tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649373752017919445.post1484625772692985504..comments2023-03-29T12:49:14.244+01:00Comments on The Professional Descendant: Living the Poor Life in GlasgowKirsty F Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05558508787388848119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649373752017919445.post-90629801527827833452010-11-01T10:44:13.524+00:002010-11-01T10:44:13.524+00:00Thanks for the link Chris,
I wasn't aware of ...Thanks for the link Chris,<br /><br />I wasn't aware of that website but it seems like a great resource, well worth exploring.<br /><br />KirstyKirsty F Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558508787388848119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649373752017919445.post-56109405894433338012010-10-30T16:25:28.131+01:002010-10-30T16:25:28.131+01:00These are some of my fave records in Scotland! Ano...These are some of my fave records in Scotland! Another lesser known source concerning poor law records is the lists of those who were returned to Ireland (parish of birth or workhouse) by the poor law authorities from both England and Ireland, as sourced from the British parliamentary papers. There are lists of those returned from Scotland from 1 Jan 1867 to 31 Dec 1869 and 1875-1878 at www.raymondscountydownwebsite.com arranged by county and parish, and similar lists of those returned from England 1867/1869 and from 1 JAN 1875. The original lists were scanned and reproduced on the site, but these now appear to have been replaced by transcriptions. (I haven't checkled the parliamentary papers yet to see if there are additional lists). The detail is excellent, telling you when couples were returned, how many kids under 16 they had, which port they were sent from, which union sent to, and more.<br /><br />ChrisChris Patonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05073425769475523109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5649373752017919445.post-87982645768719404692010-10-17T14:56:53.359+01:002010-10-17T14:56:53.359+01:00They're amazing records, aren't they? And ...They're amazing records, aren't they? And absolutely stuffed full of details about my family, as it happens. One of my favourites shows that the authorities actually checked up on what they were told, and didn't just take the applicant's word for it; my great-great grandmother told them her son earned 10/- a week, but there's a later note saying that his employers said it was 12/6 ! They also said there was no trace of his birth in the parish where she claimed he was born. No point in me looking, then (actually I had already looked, and I couldn 't find it, either)Audrey Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109060807297085410noreply@blogger.com