in the Weald, on the Downs and in Lewes.

Event Description

Poor Relief in Rottingdean and Surrounding Parishes c1800-1860

This talk, which is based largely on the thesis for Mary's recently awarded PhD, will discuss the impact of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act on the poor in parishes in eastern Sussex. The legislation aimed to impose a cheaper, more uniform and significantly a more deterrent system of poor relief. Mary will compare the support people received prior to and following 1834, both outdoor relief and indoor support in a workhouse. She will discuss the considerable intra-regional variations in levels of poverty in eastern Sussex and the reasons for this. The talk will include profiles of local relief officials and case studies of individual relief recipients in Rottingdean.

Presenter

Mary has been carrying out research into nineteenth century poverty in Sussex for several years; initially for an MA and more recently for a PhD. For her MA dissertation Mary compared relief in the downland parish of Rottingdean with relief in Chiddingly in the Weald, (see Sussex Archaeological Collections Vol. 155). Her PhD includes research into sixteen parishes in the Weald, on the Downs and in Lewes.