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== Poorhouse Records  ==
== Poorhouse Records  ==


There are two poorhouses:  
There were two workhouses in this county:  
 
*[http://workhouses.org.uk/Latheron/ Latheron Combination]  
*[http://workhouses.org.uk/Latheron/ Latheron Combination]  
*[http://workhouses.org.uk/Thurso/ Thurso Combination]
*[http://workhouses.org.uk/Thurso/ Thurso Combination]
A description with drawings and photos of the workhouses today along with databases of those living there from the 1881 Census are provided on the links above located on the site entitled '''"The Workhouse: The story of an institution..."''' which is owned and operated by Peter Higginbotham.
== Probate ==
== Probate ==


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