Govan Poorhouse AGAIN !!

momat · Post by **momat** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 5:09 am

Would appreciate if someone is able to look up a Govan Poorhouse record PLEASE.
Trying to establish if she is the correct one.

Agnes McNaught ms Kerr, Pauper , Widow of James McNaught aged 67 died Govan poorhouse February 1864

Thanks in anticipation,

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:34 am

momat wrote:Would appreciate if someone is able to look up a Govan Poorhouse record PLEASE.
Trying to establish if she is the correct one.

Agnes McNaught ms Kerr, Pauper , Widow of James McNaught aged 67 died Govan poorhouse February 1864

Thanks in anticipation,

Hello Maureen,

How will you know if she's the correct one?

Regards,
Annette M

momat · Post by **momat** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:07 pm

If she originally came from STEVENSTON in AYR and had a son also named James !

Cheers.

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:56 pm

I'll have look next time I'm at The Mitchell.

Regards,
Annette M

momat · Post by **momat** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:03 pm

Many thanks in advance.
It's times like this you wish you didn't live 12.000 Miles away.

Cheers.

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:18 pm

Hello Maureen,

Not sure what time it is where you are but - I'm at the Mitchell Library at the moment and can't find an application for Agnes.

I have found one for a James Kerr born in Stevenson in 1819 but his parents are James,a labourer and Ann Reid. Does this mean anything to you?

I'll take notes anyway.

Regards,
Annette M

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:59 pm

Later......................

Sorry just realised my mistake-The one I found is for Agnes's brother.
(I was getting my maiden/married names mixed up).

Cannot find anything for Agnes at all.

Regards,
Annette M

momat · Post by **momat** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:47 pm

Hello Annette,
It is 11.25 AM Wednesday here.

Yes that's them as that was her Parents and her Brother but why would he need help.
On 1861 Census where I found Agnes living with him and family he is down as Blacksmith employing 2 men and 1 Boy .

On the Statutory Death record for Agnes's Death the header on the page is
1.1.1864 yet she is stated as dying on February 2? 1864
former Residence 6 Buchanan Court ?
and definately states that she died in the GOVAN POORHOUSE

Many thanks .

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:59 pm

momat wrote:Hello Annette,
It is 11.25 AM Wednesday here.

Yes that's them as that was her Parents and her Brother but why would he need help.
On 1861 Census where I found Agnes living with him and family he is down as Blacksmith employing 2 men and 1 Boy .

On the Statutory Death record for Agnes's Death the header on the page is
1.1.1864 yet she is stated as dying on February 2? 1864
former Residence 6 Buchanan Court ?
and definately states that she died in the GOVAN POORHOUSE

Many thanks .

Hello Maureen,,

Although she died in the poorhouse and an application would have been made, not all of the books survived. My gggg grandmother died in Govan Poorhouse in 1857 but the book is not at The Mitchell.

Agnes Kerr's brother's application was explained by his wife to the inspector.

"he had got half witted lately and if he applied again to take no notice of him"

If you want I will post the whole application tomorrow.

Kind regards,
Annette M

momat · Post by **momat** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 3:03 am

Hello Annette

I like it!!!

"he had got half witted lately and if he applied again to take no notice of him"
I had to

If you are willing I would like to see what other daft statement he made on the application.

I will have to take it as read that it was the correct Agnes based on all those facts .
Only wish I knew why she was there.
Maybe the problem ran in the family.

Many thanks again.

Cheers,

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