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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 name, age, residence, amount of relief, and country and place of birth. If the person was born in Scotland, the record also gives the parish of birth. The column "Change of Circumstance" often contains information such an illegitimate birth. | 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, age, residence, accupation, amount of relief, and country and place of birth. If the person was born in Scotland, the record also gives the parish of birth. They also give marital status, physical and financial condition, and information about family members. The column "Change of Circumstance" often contains information such an illegitimate birth. They generally survive best for rural parishes than urban parishes. | ||
The | 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. | ||
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. 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: | ||
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*Withers, Charles W.J. "Poor Relief in Scotland and the General Register of Poor." ''The Local Historian''. 17 no. 1 (Feb. 1986): 19-28. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+B2ah 942 B2ah].) | *Withers, Charles W.J. "Poor Relief in Scotland and the General Register of Poor." ''The Local Historian''. 17 no. 1 (Feb. 1986): 19-28. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+B2ah 942 B2ah].) | ||
Applicants who were denied relief by the parish could take their case to the sheriff courts, so you may find information on your ancestor in the records of the sheriff’s court. Some of these records are at the National Archives of Scotland. Some could still be with the sheriff’s court or in the regional archives or local libraries | Applicants who were denied relief by the parish could take their case to the sheriff courts, so you may find information on your ancestor in the records of the sheriff’s court. Some of these records are at the National Archives of Scotland. Some could still be with the sheriff’s court or in the regional archives or local libraries. | ||
For more information or other records on the poor, look in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | For more information or other records on the poor, look in the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | ||
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SCOTLAND - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC. | SCOTLAND - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC. | ||
SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC. | SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - POORHOUSES, POOR LAW, ETC. | ||
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