Kelman ...4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen

[ShellDeLeo]

George Tait Kelman died 1888 at 4 Raggs Lane, Broad Street, Aberdeen

The informant of his death was Mary McDonald, sister-in-law and fellow inmate.   So, a hospital or poorhouse must have existed in Raggs Lane, but I cannot find any proof of that at the moment.

just wondering if anyone knows if a poorhouse or hospital was in the area at the  time

any help on these ppl is greatly appreciated thanks Michele

[bervonian]

Hi Michele,
If you go to "Old Maps" and enter Co-ordinate 394353, 806355 you'll see that in 1869 there were 3 lanes running to the left side of Broad Street, and 2 to the right.  None of these are named, but presumably one was Raggs Lane.
There were two Poorhouses in Aberdeen, one being the Old Machar Poorhouse (Co-ordinate 393568, 806355), and the St. Nicholas Poorhouse (Co-ordinate 394353, 807148).
Hope this helps.

Bervonian.

[bervonian]

I've just remembered -  a friend also had a death certificate where the informant was described as an inmate.  It just means that the informant was living in the house where the person died.

Bervonian.

[mitchell]

Hi Michele,

If you search for "raggs lane"+ aberdeen in google, the result shows a family living there at no.4 in 1871. Scroll down to section 4 of the page. Have you tried the 1881 Census to see if George is there then?

Bervonian, I have an Aberdeen death certificate that says that the informant was an inmate too, and wondered what it meant. Although I didn't think the person was in an institution I wasn't sure, so thanks for putting us straight.

Elaine

[Little Nell]

I have found Ragg's Lane on an 1866 map of Aberdeen available to view online at:

http://www.nls.uk/maps

Then choose browse Ordnance Survey Town maps, Aberdeen and then square LXXV.11.14

It's on the southwest side of Broad Street (use a modern map from Streetmap or Multimap to help you pinpoint the location), but there doesn't appear to be any building there which could conceivably have inmates 

Howeve, the 1881 census has seven households listed at 4 Ragg's Lane - one of them is listed as a Lodging House Keeper.

No George Tait Kelman though. 

Nell

PS Nothing on the workhouses site indicates that there was a poorhouse or a hospital there either.

[ShellDeLeo]

hi everyone
thank you for the ideas and links its a great help thanks Michele

[midmum]

Common lodging houses or "doss" houses were often an alternative to the workhouse and people may have been referred to as an inmate. One at 4 Raggs Lane was owned by a family ancestor and indeed remained in the family for many years after.

[Flattybasher9]

A picture :-

http://esslemont.atwebpages.com/Photo%20Album/Early%20Aberdeen%20Photos%20&%20Paintings/Aberdeen%20City%20-%20General/slides/Ragg%27s%20Lane.html

Regards

Malky (The "shrink link" does not work on this one)

[marie117]

I HAVE AN ANCESTER LIVING AT 4 RAGGS LANE IN 1895, PETER MCHOLLAN