Workhouse Stamp - Master
Name/Title
Workhouse Stamp - MasterEntry/Object ID
2025.1.100Description
Workhouse Stamp - MasterContext
A "master" in a UK workhouse was the person in charge of the overall operation and management of the workhouse, responsible for overseeing the daily lives of the inmates, enforcing discipline, and ensuring they performed assigned work, essentially acting as the head administrator of the institution; they were typically assisted by a matron who managed the female inmates and children.Category
Workhouse and Poor Law items