Refimprove date March 2011 File Poorhse.gif right thumb 200px A poorhouse or workhouse was a government run facility in the past for the support and housing of dependent or needy persons, typically run by a local government entity such as a county or municipality . In England , Wales and Ireland but not in Scotland ref http www.workhouses.org.uk Scotland UnionsScotland.shtml The Workhouse in Scotland ref a poorhouse was more commonly known as a workhouse . In early Victorian times see Poor Law , poverty was seen as a dishonourable state caused by a lack of the moral virtue of industriousness or industry as it was called . As was depicted by Charles Dickens , a workhouse could resemble a reformatory and house children, either with families or alone, or a penal labour regime to give the poor work at manual labour and subject them to corporal punishment physical punishment . As the 19th century progressed, conditions improved. The term is commonly applied to such a facility that housed the destitute elderly institutions of this nature were widespread in the United States prior to the adoption of the Social Security United States Social Security program in the 1930s. Facilities housing indigents who are not elderly are typically referred to as homelessness homeless shelters , or simply shelters, in current usage. Often the poorhouse was situated on the grounds of a poor farm on which able bodied residents were required to work such farms were common in the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries it could even be part of the same economic complex as a prison farm and other penal or charitable public institutions. Poor farm This section is linked from Harrisburg, Illinois Poor farms were Counties of the United States county or town run residences where paupers mainly ... node 2806 Illustrated History of Long Term Care The poorhouse America s forgotten institution ... Poor farms da Fattighus de Armenhaus fr Maison Dieu id Poorhouse nl Armenhuis no Fattighuset i ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Image PoorhouseFair.jpg thumb First edition cover Knopf right The Poorhouse Fair 1959 was the first novel by the American author John Updike . A new edition New York Knopf, 1977 was published with an introduction by the author. According to the introduction, the new edition contains some changes from the first edition Plot The setting is a fictional location in New Jersey. At the Diamond County Home for the Aged, the inmates prepare for the ritual of the Poorhouse Fair a summer celebration at which the old and infirm sell their produce to the people of the nearby town. The elderly residents at the home, full of memories and complaints, take pride every year in the excitements of this one day. But when the fair goes less well that the old folks had hoped, they are in no doubt who to blame Conner, the new prefect of the home. Together, they begin to revolt against the younger man, and enact an ancient rite of protest. John Updike DEFAULTSORT Poorhouse Fair, The Category 1959 novels Category Debut novels Category Novels by John Updike Category Books set within one day Category Alfred A. Knopf books Category Novels set in New Jersey 1950s novel stub ... more details
Infobox film name Over the Hill to the Poorhouse image caption director Harry Millarde producer William Fox producer William Fox writer Will Carleton poems Over the Hill to the Poorhouse and Over the Hill from the Poorhouse br Paul H. Sloane scenario starring Mary Carr music Edgar Allen br Maurie Rubens br Lou Klein lyrics cinematography Hal Sintzenich br George Schneiderman editing distributor Fox Film Corporation released September 17, 1920 runtime 11 reels country Film US language Silent film Silent br English language English intertitles Over the Hill to the Poorhouse 1920 in film 1920 also known as Over the Hill is a silent film about a woman who has a lot of children, and who never gets the chance to enjoy life. The film starred actress Mary Carr and almost all of her real life children. The film was directed by Harry Millarde , released by Fox Film Corporation , and was a box office success in 1920. The film was remade as Over the Hill 1931 , starring Mae Marsh and as Tears of a Mother 1937 . The 1920 silent film is preserved in a nitrate print at the Library of Congress . ref http www.silentera.com PSFL data O OverTheHillToThePoorho1920.html Over the Hill to the Poorhouse at SilentEra ref ref Catalog of Holdings, The American Film Institute Collection and the United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress c.1978 by The American Film Institute ref Cast Mary Carr Ma Benton James Sheridan actor James Sheridan Child Isaac billed Sheridan Tansey Noel Tearle Adult Isaac Stephen Carr actor Stephen Carr Child Thomas William Welsh actor William Welsh Jerry Devine Child ... to the Poorhouse at IMDB http www.silentera.com PSFL data O OverTheHillToThePoorho1920.html Over the Hill to the Poorhouse at SilentEra http www.corbisimages.com stock photo rights managed IH169599 ... to Poorhouse Mary Carr 200362338447?pt LH DefaultDomain 0&hash item2ea686a88f cover to book of music ... Images&hash item3cb9f713b5 Mary Carr as Ma in a scene from the film DEFAULTSORT Over the Hill to the Poorhouse ... more details
