Wakefield Family History Sharing
List of Overseers of the Poor
for the year ending 1887
| Altofts | Thomas Milnthorpe jnr, Robert Hattersley |
| Alverthorpe with Thornes | William Ashton, Tom Wadsworth, William Tunnicliffe |
| Ardsley East | William Illingworth, Samuel Jackson |
| Ardsley West | Charles Westmoreland, Eli Rushton Archer |
| Bretton West | Joseph Sykes, James Simpson Grainger |
| Chevet | John Goodwin, Alfred Crossley |
| Crigglestone | James Greig, Miles Dobson |
| Crofton | Noah Waring, Walter Sanderson |
| Emley | David Blacker, John Gill |
| Flockton | Alfred Bedford, John Dyson |
| Horbury | William Schofiel, George Moss Berry |
| Lofthouse with Carlton | Thomas Harrison, George Roberts |
| Newland with Woodhouse Moor | William Hy. Beaumont, Thomas Hemingway |
| Normanton | John Rayner, Daniel Thomas Woodman |
| Sandal Magna | Alfred Ash, James Henry Taylor |
| Sharlston | James Stocks, John Darley |
| Shitlington | George Smith, William Charlesworth |
| Stanley cum Wrenthorpe | Isaac Gray Wallis, Joseph Dobson, James Henry Haldane |
| Thorpe | Charles Walton, William Armitage |
| Wakefield | R E Goldthorp, Francis Stafford, George Frederick Wild, Barron Kilner |
| Walton | George Bott, Arthur Kenyon |
| Warmfield cum Heath | John Ingram, George Edward Musgrave |
| Assistant Overseers | |
| Altofts | Mr Robert Woodhead, Altofts £40 |
| Alverthorpe with Thornes | Mr William Gilderdale, Alverthorpe £83 |
| Ardsley East | Mr George Thomas Gilderdale, East Ardsley £39 |
| Ardsley West | Mr Thomas Woollin, East Ardsley |
| Bretton | Mr Thomas Stephenson, Bretton West appointed by Vestry £10 |
| Chevet | Mr G H Tomlinson, appointed by Vestry £5 |
| Crigglestone | Mr Benjamin Cardwell, Crigglestone £45 |
| Crofton | Mr Walter Smith, Crofton £20 |
| Emley | Mr William Blacker, Emley £24 |
| Flockton | Mr Moses Craven, Flockton £19 |
| Horbury | Mr Henry Armitage, Horbury £45 |
| Lofthouse with Carlton | Mr Benjamin Marshall, Lofthouse Nr Wakefield £35 |
| Newland with Woodhouse Moor | Mr Charles Bickerdike, Allerton Bywater Castleford £5 |
| Normanton | Mr William Hutchinson, Normanton £73 |
| Sandal Magna | Mr Joseph Reyner, Sandal £35 |
| Sharlston | No Assistant |
| Shitlington | Mr William Earnshaw, Midgley £38 |
| Stanley cum Wrenthorpe | Mr D Stephenson, Eastmoor £117 |
| Thorpe | No Assistant |
| Wakefield | Mr Alfred Leach, Wakefield £214 |
| Walton | Mr George Hy. Tomlinson £23 |
| Warmfield cum Heath | Mr Edward Dixon £23 |