| Description | File also includes notices to other parishes to claim relief, medical certificates and correspondence about cases. Arranged alphabetically by surname (original dividers removed for conservation reasons): there are only entries for surnames beginning with B, C, L, Mc, N, P and S.
Application forms record similar information to the Poor Law General Registers, i.e.
- Applicant's name, age, date of birth, residence, application date, birthplace, occupation, marital status, religion, disability, parents details, marriage details;
- Dependents or other relatives living with the applicant, and family not living with the applicant.
- Income details.
- Length of residence in present house and previous residences
- First visiting report by the Public Assistance Officer.
- Result of application (the Officer and Committee's decisions)
- A record of notices being sent for applicants outside Aberdeen County.
- A record of change of circumstances.
There is also a declaration signed by the applicant.
Originally in box file with AC/3/36/9, 12 and 13: these were each arranged separately and have therefore been catalogued separately. |