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Edinburgh Poor Law
« on: Thursday 13 June 24 01:07 BST (UK) »
Hi there,

Does anyone know if Edinburgh still has a collection of poor law records?

I have been using the Glasgow records at the Mitchell Library which have been very useful and I have some relatives in Edinburgh that likely would have an application somewhere.

My 3rd great-grandmother, Mary Goldie, had 7 illegitimate children while living at 8 Queens Place, Greenside. I believe the father of the first few children may be a man called James Kelly who was Mary Goldie's nephew. I'm looking for any record that may suggest who any of the children's fathers may be.
Harrison/Sinclair - Kilsyth
Goldie - Edinburgh
MacDonald - Kirkintilloch
McGlinn/Paton/Gall/Hutton/Webster - Dundee

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Re: Edinburgh Poor Law
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 13 June 24 02:16 BST (UK) »
What timescale?
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Re: Edinburgh Poor Law
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 13 June 24 08:31 BST (UK) »
Mary Goldie was born in 1862 and had her kids from 1884 to 1896. She lived at 8 Queens Place from about 1884 to 1893
Harrison/Sinclair - Kilsyth
Goldie - Edinburgh
MacDonald - Kirkintilloch
McGlinn/Paton/Gall/Hutton/Webster - Dundee

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Re: Edinburgh Poor Law
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 13 June 24 08:43 BST (UK) »
Edinburgh City Archives hold quite a few records regarding the Poor Law Administration but I'm not sure if they have the Inspectors Reports

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Re: Edinburgh Poor Law
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 13 June 24 16:49 BST (UK) »
As I understand it the records of individual paupers in Edinburgh have not survived, so you won't get as detailed information about specific people as you get in Glasgow. There may be mentions of individuals in the records, but the records of applications and the registers of poor have not survived.

Best way to find out what they have is to ask Edinburgh City Archives the specific question and see what they say.
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