Glasgow Parochial Board Records

[LeGrand]

hello everyone

I am planning a trip to the Mitchell library in Glasgow soon. One of the record sets I would like to search is the Parochial Board records for Glasgow in the late 1800s period.

Specifically, I am trying to find any details of a relative who was a foundling.

Would anyone know which record set this could be found in? I have searched the NRS website but noting jumps out.

Thank you all

[Forfarian]

Searching the National Records of Scotland catalogue won't help with material held in Glasgow City Archives.

There might be something in the Scottish Archive Network or the National Register of Archives for Scotland, depending on whether or not the item you want has been catalogued in one or other of those, but why not just go direct to the source?

I suggest that you contact the Glasgow City Archives https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries/city-archives and make a specific enquiry with as much detail as you know about the person you are interested in. They will be in a position to tell you what, if anything, they hold about this person.

[LeGrand]

Searching the National Records of Scotland catalogue won't help with material held in Glasgow City Archives.

Thanks for your reply. My understanding is that it is possible to search the NRS catalogue for records that are held in the Mitchell Library. For example, the below reference for the Calton Old Kirk Sessioni, which the NRS site shows as held off site.

CH2/725 Records of Glasgow, Calton / Calton Old Kirk Session

[Forfarian]

My understanding is that it is possible to search the NRS catalogue for records that are held in the Mitchell Library. For example, the below reference for the Calton Old Kirk Sessioni, which the NRS site shows as held off site.
CH2/725 Records of Glasgow, Calton / Calton Old Kirk Session

Some items, yes, but not all. In particular there is no facility to search the Glasgow Poor Law records in the NRS catalogue.

In the context of the NRS catalogue being held 'off site' means that the documents are stored in a different building belonging to the NRS (for example Thomas Thomson House or West Register House) and must be ordered in advance to be produced for readers in General Register House in Edinburgh. It does not mean that the item referred to is held in a different archive elsewhere.

Initially almost all the Kirk Session records were directly held by the NRS. Some of them, evidently not including the Calton Old Kirk Session records, have been returned to local archives.

This is an extract from the Glasgow City Archives web site: "Poor law archives are our most important source for the family historian. These are the records of the poor law authorities, which contain over one million applications for poor relief. We hold records for the following areas: • Glasgow, 1851-1948 • Barony, 1861-1898 (part of Glasgow from 1898) • Govan, 1876 – 1930 (part of Glasgow from 1930) • Bute, West Dunbartonshire, South Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire (not including Paisley), often dating from 1845. Poor relief applications are particularly useful for researching people who migrated to the city, including those from Ireland. Records are generally closed for 100 years for children and 75 years for adults. Poor law authorities were responsible for children separated from their parents and the records can contain information about children who were fostered or adopted. Access restrictions apply to fostering or adoption records that are less than 100 years old.".

There is also a guide to the Poor Law holdings https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries/family-history/research-guides/poor-law-from-1845 and a leaflet specifically about the Glasgow Archives' Poor Law material https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/media/cbndxgh0/archives-poor-law-leaflet-v3.pdf

[LeGrand]

Many thanks for this Forfarian, some very useful info there. You have incredible knowledge, fair play to you.

[Forfarian]

You're welcome - hope you find what you are looking for.