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Title: Poor Law Records
Post by: Auchencrieff on Saturday 04 April 15 14:28 BST (UK)

Can anyone advise where the poor relief records for Wigtownshire might be viewed.

Title: Re: Poor Law Records
Post by: MonicaL on Saturday 04 April 15 21:12 BST (UK)

Hi Auchencrieff

This might give some background to actual resources www.workhouses.org.uk/Wigtownshire/

Monica  :)

Title: Re: Poor Law Records
Post by: Costar on Saturday 04 April 15 21:14 BST (UK)

HI,
Dumfries library held them and transferred them to Edinburgh. Dumfries rechecked their files and said they are definitely in Edinburgh. I was given the code numbers to ask for but unfortunately I have lost them in my filing system. I hope to be able to return to Edinburgh soon to have a look at the file for John Hamilton d 14 Feb 1887 age 82. Widower of Eliza Jane Evans formerly Jane Smith.
Cheers
Costar

Title: Re: Poor Law Records
Post by: MonicaL on Saturday 04 April 15 21:40 BST (UK)

Thank you for that, Costar.

Back tracking in my memory and now found what I was looking for. Pgs 43/4 on this link may help with references...needs to be double checked along the way...

www.myainfolk.com/Resources_files/Records_of_the_Scottish_Poor.pdf

Monica