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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,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:  
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 library catalog] under:  


SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC.  
[PARISH], [COUNTY], SCOTLAND - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC.  


To find out more about the records of the parochial board, read:  
To find out more about the records of the parochial board, read:  
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