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====Hospitals and Charities==== | ====Hospitals and Charities==== | ||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-mental-health-institutions-registers-and-admissions Scotland, Mental Health Institutions Registers & Admissions] at FindMyPast ($), index<br> | |||
Hospitals and charities were created after the parish system of providing poor relief was found to be inadequate. Records may list the names of paupers, names of those receiving poor relief or pensions, and minute books listing donations to the poor. Some of these records can be found at the National Records of Scotland. For more information, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/poor-relief-records Poor Relief Records] research guide. | Hospitals and charities were created after the parish system of providing poor relief was found to be inadequate. Records may list the names of paupers, names of those receiving poor relief or pensions, and minute books listing donations to the poor. Some of these records can be found at the National Records of Scotland. For more information, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/poor-relief-records Poor Relief Records] research guide. | ||
Courtesy of the Historic Hospital Admission Records Department (HHARP): [http://hharp.org/ Database of admission records for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow: 1883-1903]. This database also includes admmissions for three London hospitals: The Hospital for Sick children at Great Ormond Street, the Evelina Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital for Children with Hip Disease: 1852-1914. | Courtesy of the Historic Hospital Admission Records Department (HHARP): [http://hharp.org/ Database of admission records for the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow: 1883-1903]. This database also includes admmissions for three London hospitals: The Hospital for Sick children at Great Ormond Street, the Evelina Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital for Children with Hip Disease: 1852-1914. | ||
====Destitution Boards==== | ====Destitution Boards==== | ||
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