Over the centuries a variety of institutions have catered for the needs for care and rehabilitation of the sick and needy. The websites listed below have details about such establishments and, in many cases, lists of inmates.
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Information, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | County Asylum |
Link: | http://web.archive.org/web/20110708195950/http://w... |
Description: | Rediscovering the Asylums and Mental Hospitals of England and Wales |
Extra Info: | This site is no longer active, however an archived copy of the site is still available to view (may take a few moments to load). There may be some pages that do not work. Lists architects' names and more. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Bastardy / Illegitimacy Records, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Genealogy and Family History in Scotland - Scottish genealogy records |
Link: | https://www.oldscottish.com/ |
Description: | Old Scottish Genealogy & Family History |
Classification: | Land Tax / Lay Subsidy, Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records, Migrant / Emmigration Lists and Records, Minute Books / Meeting Books, Military Lists, Muster Rolls etc., Other Records |
Title: | Scottish Archive Network |
Link: | https://www.scan.org.uk/ |
Description: | Scottish Archive Network |
Extra Info: | Click on Digital Archive for online documents. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Prisoner / Trial / Conviction / Court Records |
Title: | Scottish Indexes - Helping you trace your Scottish family tree |
Link: | https://www.scottishindexes.com/ |
Description: | Prison Registers, Sheriff Court Paternity Decrees, Mental Health Records |
Extra Info: | Full details of the coverage can be found on their Record Sets page. |
Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., School / Educational Records / Alumni, Photographs / Pictures |
Title: | The Children's Homes Website |
Link: | http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/ |
Description: | The Children's Homes Website |
Extra Info: | The Children's Homes website aims to provide information on all the many and varied institutions that became home for thousands of children and young people in Britain. Also USA, Canada, Jamaica and Australia. |
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