RootsChat.Com

Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Aberdeenshire => Topic started by: ShellDeLeo on Friday 13 October 06 16:22 BST (UK)

Title: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: ShellDeLeo on Friday 13 October 06 16:22 BST (UK)

George Tait Kelman died 1888 at 4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen

The informant of his death was Mary McDonald, sister-in-law and fellow inmate.   So, a hospital or poorhouse must have existed in Raggs Lane, but I cannot find any proof of that at the moment.

just wondering if anyone knows if a poorhouse or hospital was in the area at the  time ???

any help on these ppl is greatly appreciated thanks Michele

Title: Re: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: bervonian on Saturday 14 October 06 16:38 BST (UK)

Hi Michele,
If you go to "Old Maps" and enter Co-ordinate 394353, 806355 you'll see that in 1869 there were 3 lanes running to the left side of Broad Street, and 2 to the right.  None of these are named, but presumably one was Raggs Lane.
There were two Poorhouses in Aberdeen, one being the Old Machar Poorhouse (Co-ordinate 393568, 806355), and the St. Nicholas Poorhouse (Co-ordinate 394353, 807148).
Hope this helps.

Bervonian.

Title: Re: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: bervonian on Saturday 14 October 06 16:47 BST (UK)

I've just remembered -  a friend also had a death certificate where the informant was described as an inmate.  It just means that the informant was living in the house where the person died.

Bervonian.

Title: Re: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: mitchell on Saturday 14 October 06 21:19 BST (UK)

Hi Michele,

If you search for "raggs lane"+ aberdeen in google, the result shows a family living there at no.4 in 1871. Scroll down to section 4 of the page. Have you tried the 1881 Census to see if George is there then?

Bervonian, I have an Aberdeen death certificate that says that the informant was an inmate too, and wondered what it meant. Although I didn't think the person was in an institution I wasn't sure, so thanks for putting us straight.

Elaine

Title: Re: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: Little Nell on Saturday 14 October 06 21:55 BST (UK)

I have found Ragg's Lane on an 1866 map of Aberdeen available to view online at:

http://www.nls.uk/maps

Then choose browse Ordnance Survey Town maps, Aberdeen and then square LXXV.11.14

It's on the southwest side of Broad Street (use a modern map from Streetmap or Multimap to help you pinpoint the location), but there doesn't appear to be any building there which could conceivably have inmates  ???

Howeve, the 1881 census has seven households listed at 4 Ragg's Lane - one of them is listed as a Lodging House Keeper.

No George Tait Kelman though. 

Nell

PS Nothing on the workhouses site indicates that there was a poorhouse or a hospital there either.

Title: Re: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: ShellDeLeo on Sunday 15 October 06 03:25 BST (UK)

hi everyone
thank you for the ideas and links its a great help thanks Michele

Title: Re: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: midmum on Sunday 14 July 13 23:37 BST (UK)

Common lodging houses or "doss" houses were often an alternative to the workhouse and people may have been referred to as an inmate. One at 4 Raggs Lane was owned by a family ancestor and indeed remained in the family for many years after.

Title: Re: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: Flattybasher9 on Monday 15 July 13 20:13 BST (UK)

A picture :-

http://esslemont.atwebpages.com/Photo%20Album/Early%20Aberdeen%20Photos%20&%20Paintings/Aberdeen%20City%20-%20General/slides/Ragg%27s%20Lane.html

Regards

Malky (The "shrink link" does not work on this one)

Title: Re: Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen
Post by: marie117 on Saturday 20 August 22 04:15 BST (UK)

I HAVE AN ANCESTER LIVING AT 4 RAGGS LANE IN 1895, PETER MCHOLLAN