Inverness Poorhouse

[Davie]

Hi All,
While trying to get some records in order.
Found this wee snippet, sent to us from Invernesss.
I have never been able to find out much about my maternal grandfather, Peter Finnegan.
He was in America when my Mother was growing up.
However, I think this may be of interest to you.



Apologies for delay - your query was a bit of a jigsaw puzzle which has taken some time to piece together.

There is very little background information in the records regarding Catherine. Here are the details I have from the register:

Catherine was admitted to the Poorhouse on 8th February 1893. Her admission number was 3698. She was aged 33, single. Her employment was pedlar, Her religious denomination was Roman Catholic. Pregnancy was the reason for admission. Name of wife/husband given as: single. Number of children given as 2. Observation of condition: very dirty. Parish of settlement: Kilwinning. Left Poorhouse on 16th March 1893.

Along with Catherine - two of her children were admitted:

Number 3699 William Finnigan, aged 3, designated: bastard, Roman Catholic, Mother - Catherine Finnigan, very dirty, Kilwinning, admitted: 8th February 1893, left 16th March 1893.

Number 3700 Catherine Finnigan, aged 2, designated: bastard, Roman Catholic, Mother - Catherine Finnigan, very dirty, Kilwinning, admitted: 8th February 1893, left 16th March 1893.

Catherine had a boy born in the Poorhouse: Peter Finnigan born 1.45 am on 8th March 1893 (Number 3724).

Catherine was readmitted to the Poorhouse (3733) due to: debility and child on breast on 21st March 1893 and left on 4th April 1893. She was joined by 5 children: William (3736) and Catherine (3737), and:

John Finnigan (3734) aged 11, and James Finnigan (3735) aged 9, and Peter (3738) now aged 2 weeks. They also were admitted on 21st March 1893 and left on 4th April 1893.

John (3775), James (3776), William (3777) and young Catherine (3778) were re-admitted on 25th April 1893 and it is noted: Mother Catherine Finnigan in prison. They all left the Poorhouse on 1st May 1893. There is no mention of Peter at this point so I presume he is with his mother.

Young Catherine (4160) and Peter (4161) are re-admitted on 30 November 1894 and leave again on 4th December 1894. There is no mention of Catherine Senior or the other children at this point.

Catherine Senior next appears aged 36 (4395). Her employment this time is given as: Hawker. The reason for admission is given as: pregnant and has child of tender years. Catherine (junior) (4396) now aged 4 years was admitted at the same time. They were both admitted on 20th September 1895 and left on the 24th of September 1895.

It is 1897 before there are any further records. Catherine - senior now aged 38 (4836), Catherine - junior now aged 6 (4837) and Peter (4838) now aged 4 are admitted. The reason for admission is given as: pregnancy and young children. They were all admitted on 28th May 1897 and left on 7th July 1897. There is no mention of the other children. Catherine had another child in the Poorhouse - Isabella Finnigan (4871) who was born at 11.20am on 29th June 1897. Isabella left with the rest of the family on 7th July 1897.

Catherine junior (5218) aged 5 was admitted along with Isabella (5219) (aged one and a half years) on 18th March 1899. The reason for admittance was: mother in police cells for being drunk. They left the Poorhouse on 20th March 1899.

The final family record appears in 24th April 1902 when Isabella (5824) was admitted to the Poorhouse aged 5 years. There is no record of the others in the family at all and Isabella left on 26th April 1902.

I have checked the registers from this point on and there are no other occurrences of the Finnigans being involved with the Poorhouse again.

Just realised I had put this post in before, last year.
See this Auldtimers disease, see me!
Davie

[Russell]

Bit Davie
Ah widnae hae kent whaur tae look tae fun' it so ye've daen us a' a favour.
Its a rerr pictur o life if'n yer at the unnerside o' the midden wae nae wey up. aye doon.

Gie's mair. yer no glaikit or foun'ered yet.

Russell