Being poor in modern Europe
Being poor in modern Europe

Author: Inga Brandes

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 544

ISBN-13: 9783039102563

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Edited papers from an international conference at the University of Trier, 2003.

Old Poor Law in Scotland
Old Poor Law in Scotland

Author: Mitchison Rosalind Mitchison

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2019-08-06

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1474471064

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Based entirely on research from primary sources, this book describes the development of the Scottish Poor Law as an instrument for the preservation of the old and destitute and, partially, as a protection against famine. It shows the effect of the Poor Law of the later Eighteenth Century agrarian reorganisation, the industrial revolution, Scottish urban development and the evangelical revival. This remarkably comprehensive investigation contains many revelations about the nature of Scottish social life over three centuries.* Covers the whole life of the Poor Law in Scotland* Based entirely on pioneering research of parish records and a wide range of other records* Contains numerous revelations about the nature of Scottish society over three centuries

The Workhouse Encyclopedia
The Workhouse Encyclopedia

Author: Peter Higginbotham

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2012-03-01

Total Pages: 517

ISBN-13: 0752477196

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This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of the workhouse and of the poor relief system in which it played a pivotal part. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham, one of Britain's best-known experts on the subject, this A-Z cornucopia covers everything from the 1725 publication An Account of Several Work-houses to the South African Zulu admitted to Fulham Road Workhouse in 1880. With hundreds of fascinating anecdotes, plus priceless information for researchers including workhouse locations throughout the British Isles, useful websites and archive repository details, maps, plans, original workhouse publications and an extensive bibliography, it will delight family historians and general readers alike. Where was my local workhouse? What records did they keep? What is gruel and is it really what inmates lived on? How did you get out of a workhouse? What famous people were once workhouse inmates? Are there any workhouse buildings I can visit? If these are the kinds of questions you've ever wanted to know the answer to, then this is the book for you.