Poor house mills mines/quarry's and orphane in Scotland help

[Oldhug]

Hi Iam after info on poor houses mills paper and weaving mills mines and quarry's and orphanages in Scotland and how they worked as my family where connected to these mostly in the fife area and connected to paper weaving mills and mining any help would be most helpfull and if any any one has photos of these would be great to many many many thanks

[AndrewP]

Hi there,

Info on poorhouses in Scotland can be found at:

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

All the best,

AndrewP

[Falkyrn]

http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/

Will give you a lot of information about mining and the conditions the miners lived in.

[Orlaith17]

Hi there,

Info on poorhouses in Scotland can be found at:

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

All the best,

AndrewP

That's an interesting site; thank you for the link. I had a relative who died in East Poorhouse, Dundee, but there is no mention of this on the site. She died in 1916 and her widower was listed as a jute mill worker but also as a soldier. Anyone have any information on this place? Thanks.

[AndrewP]

I had a relative who died in East Poorhouse, Dundee. ... Anyone have any information on this place? Thanks.

Info about the East Poorhouse can be found on the following webpage:

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

All the best,

AndrewP

[Orlaith17]

Thank you