The following parishes and places formed the Spalding Poor Law Union:
Cowbit, Deeping Fen, Donington, Gosberton, Moulton, Pinchbeck, Quadring, Spalding, Surfleet and Weston.
Records held at Lincolnshire Archives (this list includes most of the records held):
N.B. Many of these records are closed for 100 years
- Board and Officers Service register 1886-1911
- Staff superannuation register 1886-1903
- Minutes of the Board of Guardians 1835-1930
Accounts
- General Ledger 1836-1924, 1926-31
- Treasurer’s Accounts 1918-30
- Parochial Ledger 1849-67, 1890-99, 1906-19
- Non-resident and non-settled poor ledger 1845-48, 1898-1916
- Out-door Relief order books 1911-13, 1916-19
- Letter books 1871-88, 1892-1921, 1926-28
- Admission and Discharge registers 1913-16, 1924-28
- Indoor relief list 1928-29
- Register of Lunatics 1914-48
- Register of mechanical restraint 1899-1943
- Creed registers 1914-1936
- Inmates’ complaint and application book 1914-1938
- Punishment book 1862-1929
- Relieving officers Application and report book 1926-1927
- Out-relief lists (Gosberton District) 1912-17, 1919-22, 1924-28
- Out-relief lists (Spalding District) 1914-16, 1919-1930
- Relief book 1928-1930