Barnhill Poorhouse Applications

[McCann]

Is there any way to gain access to the Barnhill Poorhouse Applications, other then visiting the Mitchell Library i person? (I am in NY).  I am looking for information on John McLean - died Oct. 13, 1915 @ 62 in Barnhill Poorhouse. (born 1853+/- Kippen?). Thank you.  McCann

[MonicaL]

Short answer is no, sorry McCann. Nothing on line. These records are all only available on a personal lookup. In some case, a RC member can offer to look up records when they are next at the relevant archive.

Monica

[McCann]

Thank you, Monica.

[sancti]

What information are you hoping to find?

[mclachlan]

Hi McCann,

I live in Australia and have contacted the Mitchell library for the same reason. They have been very helpful on each occasion.  If you have the details of the person you are searching for, they can have a look and see if there is a record.  If they do, you can also order copies of the applications.  It's a small cost but well worth it!

There is one year where some of the records aren't available.  Can't remember the year off hand but my ancestor fell into that time frame!

If you email the following address they should be able to help you.

archives[replace with 'at' symbol]glasgowlife.org.uk

Or as MonicaL suggested, some kind soul may be kind enough to look for you.

Best of luck!
Andrea

[maggbill]

Good luck on your search - the Glasgow Archives people sent me copies of the Poor House Applications for two of my ancestors - one whose family actually didn't end up in the Poorhouse, - but even the application was sooo worth receiving for the general information - gave me an absolute wealth of info, including family members i didn't know existed - and approximate arrival of my ancestors from Ireland - and the other one was of an ancestor who ended his life in Barnhill - no family left in Scotland - and he was in the poorhouse for 9 years.

The Archives people were really magic to deal with - and hopefully you will have the same success!!

[doddsie4]

     Can anyone tell me the EXACT address of Barnhill Poorhouse.    I have never seen it anywhere and people are always searching for ancestors on the census.
I know that the 1881 census exists, but I was looking for the 1901 and wanted to try an address search on FIND MY PAST.

      I can only try that method if I have the exact address of the place.

      I have tried searching for it at Foresthall Drive but no luck.      It could be Petershill Rd, or Edgefauld Rd - does anybody know?

[sancti]

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Barony/

[doddsie4]

sancti,
            Thanks for your quick reply.       ...I had actually looked in on that site this morning when I was having a search for information about Barnhill.       From the map there, it looks as though it might be Petershill Road, but it isn't clear.     

            The thing is that I tried an address search for Petershill Road this morning, and there seems to be hundreds of houses in that road, so I might be searching a long time and it might not be there.       Still, I might try it.       

           I remember about forty years ago, I walked right along Peterhill Road looking for work, and it was an enormously long road then.       

           I think Barnhill later took the name Foresthall, if I remember correctly, and so you would think it might be situated in Foresthall Drive.       I am going to have another search.         

           The 1881 census, which appears on the site you gave in your post, doesn't state the address at the top, so it is a bit of a let down.