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==Poor Law After 1845== | ==Poor Law After 1845== | ||
The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1845 changed how poor relief was distributed. It established parochial boards for all parishes. The parochial boards were responsible for distributing poor relief to the poor of their parish ("outdoor relief") and building poorhouses for paupers to reside ("indoor relief"). | The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1845 changed how poor relief was distributed. It established parochial boards for all parishes. The parochial boards were responsible for distributing poor relief to the poor of their parish ("outdoor relief") and building poorhouses for paupers to reside ("indoor relief"). | ||
===Online Resources=== | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/scotland-poor-law-and-poor-lists Scotland, Poor Law & Poor Lists] at Findmypast - index ($) | |||
===Parochial Boards=== | ===Parochial Boards=== | ||
The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1845 created parochial boards in each parish that would administer poor relief. These boards created many records that listed biographical information about the poor of the parish. The records are very beneficial in genealogical research. There was some overlap between the records of the parochial boards, heritors, and kirk sessions up to 1870, so it would be beneficial to look at all of these records to find information about those receiving poor relief in Scotland. The National Records of Scotland hold some of these, but the majority of these records can be found in local archives. For more information, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/poor-relief-records Poor Relief Records] research guide and the [http://www.scan.org.uk/knowledgebase/topics/poor_registers_topic.htm Poor Relief Registers] research guide. | The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1845 created parochial boards in each parish that would administer poor relief. These boards created many records that listed biographical information about the poor of the parish. The records are very beneficial in genealogical research. There was some overlap between the records of the parochial boards, heritors, and kirk sessions up to 1870, so it would be beneficial to look at all of these records to find information about those receiving poor relief in Scotland. The National Records of Scotland hold some of these, but the majority of these records can be found in local archives. For more information, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/poor-relief-records Poor Relief Records] research guide and the [http://www.scan.org.uk/knowledgebase/topics/poor_registers_topic.htm Poor Relief Registers] research guide. | ||
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The records of the parochial boards are mostly found in regional archives and 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. For more information, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/poor-relief-records Poor Relief Records] research guide and the [http://www.scan.org.uk/knowledgebase/topics/poor_registers_topic.htm Poor Relief Registers] research guide. To find out more about the records of the parochial board, read: | The records of the parochial boards are mostly found in regional archives and 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. For more information, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/poor-relief-records Poor Relief Records] research guide and the [http://www.scan.org.uk/knowledgebase/topics/poor_registers_topic.htm Poor Relief Registers] research guide. To find out more about the records of the parochial board, read: | ||
*Withers, Charles W.J. "Poor Relief in Scotland and the General Register of Poor." ''The Local Historian''. 17 no. 1 (Feb. 1986): 19-28. ( | *Withers, Charles W.J. "Poor Relief in Scotland and the General Register of Poor." ''The Local Historian''. 17 no. 1 (Feb. 1986): 19-28. (FS Library book {{FSC|942 B2ah|disp=942 B2ah}}.) | ||
====Poorhouses==== | ====Poorhouses==== | ||
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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 | *[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. | ||
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Destitution boards were created after 1846 to deal with the widespread poverty in the Highlands. Between 1847 and 1852, the board distributed meals in return for work. The records of the Destitution Board contain registers with the names and ages of those receiving poor relief in the Highlands. For more information, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/poor-relief-records Poor Relief Records] research guide. | Destitution boards were created after 1846 to deal with the widespread poverty in the Highlands. Between 1847 and 1852, the board distributed meals in return for work. The records of the Destitution Board contain registers with the names and ages of those receiving poor relief in the Highlands. For more information, visit the [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/guides/poor-relief-records Poor Relief Records] research guide. | ||
== | ==FamilySearch Library== | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City has very few poor law records. One notable collection is for Glasgow. To see if the Library has records for the city or parish you are interested in, look in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||
:SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC. | :SCOTLAND, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC. | ||
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