Ancestry adds Aberdeenshire poor law records 1818-1923

A new Aberdeenshire collection has been recently added to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk):

Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1818-1923
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62686/
Source: Poor Law Applications, 1834-1943 and Poor Law Relief General Registers, 1812-1959. Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Aberdeen City Council.

About the Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1818-1923

This collection contains records relating to the relief of people living in poverty in the historic counties of Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, and Kincardineshire, Scotland. Most of the documents were created by the parochial boards and parish councils that were responsible for providing relief to impoverished people in their parish. Before 1921, only persons with disabilities and people of old age were entitled to relief.

The records precede 1929 when the responsibility to administer "poor relief" became a government function.

Records in this collection may include the following information:

• Name
• Birthplace
• Date of birth
• Names of parents or other relatives
• Occupation
• Marital status
• Place of death
• Date of death

Records may show the basis of the disability, which could include children, or pregnancy in cases where widows claimed relief.  

For further details visit https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62686/

Chris

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