Hi Jackie, My relatives were from Paisley, and there the records were kept in the Paisley archives... I had a friend look my ancestors up for me, and she transcribed the entries for me...which in my case was quite an undertaking. I'm not sure where the records were kept in other towns or areas...maybe someone wlse on the list would know.... but maybe the poorhouses kept records as well??? maybe if you know the poorhouse they were in, they have records somewhere??? I stumbled on to the poor law records by accident. I found the cemetery my GGG GM was buried at, and found she was buried in a paupers grave, owned by the church, which led me to the poor law records.... I'm in the US too, so I'm no expert on where things are kept in Scotland. Maybe SKS on the list can help us... Hope this helps a little, Kerri Lakeville, PA >From: "Jackie Thorpe" <jackieaz@cox.net> >Reply-To: SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com >To: SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [Renfrew] RICHMOND/Poor Law Records >Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 12:47:00 -0700 > >Hi Kerri, > >I have a few relatives who died in poorhouses....would they be listed in >the >"poor law records"? I am not quite sure what the poor law records are. >Where and how do you look them up? > >Thanks, >Jackie >Scottsdale, Arizona USA > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kerri Gibson" <fortuneavenue@hotmail.com> >To: <SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 10:07 AM >Subject: Re: [Renfrew] RICHMOND > > > > > > Phyllis, > > If you have a relative who was a pauper, > > did you look this person up in the poor law records? > > I had someone look up my GGG grandparents, and I found a > > veritable motherlode of information on the entire >family..... > > > > hope this helps, > > Kerri > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Phyllis Ziajka <pziajka@shaw.ca> > > >Reply-To: SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com > > >To: SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com > > >Subject: [Renfrew] RICHMOND > > >Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:18:37 -0600 > > > > > >Hello Listers: > > > > > >I'm new on the Renfrew List and would like to post my surname interest > > > > > >The family I'm researching is: > > > > > >JOHN RICHMOND (b. at Riccarton ca. 1788) marred ANN FERGUSON (b. at > > >Kilmarnock ca. 1797). They married at Paisley High Curch in 1814. >Their > > >children are as follows (all born at Paisley): > > > > > >Montgomery Richmond, b. 1816 (High Church) - died before 1838 > > >John Richmond, b. 1817 (High Church) > > >Ann b. 1819 (High Church) died before 1820 > > >Ann b. 1820 (High Church) died before 1830 > > >Robert Richmond b. 1822 (High Church) > > >Margaret Richmond b. 1824, High Church) > > >Charles Richmond b. 1827 (High Church) > > >Ann Ferguson Richmond, b. 1830 (High Church)* > > >Mary Campbell Richmond, b. 1833 (High Church) > > >Agnes Richmond, b. 1835, (Middle Church) > > >Montgomery Cunningham Richmond, b. 1838 (Middle Church) > > > > > >I am descended from Ann Ferguson Richmond and have further info on her > > >marriage, children, grandchildren, etc. > > > > > >I would be most interested in hearing from anyone descended from one of >the > > >other children listed above, or anyone who has connections to any >Richmonds > > >from Riccarton; Fergusons from Kilmarnock; or Richmonds from Paisley. >If > > >anyone has access to the 1841 census for Paisley and can give me any >info > > >on this family from that census I'd be very grateful. I have the >parents > > >and 2 youngest children (Agnes & Montgomery) on the 1851 census (at > > >Kilmarnock), and the father died there the following year. He was a > > >weaver, but a pauper at the time of his death (approximately 64 yrs. >old). > > > > > >I look forward to hearing from anyone who thinks they might have a > > >connection, and also from anyone else with info to share. > > >Thanks in advance, > > >Phyllis, in Canada > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== SCT-RENFREW Mailing List ==== > > >********************************************************************** > > >To search the archived lists, including this list go to > > >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/search.html > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > > > > > ==== SCT-RENFREW Mailing List ==== > > ********************************************************************** > > To search the archived lists, including this list go to >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/search.html > > > > > >==== SCT-RENFREW Mailing List ==== >********************************************************************** >The Renfrewshire GenWeb page is at >http://www.rootsweb.com/~sctrfw/ _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail