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A great resource for locating information about the poor or medically impaired ancestors.
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Applicants who were denied relief by the parish could take their case to the sheriff courts, so you may find information on your ancestor in the records of the sheriff’s court. Some of these records are at the National Archives of Scotland. Some could still be with the sheriff’s court or in the regional archives or local libraries. | Applicants who were denied relief by the parish could take their case to the sheriff courts, so you may find information on your ancestor in the records of the sheriff’s court. Some of these records are at the National Archives of Scotland. Some could still be with the sheriff’s court or in the regional archives or local libraries. | ||
For more information or other records on the poor, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog | For more information or other records on the poor, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family as there is vSearch Catalog] under: | ||
If you are having difficulty locating an ancestor in a census, go to the Poor House Records as there is valuable information in this area. Example: Learning more of an ancestor blind since birth at the Poor Law Recored in Glasgow. <br> | |||
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== Scottish Poor Law Web Sites == | == Scottish Poor Law Web Sites == | ||