Forfar poorhouse.....

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:11 pm

Hi:)

Is there an 1871 census for poorhouses in Forfar? I have an Andrew Smart who died in one in 1874, the governor was Charles something.

dennis

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:21 pm

Dennis,
Have you had a look at the link in the Sources section here on TS?
Catherine

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 8:32 pm

Hi Catherine:)

It was the 1st place I went to; there is a census, but its 1881.

dennis

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:12 am

Dennis wrote:Hi:)

Is there an 1871 census for poorhouses in Forfar? I have an Andrew Smart who died in one in 1874, the governor was Charles something.

dennis

Hello Dennis,

It might be worth emailing Friends of Dundee City Archives. He seems to have two applications.
http://www.fdca.org.uk/poorhouse/poorSm_So.html
I've mailed them about one of mine in the past and they very kindly sent me details.

Regards,
Annette M

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:29 am

Hi Annette

I've figured that the Governor of the particular poorhouse was a Charles Wilson LENNIE, and it was the Forfar Poorhouse in Forfar. Also I have, as you suggested, emailed Friends of Dundee City Archives.

When you say he seems to have two (2) applications, how can I locate that information?

dennis

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:36 am

Dennis wrote:Hi Annette

I've figured that the Governor of the particular poorhouse was a Charles Wilson LENNIE, and it was the Forfar Poorhouse in Forfar. Also I have, as you suggested, emailed Friends of Dundee City Archives.

When you say he seems to have two (2) applications, how can I locate that information?

dennis

Hi Dennis,

I found the application numbers on the poorhouse database via the link above. Perhaps he's not the Andrew Smart you're looking for. This one was born around 1843.

Annette M

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:33 am

Hello Annette,

This bloke was 91 when he died in 1874.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-495

dennis

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 5:58 pm

nelmit wrote:Hello Dennis,

It might be worth emailing Friends of Dundee City Archives. He seems to have two applications.
http://www.fdca.org.uk/poorhouse/poorSm_So.html
I've mailed them about one of mine in the past and they very kindly sent me details.

Regards,
Annette M

Hello Annette,

I received the following reply;
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Thank you for your enquiry. Any surviving records of Forfar Poorhouse and other records of the poor for the Forfar area are held by Mrs Fiona Scharlau, the Angus Council Archivist. The postal address of Angus Archives is Angus Archives, Hunter Library, Restenneth, by Forfar, DD9 2SZ. The email address is <angus.archives@angus.gov.uk> and the telephone number is 01307 468644.

Yours sincerely Richard Cullen
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I have forwarded the reply to Ms Scharlau.

Thanks again Annette:)

dennis

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 11:15 pm

Hello Dennis,

I'll keep my fingers crossed that she has something.

I realised too late that the Dundee archives only hold Liff and Dundee applications.

Good luck,
Annette M

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