Genealogy Ebooks They only embrace a comparatively short period of years, 1722- 1787, and, as Mr. Oliphant tells us in his Historical Notes relating to this congregation:"it was by a mere accident that even these scanty records were preserved. When or how they were lost or thrown away there is nothing to show, but they were found by Mr. George Cruickshank, postmaster of St. Andrews, and a member of the Vestry of the Congregation from 1821 until shortly before his death in 1874, in a tobacconist's shop, where parts ofthem had been already used for wrapping…]]> Statistical allowance has not been made in this Summary for such facts as that the Curate of Port Patrick mentions by name merely the head of the household, adding " and his wife and family and servants," and further, it is by no means certain that Roman Catholics were not specially exempted from this Census. The Lists, with the exception of that of Port Patrick, appear to have been carefully drawn up, and to have been complete so far as Wigtownshire and Minnigaff Parish were concerned.]]> Apart from the Penal institution, this document records the name, age, marital status, address and occupation of each prisoner held in a Highland prison in the year 1881.]]> The total number of names we have available for 1780 is 35,415. We may be able to help you with additional information, but only if you find a match in this document. Please contact us with the name, date and any other information and we will get back to you.]]> Includes the Greenock Poorhouse & Asylum, Allans Land, Lochwinnoch, Renfrew, Scotland, New Sneddon Poorhouse, Abbey Poorhouse & Lunatic Asylum and the Almshouses of Renfrewshire.]]> There wasn't a centralized Poorhouse in Berwickshire, the poor of the parishes were housed in Alms Houses or Parochial Lodging Houses, which eventually became part of the Kelso Combination. These were locally administered rather than operating as statutory poorhouses under the central Board of Supervision. In 1846 a property was purchased by the Duns Parochial Board to be used as a parish poorhouse or almshouse.  ]]> Emigration was perceived by trade unions and other voluntary groups as a practical solution to unemployment and economic depression. The height of emigration corresponded with years of harsh economic depression, particularly in the late 1840s and early 1850s, the mid-1880s, and the period of 1906 to 1913. Extreme emigration in the period 1871–1931 counterbalanced the increase in population due to new births. This trend ended in the 1930s when the world trade depression saw emigrants returning home; the numbers leaving Scotland in the 1930s were…]]> In the 17th century a new factor was driving Scots away from their homes. Schools in Lowland parishes producing a literate population resulted in five universities in a country of under a million people. This created a highly educated middle class. In an underdeveloped Scottish economy, however, there was a shortage of middle-class jobs and this caused many Scots to leave for the likes of England, to several of the Baltic States and to North America. The 19th century presented new opportunities in new destinations. ]]> The Scottish Registration Act was tougher than the early English Registration Act in trying to keep an accurate record of births. In Scotland, parents had to register a child's birth within 21 days. If they failed to do so, the registrar was supposed to contact them, and if they did not give information within three months of the birth, they could be fined £2. As a safeguard, ministers were to inform the registrar if any baby was brought for baptism without an extract of its birth registration being shown (everyone registering a birth received…]]> Before the introduction of civil registration in 1855 Church of Scotland parish ministers and session clerks kept registers of births and baptisms, proclamations of banns and marriages, and deaths and burials. Approximately 3500 of these Old Parish Register (OPR) volumes have survived. They are far from complete and contain much less information than the statutory registers of births, deaths and marriages.]]