Poorhouse Corner is an unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia Caroline County , in the U.S. state of Virginia . References gnis 1493445 Caroline County, Virginia coord 38 01 42 N 77 16 14 W type city region US VA source GNIS enwiki display title Category Unincorporated communities in Virginia Category Populated places in Caroline County, Virginia CarolineVA geo stub ... more details
to the poorhouse, the manager is furious that they must pay a fine for the trouble she caused. Later on, Ingeborg is offered a chance to see her youngest son, this time with the poorhouse s approval ... as Employee in Shop Georg Gr nroos as Poorhouse Superintendent William Larsson as Police Officer ... more details
Dorothy Allen born 1896, Houston, Texas died September 30, 1970 New York City ref http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F50812FB355A157493C0A9178BD95F448785F9 Obituary , New York Times subscription required ref ref Obituary, Variety magazine Variety , October 7, 1970. ref was an American actress principally active in the 1920s. Allen landed her first roles in 1918 and acted in several Poverty Row films through 1925. Among her biggest roles were in the 1920 film Over the Hill to the Poorhouse and as Miranda Means in 1924 s The Hoosier Schoolmaster . ref http www.allmovie.com artist 1000 Dorothy Allen at Allmovie ref Filmography Three Green Eyes 1919 Over the Hill to the Poorhouse 1920 Beyond Price 1921 Dynamite Allen 1921 Power Within 1921 The Broken Silence 1922 Free Air 1922 If Winter Comes 1923 The Hoosier Schoolmaster 1924 Second Youth 1924 film Second Youth 1924 Youth for Sale 1924 School for Wives 1925 References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Allen, Dorothy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor DATE OF BIRTH 1896 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH September 30, 1970 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Allen, Dorothy Category 1896 births Category 1970 deaths Category People from Houston, Texas Category American film actors US film actor 1890s stub es Dorothy Allen ... more details
This article refers to Britain s welfare provision after the 1601 Poor Law. For welfare programmes see Social security After the passing of the Elizabethan Poor Law 1601 , outdoor relief was that kind of poor relief where assistance was in the form of money, food, clothing or goods, given to alleviate poverty without the requirement that the recipient enter an institution. ref http www.victorianweb.org history poorlaw elizpl.html The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law Bot generated title ref In contrast, recipients of indoor relief were required to enter a workhouse or poorhouse . Outdoor relief was also a feature of the Scotland Scottish and Ireland Irish Poor Law systems. References reflist Poor Law Category Scottish Poor Laws Category Irish Poor Laws Category English Poor Laws ... more details
Infobox film name Her Right to Live image image size alt caption director Paul Scardon producer writer Paul West starring Peggy Hyland br Antonio Moreno br Mae Costello br John S. Robertson br Julia Swayne Gordon music cinematography editing studio distributor Vitagraph Studios released Start date 1917 1 22 runtime 5 reels approx. 50 minutes country United States language Silent film br English language English intertitles budget gross preceded by followed by Her Right to Live is a 1917 in film 1917 dramatic silent film released by the Vitagraph Studios . Plot Polly Biggs Peggy Hyland is the eldest of a family of orphaned children who are taken in by their uncle, Mayor Hoadley John S. Robertson . Hoadley despises the children and has only taken them in as good publicity for the upcoming election. His wife, Mrs. Hoadley Julia Swayne Gordon is equally cruel to the children, especially Polly. ref http movies.nytimes.com movie 94950 Her Right to Live overview The New York Times Movies ref One day, Polly Biggs takes the children fishing and meets a young man named John Oxmore Antonio Moreno , who is the son of the opposing mayoral candidate. When she returns home, Polly discovers