Hi I thought you would like to read this. It is easy to think that the folks from Sutherland led a better life when they moved away from the county but this is not always true. This is what happened to Euphemia Murray who was born at Muie, Rogart, in 1845, daughter of Hugh Murray and Elizabeth Mackay. Euphemia Murray married Peter Douglas, who was born circa 1836 in Rogart, son of Alexander Douglas and Janet McLeod. Euphmeia and Peter married in Morningside, Edinburgh, on 24 January 1877. Peter was a clerk at this time. By 1881 they had moved to Glasgow where they were recorded at 103 Parliamentary Road. Peter was still employed as a clerk. They had the following children (DOUGLAS); Janet, born circa 1878 Glasgow; Betsy, born 1881 Glasgow; Hugh, born circa 1883 Parliamentary Road, Glasgow; Euphmeia, born circa 1889 Rothesay; Agnes, born circa 1894 52 Taylor Street, Glasgow. Peter Douglas died in Glasgow on 12 July 1900. On 9 January 1901 Euphemia was forced to approach the Poor Relief in Glasgow for financial help. The details from the subsequent documents tell a sad story. At 11 am on 9 January 1901 Euphemia made her first ever request for help. She was visited by the Poor Relief officials the following day at her home in 52 Taylor Street, a tenement building, where she had a flat on the first floor, second door on the right. The form filled in then tell that both her parents and her husband’s parents in Rogart were dead. Her daughter Janet, aged 22 was married to George Brown, tin plate worker in the meter department of Glasgow Corporation where he earned 30 shillings a week. They had a child to look after also. Elizabeth was now 20 years old and worked as a pager in Collins where she earned 10 shillings per week and lived with her mother. Hugh was now 17 and was an apprentice packing box maker earning 6 shillings a week. Young Euphmeia, aged 11, attended school and Agnes, aged 6, was at home. The family had previously been supported by Peter’s earnings and this was the first application ever for poor relief. It was stated on the form that she had received £9 from Prudential Society on her husband’s death but this had been used to pay the funeral bills and to maintain the family since. She was awarded the sum of 12 shillings and three pence by the committee – presumably this was a weekly payment which she received for about a year. On the 18 December 1901 she was refused relief as she now had some kind of job in Nelson Tea Company which paid 10 shillings weekly. She then managed until on 11 May 1905 she again applied for relief as her job with Nelson’s had ended. Her daughter, Janet and her husband still only earning 30 shillings weekly and they now had three children; Hugh earned 19 shillings weekly and gave his mother 10 shillings and young Euphemia was working as an apprentice book folder at 4 shillings and 6 pence a week. On 18 May 1905 Euphemia was taken to hopsital. On 22 August 1906 she was refused any relief (while in hospital) for her family as the Poor Relief said they were able to support themselves. She asked again the following day and was again refused any support. I do not know what happened to Euphemia and her children between then and the next report in the Poor Relief which showed that young Agnes was in hospital on 14 August 1908 and Euphemia applied for outdoor relief. On 11 January 1909 Euphemia was admitted to the Infirmary, Ward 22, by the parish and again she was refused relief. On 17 April 1909 she died in Stobhill hospital. What a sad way to end her life. Christine --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.248 / Virus Database: 121 - Release Date: 4/11/01