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aberdein
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Combination Poor House Inveresk
« on: Wednesday 29 October 08 19:39 UTC (UK) »
My ggGrandfather died in the Combination Poor House Inveresk in 1869. Were was this? What exactly was it? And are there any records available?

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Re: Combination Poor House Inveresk
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 29 October 08 19:55 UTC (UK) »
Hi Aberdein

I had a quick look on the internet and found this site, which you might be interested in:

http://www.ancestor.abel.co.uk/Inveresk.html#poo

It tells you where the poor house records are kept - and there's a whole lot more about Inveresk itself!

Kind regards, Arranroots  Wink
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SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN
HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD
GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS
WIL: WEBB, SALTER
RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS
GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY
MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD
SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON
IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)
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Re: Combination Poor House Inveresk
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 29 October 08 20:06 UTC (UK) »
More here: http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/

(you might have to use the site search for Inveresk - it doesn't seem to take you right to the page any more!)
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SOM: BIRD, BURT aka BROWN
HEF: BAUGH, LATHAM, CARTER, PRITCHARD
GLS: WEBB, WORKMAN, LATHAM, MALPUS
WIL: WEBB, SALTER
RAD: PRITCHARD, WILLIAMS
GLA: RYAN, KEARNEY, JONES, HARRY
MON: WEBB, MORGAN, WILLIAMS, JONES, BIRD
SCOTLAND: HASTINGS, CAMERON, KELSO, BUCHANAN, BETHUNE/ BEATON
IRELAND: RYAN (WATERFORD), KEARNEY (DUBLIN), BOYLE(DUNDALK)
aberdein
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Re: Combination Poor House Inveresk
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 29 October 08 20:37 UTC (UK) »
Thats exactly it. Photos and everything. Looks pretty grim  Sad

Thanks very much arranroots

Regards
Aberdein
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