kelso poorhouse records

[BillyF]

Where would I find admission records for Kelso union Poorhouse Hospital 1910/1911.

I`ve not found anything on Hawickhub website.

[CaroleW]

I don't know whether this will be of any help to you

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Kelso/

[BillyF]

Thanks Carol

I`d thought of that website a couple of days ago, but at a time when I was doing other things, so it went out of my head !!

It says that Hawick Heritage Hub have records for that time so I`ll give them a ring, as I couldn`t access them in their catalogue.Probably operator error !!

[still_looking]

According to the national records site they do have some records though whether that includes admissions or not isnt specified at this level

http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/scancatalogue/details.aspx?reference=GB1097%2fSBA%2f4&st=1&tc=y&tl=n&tn=y&tp=y&k=Kelso+union+poorhouse&ko=a&r=&ro=s&

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[BillyF]

Thanks for your replies.

I`ve not been able to make any further searches just yet.

What I would really like to find would be any details of the admission of James Wallace who died there on 20th January 1911, ideally I`m hoping to find who was listed as his next of kin.His death cert  shows a nurse as the informant.

I have all other information on him from b to d, including 2 marriages, but he made sure he wouldn`t be found as he changed his name ( Wallace was his mother`s ms )and totally disregarded his 2nd family, evidence his on the death cert.