> At the present time the Scottish peerage consists of only eighty-seven members, and of these forty-nine are also peers of England or of Great Britain, while three are peers of Ireland. Since the passing of an Act in 1847 ordering the Lord-Clerk Registrar, until otherwise directed by the House of Lords, not to call the title of any peerage on the Union Roll in respect of which no vote had been received during the present century, most of the dormant and extinct peerages have been struck off the roll; but fourteen, which are believed to be extinct,…]]> At the present time the Scottish peerage consists of only eighty-seven members, and of these forty-nine are also peers of England or of Great Britain, while three are peers of Ireland. Since the passing of an Act in 1847 ordering the Lord-Clerk Registrar, until otherwise directed by the House of Lords, not to call the title of any peerage on the Union Roll in respect of which no vote had been received during the present century, most of the dormant and extinct peerages have been struck off the roll; but fourteen, which are believed to be extinct,…]]> Lovers of the grotesque, the humorous or the pathetic in mortuary literature will find little here to gratify their taste. With characteristic Scottish reserve the inscriptions do little else, as a rule, than commemorate names and dates. Occasionally a note of pathos is struck; when verse is introduced it is generally confined to a portion of a psalm or a paraphrase. Scriptural texts are of course very frequent, but it has not been thought necessary to reproduce these in the present rendering of the inscriptions. Stilted epitaphs, full of…]]> The Board of Supervision issued detailed regulations for the records to be kept by poorhouse governors. They included a register of inmates with details, including the religious persuasion of each, a journal, which was an official log book or office diary, and a report book of offences against the rules of the poorhouse and punishments imposed. For many poorhouses all that survives are minute books of the managing committee or board, and these usually survive among county council or civil parish records held by local authority archives. Substantial…]]> Poorhouses or almshouses have existed in Scotland since medieval times, principally in burghs. Between 1845 and 1930 over 70 poorhouses were constructed in Scotland, many serving a number of parishes (called 'poor law unions' or 'combinations'). They were built following the Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845, which established parochial boards in rural parishes and in the towns, and a central Board of Supervision in Edinburgh. The poorhouses were for those categories of paupers who did not receive 'outdoor relief' (normally in…]]> Poorhouses or almshouses have existed in Scotland since medieval times, principally in burghs. Between 1845 and 1930 over 70 poorhouses were constructed in Scotland, many serving a number of parishes (called 'poor law unions' or 'combinations'). They were built following the Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845, which established parochial boards in rural parishes and in the towns, and a central Board of Supervision in Edinburgh. The poorhouses were for those categories of paupers who did not receive 'outdoor relief' (normally in…]]> Poorhouses or almshouses have existed in Scotland since medieval times, principally in burghs. Between 1845 and 1930 over 70 poorhouses were constructed in Scotland, many serving a number of parishes (called 'poor law unions' or 'combinations'). They were built following the Poor Law (Scotland) Act 1845, which established parochial boards in rural parishes and in the towns, and a central Board of Supervision in Edinburgh. The poorhouses were for those categories of paupers who did not receive 'outdoor relief' (normally in…]]> Greater London East comprises of the counties of Sussex, Essex, Buckinghamshire, Kent and Hertfordshire. Poverty has always been noted as the main reason for Scottish emigration. Two-thirds of the land is harsh – rocky, ill-drained, swept by rain-bearing winds off the Atlantic and far from the Mediterranean and medieval centres of European trade and culture. The first Scottish communities away from home were founded by traders. In the 17th century a new factor was driving Scots away from their homes. Schools in Lowland parishes producing a literate…]]> Greater London West comprises of the boroughs of Battersea, Croydon, Camberwell, Lambeth, Newington and South London and the counties of Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey. Poverty has always been noted as the main reason for Scottish emigration. Two-thirds of the land is harsh – rocky, ill-drained, swept by rain-bearing winds off the Atlantic and far from the Mediterranean and medieval centres of European trade and culture. The first Scottish communities away from home were founded by traders. In the 17th century a new factor was driving Scots…]]> Before the introduction of civil registration in 1855 Church of Scotland parish ministers and session clerks kept registers of births and baptisms, proclamations of banns and marriages, and deaths and burials. Approximately 3500 of these Old Parish Register (OPR) volumes have survived. They are far from complete and contain much less information than the statutory registers of births, deaths and marriages. The old parish (church) registers only cover members of the Church of Scotland. They were lists made by the ministers of a church congregation…]]>