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« on: Monday 25 February 19 20:47 GMT (UK) »
Exactly
Mary may apparenly, but wrongly have been caught by having moved
She was b 1818 in Dalserf and was married there in 1930
By 1841 she was in Cambusnethan
Her children were born there 1842 to 1850 ( i.e. after Duncan's death, and inc the last one whom she named after his dead father, Duncan )
In 1851 she is in Wishaw
So at the time of Duncan's death in 1849 and her applying for relief, she was in Cambusnethan
It was Cambusnethan who rejected her applicatiion
And on 3rd Jan 1850, her case was considered by the Board of Supervision, and rejected.
I also did wonder if applying under her maiden name, Nichol, was a good idea
BUT from North Lanarkshire today -
I have spoken to my Archive colleagues. They have searched their index to Poor Relief records but, unfortunately, could not find a match for Mary Bell/Nichol/Nicol. There are very few entries in the Poor Relief index for the years around 1850.
Thanks for your inputs