Melksham Union - Workhouse Births & Deaths 1878-1915

This booklet contains a transcription of the surviving birth and death registers for the Melksham (later Trowbridge & Melksham) Poor Law Union for the period 1878 to 1915.  The Melksham Poor Law Union was formed on 2nd November 1835 and comprised Hilperton, Melksham, Seend, Semington, Trowbridge (including Staverton) and Whaddon [all Wiltshire].  The union was renamed Trowbridge and Melksham Union in 1898.