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Title: Completed: Overseer
Post by: Dannemois on Friday 29 May 15 17:19 BST (UK)

 A farmer in Gelligear parish was in 1858 "appointed overseer of the hamlet" Can someone please explain what his role/duty would have been.

Thanks

Title: Re: Overseer
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 29 May 15 17:38 BST (UK)

Some info here:
http://www.devon.gov.uk/other_poor_records

Or, closer to home:
http://pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=107,1447,1452&parent_directory_id=646

Browse the list for "Overseers of the Poor in Pembrokeshire" - a PDF document.

Title: Re: Overseer
Post by: Kay99 on Friday 29 May 15 17:51 BST (UK)

In Gelligaer the overseer was appointed each year (the second document)

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/GLA/Gelligaer/Lewis1833.html

Title: Re: Overseer
Post by: Dannemois on Friday 29 May 15 19:30 BST (UK)

Thanks to both for the links.