Eton Union & Registration District - Workhouse Births 1837-1848 & Burnham Sub District Births 1893-1897

This booklet contains two of the many records from those created by the Eton Poor Law Union.  The first is a register of births in the workhouse between 1837 and 1848.  It is interesting in that it provides, in a number of cases of illegitimate births, the name of the reputed father.  It also contains the name of the parish to which the parent(s) belonged and, in some cases, the date of the child's baptism.  the second record within this booklet is a copy return of all births registered in the sub-district of Burnham within the Eton Registration District between 1893 and 1897.  It was used by the Medical Officer to record information on vaccinations and includes the date a notice was given to say the child had to be vaccinated, to whom it was given and the date the child was vaccinated along with any notes.  The Eton Poor Law Union was formed in 1835 and initially comprised the parishes of Burnham, Datchet, Denham, Dorney, Eton, Farnham Royal, Fulmer, Hedgerley, Hitcham, Horton, Iver, Langley Marish, Stoke Poges, Taplow, Upton cum Chalvey, Wexham and Wraysbury, all in Buckinghamshire.  In 1894 the newly created parishes of Eton Wick and Slough were added and these were joined in 1895 by the newly created parish of Gerrards Cross.  Eton Registration District was created in 1837 with the introduction of Civil Registration, the area it covered being the same as that of Eton Poor Law Union.