that her uncle intends to send all the children to the poorhouse as soon as the election is over. Polly plans to take revenge on her uncle and immediately takes the children to the poorhouse herself, rather than let her uncle do so. Mayor Hoadley, frightened that voters may be incensed to learn that his nieces and nephews are living as orphans in a squalid poorhouse, goes to retrieve them. When Polly sees his car arriving at the poorhouse, she and the children flee. They find an unoccupied cabin in the woods where the brood of youngsters settle in. Unbeknownst to Polly, the cabin is owned by John Oxmore, the young man she met earlier. After Oxmore finds them at his cabin, he grants Polly permission to keep the children there. However, the next day he is accused of a murder committed by Mayor Hoa ... more details
File Gertrude of Altenberg.jpg thumb right 200px Blessed Gertrude of Aldenberg, O.Praem. Gertrude of Aldenberg, O.Praem. , ca. October 1227 13 August 1297 was the daughter of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary . She became a Premonstratensian canon regular Canonesses regular canoness regular of the Abbey of Aldenberg, near Wetzlar , in the Diocese of Trier , where she spent much of her life leading the community as its abbess . She is honored as a beatification blessed of the Order. Life She was the youngest of the three children of Ludwig IV, Landgrave of Thuringia Landgraf Louis of Thuringia , and his wife St. Elizabeth of Hungary . Gertrude s father died while on his way to the Holy Land shortly before she was born, which left her mother in distress. She was scarcely two years old when her mother brought her to the Abbey of Aldenberg, where she afterwards became a canoness. In 1248, only twenty one years old, she was elected Abbess, and ruled over the monastery for forty nine years. With the inheritance she received from her uncle, Dietrich I, Margrave of Meissen , she erected a church and a poorhouse. She took personal charge of the residents of the poorhouse and led a life of extreme mortification . When Pope Nicholas IV published a crusade against the Saracens , Gertrude and her community took the Crusaders cross . In 1270, under her direction, the abbey began to celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi , being one of the first to introduce this feast into Germany. Pope Clement VI permitted the abbey to celebrate her feast day and granted indulgence s to those who veneration venerated her relics. References Catholic wstitle Blessed Gertrude of Aldenberg Category 1227 births Category 1297 deaths Category German Roman Catholic abbesses Category Beatified people Category 13th century venerated Christians Category Premonstratensian nuns Category House of Andechs de Gertrud von Altenberg es Gertrudis de Altenberg it Gertrude di Altenberg hu Boldog Gertr d nl Gertrudis van Alt ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File Landalabergen.jpg thumb High rise buildings of Landalabergen in Landala. Landala is a district in central Gothenburg , Sweden with about 4,500 inhabitants 2005 . Originally a traditional labour district with a large poorhouse, today Landala it is home for some important educational institutes in Western Sweden, such as Chalmers University of Technology , Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet and Vasa Komvux . Also LGA has its origin in Landala. Landala is also famous for its housing projects and social engineering in the 60 s. Almost the whole area was demolished a church was moved some 100 meters and concrete apartment blocks were built instead. However, some single houses from the 19th century were spared. Coord 57 41 32 N 11 58 24 E display title Category Gothenburg V straG taland geo stub sv Landala ... more details
The Poor Law Scotland Act 1845 ref http users.ox.ac.uk peter workhouse , ref was an Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom Act of Parliament which reformed the Poor Law system in Scotland. Main provisions The creation of a Board of Supervision to regulate the Poor Law system. A retention of the parish based system through Parochial Boards Powers for the Parochial Boards to raise taxes Poor relief could continue to be in the form of outdoor relief, poorhouse s could be built to aid the sick Parishes should join together to build poorhouses. An Inspector of the Poor decided whether applications for poor relief were legitimate References references UK legislation Poor Law Category Scottish Poor Laws Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1845 Category 19th century in Scotland Category 1845 in Scotland Category Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Scotland Scotland law stub Scotland hist stub statute stub ... more details
