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« on: Monday 12 February 07 16:39 GMT (UK) »
Does anybody know how to find out how long somebody was in the poor house in Elgin in Morayshire.  Her name was Constance Clark, and her son William Dean Clark. born 1902

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Re: poor houses
« Reply #1 on: Monday 12 February 07 19:00 GMT (UK) »
Hi Chris

Welcome to RootsChat  :)

Have you seen this link to the Morayshire Combination Poorhouse: www.workhouses.org.uk/index.html?Morayshire/Morayshire.shtml

Contact details are included at the bottom in relation to records.

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Monica
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Re: poor houses
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 13 February 07 10:22 GMT (UK) »
Thanks but still cannot find records of inmates

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Re: poor houses
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 13 February 07 10:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi Chris

Sadly you won't find poor relief records on line. The closest you could find on line would be census info in 1901 of Constance. I think you are looking for details of Constance's poor relief application details. This info will only be available if somebody can do a look up for you from the actual records or via the contact details I gave on the link.

For example, there is an entry on the 1901 census which may relate to your Constance:

1901   CLARK CONSTANCE age 18 @ GARMOUTH/MORAY   144/02 002/02 002   

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Re: poor houses
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 13 February 07 10:35 GMT (UK) »
Yes thanks that was my father in laws mother thanks for your help

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Re: poor houses
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 18 February 07 14:02 GMT (UK) »
Hi Chris
I don't know if this will help but if you go to the link below and go subject, put in ref no and heading it will bring up a list may not help alot but will give you some clues, it also tells you what newspapers the details were published in
you will also see contact  details, for Grant Lodge ,Graeme and Margaret  , are a source of informationand would be able to help they hold quite a few records there
Good luck

http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp
 Ref no  SB001216
Heading Poor Relief
ORKNEY
FLETT, CLOUSTON,  WHISHART, SCOTT, BRUCE,
ABERDEEN AREA:THOMSON, ROSIE, CHAFFEY, ALLAN,               
GLASGOW;STEWART,  SPENCE,  DOUGLAS, BLACK , KEAYS(KEYS), MITCHELL,    JOHNSTON,  FLETT,  ALLAN, CALLAGHAN, JENKS,FINLAY,SMELLIE,TYSON

MORAYSHIRE: ALLAN, INNES, MCPHAIL, MATHEWS, STEWART, MCKENZIE, MCLEAN, PLOWMAN, MASSON, 
IRELAND:DOUGLAS,BLACK,McAULAY,KEAYS,TWEED,MITCHELL,
 ENGLAND: JENKS, WALKER,BALDWIN, HURST,PHILLIPS, CHAFFEY, ROBERTSON, ALLAN;JOHNSON, AMEY,Corston,Race

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Re: poor houses
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 18 February 07 21:06 GMT (UK) »
Does anybody know how to find out how long somebody was in the poor house in Elgin in Morayshire.  Her name was Constance Clark, and her son William Dean Clark. born 1902

If you look on http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp as suggested you will see that Constance Clark applied to the Elgin Parish Board in 1902, and that she was in the poor house until at least 1907.

Applications on behalf of William Dean Clark were made in 1902 and 1903.

You can get copies of these records from Moray Local Heritage Centre. Cotact details are on the web site.
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