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church run poorhousesaround edinburgh
« on: Sunday 29 September 13 22:51 BST (UK) »
this can be the only way that my ancestors Charles an Margaret could have taken on john as their son if the church knew that they had had a son that died and they had a child
 whose mother had died then it would have been the simplest of things to agree with the couple that they would be allowed to bring him up as theirs
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looking ar buying a house near Edinburgh so that I can go into new registry house ro do more research look at newspapers and visit the masons lodge in edinburgh
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Lanark/Argyll/Renfrew/Ayr:Smith, Steele,Kirkwood,Hamilton,May,orO'mayscott and anderso, craig , forbes taggart Kirkwood, milloy and steel apart ftom others which are numerous, graham mcilroy. stewart.brown battonisle of sku rothsay etc.
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Re: church run poorhousesaround edinburgh
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 29 September 13 23:28 BST (UK) »
The Church of Scotland was the main authority responsible for the administration of Poor relief in Scotland until 1845. Edinburgh had at least 2 Poorhouses from the early 1600's onwards.

A family could take on a child without any authority (Church or otherwise) being involved.
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