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Title: Poor Relief Applications
Post by: wattnb on Monday 05 December 11 14:00 GMT (UK)

 :)

Hi,

I am trying to find out whether the Poor Relief/Poorhouse Applications for Dumfries and Galloway are available anywhere. I have an ancestor who died in the Moorfield and his application might provide more info about him.

Thank you.
 ;)

Title: Re: Poor Relief Applications
Post by: akc on Monday 05 December 11 19:36 GMT (UK)

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

some info on this link

akc

Title: Re: Poor Relief Applications
Post by: wattnb on Monday 05 December 11 20:37 GMT (UK)

HI AKC,
Thanks for your reply.

I should have put Moorhead (not Moorfield) Hospital.
I have already contacted the Dunfries and Galloway FHS and they contacted the Dumfries Archives for me but they said they did not hold anything there.
 :-\

Title: Re: Poor Relief Applications
Post by: Johnner Kid on Tuesday 06 December 11 17:13 GMT (UK)

Hi wattnb,
Could you give us a bit more to go on.
Ancestors name and a date would help.
Moorheads Hospital building today has been converted to flats
-- advertised as "suitable for occupancy by young professionals". 
Here is the entrance doorway from St Michael's Street.

Title: Re: Poor Relief Applications
Post by: wattnb on Tuesday 06 December 11 20:12 GMT (UK)

 :)

My Dumfries ancestors were called Wells, previously Walls. They originated in Ireland but I do not know where exactly.

On the other side of my family I managed to find out the area that my ancestor came from (also in Ireland) through a poor relief application which gave his place of birth.

I am thinking that if any of the Walls family claimed poor relief or were in the poorhouse, then maybe their application(s) would be similarly helpful.

Just trying to knock down a brick wall!!