Refimprove date April 2008 Infobox Hospital Name Warwick Hospital Org Group South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust Image Warwick hospital lakin rd 4u07.JPG Caption The main entrance on Lakin Road, Warwick. Width 300px Logo optional Location Lakin Road, br Warwick , Region br Warwickshire State br England Country United Kingdom Coordinates coord 52.2903 1.5836 type landmark region GB WAR display inline,title HealthCare NHS Type General Speciality Emergency Yes Affiliation University of Warwick Beds 350 Founded 1848 Closed optional Website http www.warwickhospital.nhs.uk Wiki Links optional Warwick Hospital is situated on Lakin Road in the northwest of Warwick , Warwickshire , England. ref cite web url http www.warwickhospital.nhs.uk patients visitors howtofindus.aspx title How to get there publisher NHS South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust accessdate 20 April 2008 ref It has 350 beds and provides inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic services. ref cite web url http www.nhs.uk servicedirectories Pages Trust.aspx?id RJC title South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust publisher NHS Choices accessdate 20 April 2008 ref Warwick Hospital and Stratford Hospital comprise the service providers of the South Warwickshire General Hospitals NHS Trust, which employs over 2,200 people and serves a population of about 270,000. History The modern history of the hospital is linked closely with that of the town s poorhouse , as was that of many European hospitals. The first hospital on the Union Road now Lakin Road site was built in 1848 next to the poorhouse. It was extended in 1857 and 1876 with a chapel and mortuary following in 1883. In 1903 a new hospital was built and in 1930 the poorhouse became part of the hospital too. Parts of the current hospital date from 1903. The most recent major redevelopments include a re vamp of the accident and emergency department in 2001, a new outpatients department in 2005 and a birthing pool in 2007. The hospital now has a ... more details
be established as an almshouse, or poorhouse , in 1824. The alms house was replaced by Bern Township ... visible remnant of the poorhouse is a stone wall that is within short walking distance down the road from John Updike s old home. Updike s first novel, The Poorhouse Fair , is set in a fictional building based on Shillington s poorhouse. ref cite web url http www.poorhousestory.com PA BERKS Co.htm title Pennsylvania Poorhouse History by county Berks work The Poorhouse Story accessdate 2009 10 ... accessdate 2009 10 04 quote in my first novel, The Poorhouse Fair , I set characters roaming the corridors ... more details
Wiktionarypar combination In mathematics, a combination is a collection of things in no specific order. Combination may also refer to Combination chess , a relatively long sequence of chess moves Combo video games , a set of actions performed in sequence Striking combination , in martial arts and combat sports Combination lock , a type of lock Combination jump , in horseback riding Combinations album Combinations album , by Eisley. Union suit Combinations clothing , a type of underwear that combines a vest or camisole with trousers or drawers. Combination, a group of parishes in Scotland sharing a poorhouse, the equivalent of a Poor Law Union Motorcycle combination, also known as a sidecar A historic term for a trade union A historic term for a group of businesses engaged in price fixing as in, the price of lumber in Portland is controlled by the local combination An archaic term for a Cabal conspiracy , see also Secret combination Latter Day Saints See also lookfrom combination intitle combination Combine disambiguation Combo disambiguation disambig ca Combinaci cs Kombinace rozcestn k da Kombination de Kombination es Combinaci n desambiguaci n eo Kombina o fr Combinaison ko it Combinata nl Combinatie ja ru simple Combination sk Kombin cia sl Kombinacija sv Kombination ... more details
