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=== Poor Law After 1845 === | === Poor Law After 1845 === | ||
In 1845, a new law set up parochial boards to oversee the care of the poor. One of the main records created by the parochial boards is the "General Register of Poor Belonging to [Parish]." These registers contain information such as: | In 1845, a new law set up parochial boards to oversee the care of the poor. One of the main records created by the parochial boards is the "General Register of Poor Belonging to [Parish]." These registers contain information such as: | ||
*name | *name | ||
*age | *age | ||
*birth place | *birth place | ||
*marital status | *marital status | ||
*residence | *residence | ||
*occupation | *occupation | ||
*family members names, ages, birth places, and residences | *family members names, ages, birth places, and residences | ||
*amount of relief given | *amount of relief given | ||
*physical and financial condition | *physical and financial condition | ||
The column "Change of Circumstance" often contains information such an illegitimate birth. They generally survive best for rural parishes than urban parishes. | The column "Change of Circumstance" often contains information such an illegitimate birth. They generally survive best for rural parishes than urban parishes. | ||
Another valuable collection of records of the parochial boards are the original applications for relief. They give the same type of information as the General Register, and they may survive better. | Another valuable collection of records of the parochial boards are the original applications for relief. They give the same type of information as the General Register, and they may survive better. | ||
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The records of the parochial boards are mostly found in the regional archives and local libraries. For a list of archives with contact information, go to [http://www.scan.org.uk/ www.scan.org.uk] and click on the Directory. You may also find some records of the parochial boards among the heritors’ records at the National Archives of Scotland. | The records of the parochial boards are mostly found in the regional archives and local libraries. For a list of archives with contact information, go to [http://www.scan.org.uk/ www.scan.org.uk] and click on the Directory. You may also find some records of the parochial boards among the heritors’ records at the National Archives of Scotland. | ||
The Family History Library has very few of these registers. To see if the library has records for the parish you are interested in, look in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | The Family History Library has very few of these registers,but one notable collection is for Glasgow. To see if the library has records for the parish you are interested in, look in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | ||
SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC. | SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC. | ||