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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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