Edinburgh and Scottish Poorhouse/Poorlaw applications

[steiner]

Glasgow has a fantastic collection of these in the city archives.

However, does anyone know if Edinburgh has the same sort of inormation and if so where in Edinburgh they are located or can be viewed?

thanks

[Pandabean]

Hey,

This is an excellent site for checking up about poor houses in Scotland, it will also give you links to where the records may be stored:

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html ... land.shtml

Edinburgh City Archives appears to hold them for the city:
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/internet/Co ... archives_2

If your interested in Inveresk, unfortunately the records were destroyed or are lost. Which is a real shame.

I am not sure what NAS would hold, a quick search in their catalogue may reveal information, I have a feeling though that they have the minutes from the poorhouses only.

Regards,
Andy

[steiner]

Hi Andy

Many thanks. I contacted Edinburgh Archives this morning. The chap there was very helpful but it seems the information is not as good as Glasgow's. Still might be worth a call in.

regards

Andy

[LesleyB]

See
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14736&p=119442#p119442

- note from last post in thread that these may not be available until tomorow....

[Montrose Budie]

Very sadly, some years ago, it was decided to incinerate the Edinburgh Poor Relief records that were the equivalent of the Glasgow records.

After all, they were taking up archive space that could be better used

Such is life !

mb