Refimprove date June 2009 Seealso Redvale disambiguation Redvales is a residential district to the south of Bury town centre in Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. Roughly speaking, the area occupies the area from Manchester Road to the River Irwell , crossed by Radcliffe Road, Redvales Road and Tarn Drive. The origin of the name Redvales goes back to the 13th century it was Redgifuhalh meaning a lady living near a river. Landmarks It contains St Peter s Primary School, with Derby High School England Derby High School on its fringes. There are shops on Radcliffe Road and Redvales Road. The Warth Mill was once a major employer for the area, but has since declined. The Warth Mill is situated on the River Irwell Irwell . Donald MacPherson Paint Company were located here until the 1990s. They supplied paint for the Woolworths Group plc Woolworths chain. Radcliffe Road was built and opened as recently as 1927. There was a ceremony on Warth Bridge with representatives of both Bury, the mayor Councillor John Hill JP, and Radcliffe taking part. Housing Most of Redvales is built up with semi detached housing, with other main thoroughfares being Cardigan Drive, Brecon Drive, Warth Road, Ribchester Drive and Whitefield Road. There are some traditional mill cottages near to the River Irwell Irwell . The poorhouse was also situated at Redvales. References Reflist coord 53.5788 2.302 type city region GB display title Areas of Bury Category Geography of Bury Category Districts of Greater Manchester Manchester geo stub ... more details
Infobox Settlement official name West Vlieland image map LocatieVlieland.png mapsize 280px subdivision type Country subdivision name flagicon Netherlands Netherlands subdivision type1 Province subdivision name1 flagicon Friesland Friesland settlement type Village population total West Vlieland also known as Westeyende lang fry West Flyl n was a village on the island of Vlieland in the province Friesland , the Netherlands . It disappeared under the waves in 1736 , with only two houses remaining. The site where the village was located is now 15 fathom s 27 m beneath sea level. The village had its own town hall, church, school, poorhouse and mill which was built in 1647. ref name Het tragische verhaal van West Vlieland cite web url http www.vlieland info.nl W Vlie.html title Het tragische verhaal van West Vlieland accessdate 2010 02 04 ref References reflist External links http www.vlieland info.nl W Vlie.html Het tragische verhaal van West Vlieland The tragic story of West Vlieland nl coord missing Netherlands Category Populated places in Friesland Friesland geo stub fy West Flyl n nl West Vlieland ... more details
The Friends Almshouse of Philadelphia was founded in 1713 by the city s Quaker leadership to help destitute members of the Society of Friends , although people of other creeds were sometimes admitted. As such, this was the first institution in Americas America to care for poor citizens. The combination poorhouse and workhouse occupied two small buildings built especially for it on the south side of Walnut Street Philadelphia Walnut Street between Third and Fourth Streets. The houses were augmented with a substantial brick building fronting Walnut Street in 1729. Not to be confused with the city run Philadelphia Almshouse established in 1732 , the Quaker Almshouse provided food, housing, work and perhaps even modest healthcare for the indigent until 1841 when it was demolished, although http commons.wikimedia.org wiki File Quaker Almshouse, erected 1713, by Cremer, James, 1821 1893.jpg one of the original houses lasted into the 1870s. Today, the Catholic Heritage Center stands on the site. References Thompson Westcott, Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia, With Some Notice of Their Owners and Occupants Philadelphia, PA Porter & Coates, 1877 , at 96. J. Thomas Scharf & Thompson Westcott, History of Philadelphia, 1609 1884, 3 vols. Philadelphia, PA, 1884 , at 856 vol. 2 . Center City Philadelphia in the 19th Century, Images of America Series Charleston, SC Arcadia Pub., 2006 , at 48. coord missing Pennsylvania Category Almshouses in the United States Category Buildings and structures in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Article Feedback 5 ... more details
coord 56 28 33 N 2 57 37 W display title Maryfield Hospital was a hospital in Stobswell , Dundee , Scotland . Originally a poorhouse hospital it became Dundee s second main hospital after Dundee Royal Infirmary . It closed in the 1970s following the opening of Ninewells Hospital . ref name Archives cite web title THB 14 Maryfield Hospital url http 134.36.1.31 dserve.exe?