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Subject: Poor relief book details contin.
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 10:24:10 EDT
This is the remaining details:
No. 180 Agnes Miller wife of Andrew White age 65 (1865) parents James Miller
and Helen Baillie. She is an outdoor worker gets 1/6 per week. Children
Helen 46 wife of Robert Thomson gamekeeper with 8 children, Margaret 44 widow
of W. Watson with 9 children, Mary 42 wife of John Lindsay collier with 4
children, Jane 40 wife of Joe Brown collier with 7 children. Agnes Gilchrist
grandd. Stays with her. 1874 gets £5 grant for outfit for New Zealand. 6
June 1874 sailed to New Zealand.
No. 194 William Barr, Fergushill parents James Barr (deceased) and Ann
Allardyce now grocer at Fergushill. Age 35 married born Irvine formerly
collier now hawker of tea earning 5/6 per week. Wife Marion Bernie? 31,
James 9, Mathew 6, John 4 att born Kilwinning. 8/8/1868 child Ann born. May
1867 child Cunningham born.
No. 176 Janet Young wife of Robert Auld age 26 (1864) earns 6d. per week,
assisted by brother Adam Young. Husband born Kilwinning a baker age 27, now
in America. Children Robert 6, William 3, Marion 1 born Troon. Her parents
were William Young (disabled) and Margaret Carson (dead). She is a knitter
gets 4/3 per week. 1870 June an illegitamate child born.
No. 245 Jane Yuill Jeffrey widow of Joseph Jeffrey born Stevenston age 75.
Child: Janet 47 wife of R. White disabled collier, John 39 a gamekeeper,
Margaret 34 wife of Gilbert Dadder? With 3 children. Died 15/10/1874.
No. 399 James White age 66 (1870) born Kilwinning
No. 496 James White jnr. Age 26 (1874) in Corsehill, spinal complaint. He
was an engine man, he is assisted by friends. Died 24/1/1875.
No. 490 Robert Ralston age 28 (1874) wife Jane Auld 22, William 1,1/2 born
Kilwinning. Iron moulder, insane. 1887 moved to lunatic ward in Poorhouse.
D. 7/12/1922.
No. 517 Janet Love Dinning born Stevenston, age 28 widow of David Dinning.
Assisted by friends. Child. Eliz 5, Annie 3, Alex 6 mths. In Dec 1875 gets
3/-, 1879 2/- 1880 offered poorhouse.
No. 538 Mary Frew Wilson widow of Thos. Wilson daughter of David Frew and
Mary Smith. Assisted by friends. Child: Jane 40 wife of David Jones with 9
children, Mary 37 wife of Robert Wilson quarryman with 5 children, Thos. 3?
Miner with 2 children, Eliz 27 wife of John Graham, Agnes 25 wife of James
Walker quarryman with 3 children.
That is the lot for this week, hope it is of interest.
Mairi (Stevenston, Ayrshire)
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