Poorhouse lookup please.

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Cathy
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Poorhouse lookup please.

Post by Cathy » Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:15 pm

Hello All,
if anyone is going to the Mitchell soon, could they have a wee look for me please?

Seeking info on:
1851 census: 34, Dale St., Gorbals, Glasgow. 644/02 115/02 006
Elizabeth Dobbie, Head, Marr., age 27, Pauper (Straw hat maker), b. Glasgow.
Elizabeth, Daur., 8, Scholar, b. Glasgow.
Robert, Son, 6, Scholar, b. Glasgow.
Christina, Daur., 3, b. Glasgow.
James, Son, 1, b. Glasgow.

If the maiden name is McNaught, and husband John, this is her.

Many thanks.
Cathy

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Post by Miss Poohs » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:26 am

No promisin' onything but I'm hoping to head there over the next day or so, if I make it, I'll take a note of your query with me :)
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Post by Cathy » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:39 pm

Cheers.
Cathy

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Post by emanday » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:42 pm

Hi Miss Poohs,

While you're there, if you have the time, could you have a look for this one for me? I'd really like to know why she ended up in a poorhouse especially considering she had grown up children still living at the time.

Janet Drummond previously Robertson m.s. Lorimer entered Strathearn Combination Poorhouse in 20 October 1893 and died there in 1894.

She was "sponsored" by Madderty Parish, but the poorhouse records only have that incoming date note for her. I have her DC, which is how I found out where she died.

It seems that the details of her circumstances leading up to her going into the poorhouse should be in the Madderty Parish records, as they paid for her.
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Post by AnnieMack » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:05 pm

Mary, the poorhouse you refer to is here in Auchterarder. I thought the records were in Perth library. I am going away for the weekend but should be able to have a look next weekend if that is any good?

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Post by emanday » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:28 pm

That would be wonderful if you could manage to have a wee look for me, Annie.

This woman has been a real mystery for me since I found out she was my GG Grandmother. The only information I've ever found about her has been from her daughters' (from first marriage) MC's and her own DC.

Neither of those two girls seem to have had their births, pre-1855 registered, nor can I find Janet's MC to my GG Grandfather John Robertson, or for her 2nd marriage to Daniel Drummond. She did have two sons by Daniel and I have one's BC and the other one's infant DC and Daniel's DC.

She's proving to be a real mystery. :?
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Re: Poorhouse lookup please.

Post by nelmit » Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:59 pm

Cathy wrote:Hello All,
if anyone is going to the Mitchell soon, could they have a wee look for me please?

Seeking info on:
1851 census: 34, Dale St., Gorbals, Glasgow. 644/02 115/02 006
Elizabeth Dobbie, Head, Marr., age 27, Pauper (Straw hat maker), b. Glasgow.
Elizabeth, Daur., 8, Scholar, b. Glasgow.
Robert, Son, 6, Scholar, b. Glasgow.
Christina, Daur., 3, b. Glasgow.
James, Son, 1, b. Glasgow.

If the maiden name is McNaught, and husband John, this is her.

Many thanks.
Cathy,

I had a look today but no application was indexed for Elizabeth.

Regards,
Annette M

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Post by Cathy » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:44 pm

Many thanks Annette.
Cathy