&dsqIni Dserve.ini&dsqApp Archive&dsqCmd show.tcl&dsqDb Catalog&dsqPos 160&dsqSearch text maryfield work Archive Services Online Catalogue publisher University of Dundee accessdate 24 February 2012 ref History Maryfield Hospital s origins can be traced to a poor hospital built in 1893 at the East Poorhouse , Dundee. The East Poorhouse had been built by the Parochial Board of Dundee in 1856 to the south of Clepington Road. ref name Archives ref name History of Health Care cite web title History of Health Care in Tayside url http 134.36.1.31 dserve dserve2 history healthcare.html work Unlocking the Medicine Chest publisher ARMMS, University of Dundee accessdate 24 February 2012 ref The hospital was run by Parochial Board later known as Dundee Parish Council . Following the abolition of parish councils in Scotland in 1929 control passed to Dundee Town Council, under whose stewardship the hospital began to focus on the fields of maternity and childcare. From 1948 it came under the control of the National Health Service and it eventually expanded to cover all of the site formerly occupied by the East Poorhouse. As a result it became Dundee s second main hospital. ref name Archives From the late 1940s a number of senior doctors were transferred from Dundee Royal Infirmary to Maryfield to develop the hospital, including Jean Herring , a prot g e of Margaret Fairlie , who became Head of the Gynaecology Department. ref name Blair cite book last Blair first J. G. S. title Ten Tayside Doctors year 1990 publisher Scottish Academic Press location Edinburgh isbn 0 7073 0600 0 pages 97 99 ref A new geriatric unit w ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 infobox UK place country Scotland official name Stobswell gaelic name scots name population os grid reference NO408313 latitude 56.470093 longitude 2.962495 map type Scotland unitary scotland City of Dundee lieutenancy scotland Dundee constituency westminster Dundee East UK Parliament constituency Dundee East constituency scottish parliament Dundee East Scottish Parliament constituency Dundee East br North East Scotland post town DUNDEE postcode district DD4 postcode area DD dial code 01382 Image Baxter Park Pavilion.jpg thumb left Baxter park pavilion Stobswell is an area of Dundee , Scotland with a population of approximately 10,000. It was originally a small hamlet outside the city until the industrial revolution caused the growth of Dundee . The area is by and large a residential area. Schools in the area are Morgan Academy Secondary School, Glebelands Primary School and Clepington Primary School. The Melrose Campus of Dundee College is also located in the area. The area is home to the Dundee International Sports Centre D.I.S.C. . History The area developed around a well which serviced the nearby farmhouses of Janefield and Maryfield. The name Stob derives from the Scots language Scots word for a post indicating to travellers that it was one mile 1.6 km to Dundee. Housing was developed in the area by the city s jute barons in the 19th century to accommodate workers in the textile mills in the area and the city. In 1856, the East Dundee Poorhouse was built on a two acre 8,000 m site in the area. After the inception of the National Health Service , the poorhouse was renamed The Rowans and later became a hospital and care home for the elderly. The building now known as Morgan Academy opened in 1868 as Morgan Hospital, a charitable institution providing accommodation and education for sons of tradesmen and persons of the working class whose parents stand in the need of assistance . The present Stobswell Church, Dundee Stobsw ... more details
Harry F. Millarde November 12, 1885 November 2, 1931 was a pioneer United States American silent film actor and film director director . ref http www.imdb.com name nm0587754 IMDB entry ref Millarde was born in Cincinnati, Ohio , and began his acting in film in 1913 with Kalem Studios in New York City . In 1916, he directed the first of his thirty two films the most notable of which was If Winter Comes 1923 film 1923 for Fox Film Corporation that was based on the books of author Arthur Stuart Menteth Hutchinson A. S. M. Hutchinson . Amongst Millarde s other works were Over the Hill to the Poorhouse 1920 and the thriller My Friend the Devil 1922 based on the France French novel, Le Docteur Rameau by Georges Ohnet . Millarde directed his last film in 1927 and died of a myocardial infarction heart attack in New York City in 1931, ten days shy of his forty sixth birthday. He was married to actress June Caprice 1895 1936 whom he had directed in eight films for Fox. Ironically, she also died ten days before her birthday, succumbing to cancer at the age of forty. Their daughter, June Millarde June Elizabeth Millarde , was thirteen years old when her mother died. Raised by her grandparents in Long Island, New York , she became a cover girl known as Toni Seven. The June 17, 1949 issue of Time magazine Time reported she was the heiress to an estimated 3,000,000 fortune. References reflist External links imdb name id 0587754 name Harry F. Millarde http www.corbisimages.com Enlargement Enlargement.aspx?id IH169599&tab details&caller search Harry Millarde with megaphone during production of Over the Hill to the Poorhouse 1920 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Millarde, Harry F. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 12, 1885 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1931 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Millarde, Harry F. Category 1885 births Category 1931 deaths Category Actors from Cincinnati, Ohio Category American film actors Category American f ... more details
