Poor Law Terminology - Genealogists' Forum

Sue from Southend · #1 22-02-13, 08:00

I've found my 3x gt grandfather in The Bethnal Green Rough Examination Book 1840,
Robert Wheeler http://search.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/...ed%2c+1840.182

Does anyone know what the abbreviation "F.O." means in this context? Something Order, perhaps? The family were given outdoor relief according to the Removal Order that corresponds with this.

Phoenix · #2 22-02-13, 21:03

I wonder if it is a forwarding order? It seems to relate to people moving from one board of guardians to another.

Sue from Southend · #3 23-02-13, 07:38

Oh it could well be that, Phoenix!

I just couldn't think of a term that fitted...

Thankyou