Out door poor

[jessienicolson]

Can anyone tell me what "out door poor" means. Thanks.

[CarolA3]

Hi Jessie

I believe 'out door poor' described people who were being paid parish relief but not living in the workhouse.

If they were living in the workhouse, they were called 'in door poor'.

Hope this helps
Carol

[GrahamSimons]

This article will get you into more info - more links than people seeking relief! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outdoor_relief

[jessienicolson]

Thanks to both of you

[Berlin-Bob]

Just to be able to find it more easily, in case anybody else needs to know ....

I've added this topic to the
RootsChat Reference => Lexicon ^{(click here)}

under In door poor, Out door poor and Poor Relief

Bob

[jessienicolson]

I don't understand why people with occupations can be out door poor.

[GrahamSimons]

I don't understand why people with occupations can be out door poor.

In modern terms, they were not earning the living wage, I imagine.

[jessienicolson]

Thank you.