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I am looking for any info on the following people:
Thomas Jennings born 1846 died 25 July 1987 Barnhill Poor House
Jane Rilley born 1819 died 20 Feb 1894 City Poor House Glasgow
Patrick Cavanagh Born 1829 Died 1 Mar 1894 Barnhill Poor House
Sarah Connelly/Mccabe Born 1828 Died 7 Sep 1899 Barnhill Poor House
Arthur Phillips born 1820 died 1909 in glasgow went to poor house in 4 July 1863

do you have places of birth for any of these people?

??? 1871 census
ame: Arthur Phillips
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Christina Phillips
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanark
Registration Number: 644/3
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil parish: Glasgow Calton
County: Lanarkshire
Address: London Rd 201
Occupation: Cotton Weaver
ED: 53
Household schedule number: 44
Line: 10
Roll: CSSCT1871_128
Household Members:
Name Age
Arthur Phillips 48
Christina Phillips 51
Alex Phillips 20
Mary Phillips 10
Willm Ramsay 3

Source Citation: Parish: Glasgow Calton; ED: 53; Page: 9; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1871_128.

Is this your Patrick that someone has on a tree on the net. I Googled Barnhill Poor House Patrick Cavanagh. Or is it your tree I found.

Patrick CAVANAGH
b. abt 1829 Ireland
d. 1 MAR 1894 Glasgow (Barnhill Poor House) LKS, SCT
Parents:
Father: Thomas? Francis CAVANAGH
Mother: Winifred GRADY
Family:
Spouse: Sarah CONNELLY
b. abt 1828 Ireland
d. 7 SEP 1899 Glasgow (Barnhill Poor House) LKS, SCT
Children:
Mary Ann CAVANAGH

yes that is my patrick

I'd suggest Scotlands People website. Search for deaths in the statutory period and you should get their parents, spouses and usually a witness though in poorhouse cases this is likely to be staff. You'd need to buy some credits...as you have the exact death dates it should be easy to get to the documents without difficulty.

George,

I also had an ancestor who died in Barnhill Poorhouse.

The poorhouse records are held at The Mitchell Library Glasgow.

Are you able to visit them?

If not if you call 0141 287 2999 and ask for the archives dept (I cant remember their direct no) and give them the details they are very good at helping you.

I found the entry for mine and they copied it for me (for a small fee) and posted it out and from it I got lots of information.

It gave details of her children husband and of her parents and his parents.

Don't know if I was just lucky but if you don't ask you don't get!

Also if you google Barnhill Poorhouse you will get more info and try goint to "the virtual mitchell" site.

Let me know how you get on

Just to add her death was registered by the Govenor of the poorhouse and I found the DC on Scotlands People

Just had a look at my notes if you go to

www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php

gives some interesting info also try

www.mitchelllibrary.org

they have pictures of the poorhouse

At some point I will have to get to the mitchell Library

George
Are you within travelling distance?

I would still give them a call as if they find anything they can post it to you and you can ask for the ref and request to see the original registar showing the entry when you visit.

Its amazing to think you can hold the original books. I love going to the Mitchell they have lots of interesting records for us to trawl through.

I will be at the Mitchell in the next couple of weeks would you like me to have a look for any of them? I love looking at the Poor :Law Archives & have exhausted most of mine-the info they can offer can be amazing but frustratingly can often tell you nothing! :-) :-(

Jeannette if you could that would be great. My problem is that i live in aberdeenshire.