Parish of birth (Big medicine those years) was the authority responsible for the people who was born in the said parish and even if they moved away to another, parish, city or town, this showed more for the parish responsibility of poor folk welfare but also in legal stuff for rich folk.
Thanks Goughy for looking at Riccall.
Hello dobfarm
Regarding Selby Gowthorpe and Wren Lane property Deeds, Mortgage/s might possibly reveal perhaps another family member elsewhere, lending George the money.
Poor Records - SelbyRegarding the Selby Parish Records (PR SEL) Overseers and Poor records, the Borthwick have the "Overseers of Poor Election" apparently dated 1837, specifically listed in an online Pdf of their records on microfilm. Hopefully, they might have original Election documents for 1838 too?
North Yorks Record Office, have under reference BG/SB Selby Board of Guardians Records
West Yorkshire Archive Service have some early 20th Century records under WRD 7/ and WRD 12/ relating to the Selby Union 1901, Memoranda and Statistics in relation to Guardians 1929 and a plan of the Selby Poor Law Institution 1930.
All the above have been emailed.
North Yorkshire County Council hold the plan, of the County Poor Law Institution - Selby (G Floor Plan 23)
Also West Yorkshire Archives, at Wakefield have records of the Selby Union dated 26 January 1837 and 11 December 1837 in their Quarter Sessions records under QE 5/ .
Also, the former Selby Institution has been through the NHS during the 20th Century. The Guardians Board Room is mentioned.
So I have asked the Borthwick for photocopies of the Selby 1837 'Overseers of Poor Election' and hopefully they have 1838 too? Perhaps George Hood may also have been elected the year before in 1837? But I wish to have copies of the 1837 (if no 1838 Overseers Election in Selby records), to see what general information they contain.
Kind regards, Mark