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Offline Auchencrieff

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Poor Law Records
« on: Saturday 04 April 15 14:28 BST (UK) »
Can anyone advise where the poor relief records for Wigtownshire might be viewed.
MARSHALL family in Ayrshire, Wigtownshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Yorkshire, Canada
McHARG in Wigtownshire, Glasgow.
MYLES in Lanarkshire, Ireland, Canada.
HUGHES in Lanarkshire, Ireland, Canada, USA
SHIELDS in Lanarkshire, Ireland, Canada, USA

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Re: Poor Law Records
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 04 April 15 21:12 BST (UK) »
Hi Auchencrieff

This might give some background to actual resources www.workhouses.org.uk/Wigtownshire/

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Re: Poor Law Records
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 04 April 15 21:14 BST (UK) »
HI,
Dumfries library held them and transferred them to Edinburgh. Dumfries rechecked their files and said they are definitely in Edinburgh. I was given the code numbers to ask for but unfortunately I have lost them in my filing system. I hope to be able to return to Edinburgh soon to have a look at the file for John Hamilton d 14 Feb 1887 age 82. Widower of Eliza Jane Evans formerly Jane Smith.
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Re: Poor Law Records
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 04 April 15 21:40 BST (UK) »
Thank you for that, Costar.

Back tracking in my memory and now found what I was looking for. Pgs 43/4 on this link may help with references...needs to be double checked along the way...

www.myainfolk.com/Resources_files/Records_of_the_Scottish_Poor.pdf

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