Statements (16)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Knatchbull's Act
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gptkbp:citation |
9 Geo. 1. c. 7
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gptkbp:country |
gptkb:Great_Britain
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gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1723
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gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early example of workhouse test for poor relief
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Workhouse Test Act 1723
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
Sir William Knatchbull
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gptkbp:provides |
allowed parishes to refuse outdoor relief
required poor to enter workhouse to receive relief |
gptkbp:purpose |
regulate poor relief
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:English_Poor_Laws
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gptkbp:repealedBy |
repealed by later Poor Law legislation
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Poor_Laws_in_England_and_Wales
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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