unity which is still intact today. Logie School and Logie Poorhouse Adjacent to the housing ... poorhouse of Liff & Benvie Parish, which was itself opened in April 1864. The school was destroyed by fire ... more details
An Overseer of the Poor was an official who administered poor relief such as money, food, and clothing in England and various other countries which derived their law from England. England In England, Overseers of the Poor administered poor relief such as money, food and clothing as part of the Poor Law system. The position was created by the Act for the Relief of the Poor 1597 Act for the Relief of the Poor of 1597 . Overseers of the Poor were often reluctant appointees who were unpaid, working under the supervision of a Justice of the Peace . The law required two Overseers to be elected every Easter , and churchwarden s or landowner s were often selected. The new system of poor relief reinforced a sense of social hierarchy and provided a way of controlling the lower orders ref name The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law http www.victorianweb.org history poorlaw elizpl.html The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law Bot generated title ref . Overseers of the Poor were replaced in the Poor Law Amendment Act 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, and replaced with Boards of Guardians , although Overseers remained in some places as a method of collecting the poor rate. ref Rees, Rosemary, Poverty and Public Health, 1815 1948, p3, ISBN 0435327151 ref Duties Overseers had four duties Estimate how much poor relief money was needed in order to set the poor rate accordingly Collect the poor rate taxes? rate seems ambiguous here Distribute poor relief and Supervise the poorhouse . ref name The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law Vermont Overseers of the Poor in the state of Vermont were often reluctant but elected, unpaid officers of the town. Towns were sometimes so small in population, that a few applicants for aid could overwhelm the budget. Frequent requests for aid could result in the applicant being sent to a county Poorhouse poor farm where residents were not only expected to work to support themselves, but often to support handicapped or elderly residents, as well. Sometimes the latter predominated, ... more details
Image clashnessie1.jpg thumb Clashnessie Bay and de crofted house Clashnessie lang gd Clais an Easaidh is a small croft Scotland crofting community on the North West coast of Scotland specifically in the Assynt area of Sutherland . The township the old Scottish term for a crofting village is scattered around the sandy beach of Clashnessie Bay and derives its name from the Gaelic clais an easaidh , meaning glen clais of the an waterfall easaidh , referring to the waterfall at the head of the shallow glen in which most of the houses stand. Although convert 100 mi km north of Inverness , the village s micro climate is generally mild, due to the closeness to the Atlantic Ocean Gulf Stream . Today Clashnessie has just nineteen houses distributed widely over roughly a square mile area. Ten of these houses are original nineteenth century crofters cottages, or rebuilds, while the remaining nine are of more recent construction in a variety of styles. In the landscape around them are a number of the ruined traces of earlier dwellings and barns, the unmortared blackhouses of the crofters who were first cleared to the coast from more arable homelands in the interior. By the 1960s the resident population had fallen to around a dozen people, although within living memory Clashnessie had an inn, a post office, and a shop. The ruins of the community mill, of the kind with a horizontally mounted water wheel, can still be seen at the side of the burn which runs down from the waterfall. The traces of the old poorhouse can still also be found on the roadside. Today the community is truly international. Although many houses have been decrofted, there has been some successful revival of traditional crofting too, with Highland cattle joining the traditional Cheviot sheep on the community s common grazing. Access to broadband has made cyber crofting possible, which also adds to the long term viability of the township. External links http www.scottish places.info towns townfirst2365.html Br ... more details
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