This collection, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1818-1923, contains 81,707 records relating to the relief of people in the historic counties of Aberdeenshire, Banffshire, and Kincardineshire.
Most of the records for Aberdeen City were destroyed during the Second World War.
Communities included are: Aberdour, Aboyne, Auchindoir & Kearn, Auchterless, Banchory Devenick, Banchory Ternan, Belhelvie, Birse, Bourtie, Cairney, Chapel of Garioch, Cluny, Coull, Crathie and Braemar, Daviot, Drumblade, Drumoak, Dunnottar, Dyce, Echt, Ellon, Fetteresso, Fintray, Forglen, Forgue, Fraserburgh, Fyvie, Gartly, Glass, Glenbuchat, Glenmuick, Tullich and Glengairn, Huntly, Inverkeithny, Inverurie, Keig, Keithhall & Kinkell, Kemnay, Kildrummy, Kincardine O´Neil, Kinellar, King Edward, Kinneff, Kintore, Laurencekirk, Leochel Cushnie, Logie Buchan, Logie Coldstone, Longside, Lonmay, Lumphanan, Marnoch, Maryculter, Marykirk, Meldrum, Methlick, Monquhitter, Monymusk, New Deer, New Machar, Newhills, Nigg, Old Deer, Old Machar, Peterculter, Peterhead, Rathen, Rhynie, Skene, Slains, St Fergus, Strathdon, Tarland and Migvie, Tarves, Towie, Tullynessle and Forbes, Tyrie.
Ancestry provides this collection in association with Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen City Archives.
Lovely John. I have a few realtions whose records might be contained in that release. Cheers, BT
This is great! I will have to delve into these this weekend. Thanks, John