Braehungie Poorhouse Latheron

[amcampbe]

Does anyone know where people who died in the poor house would be buried? Where would the records be held?

[Dusty]

I was informed by a person whose Father was the warden at one time that inmates who died in Braehungie Poorhouse were buried in the Common Ground at Latheron Cemetery unless there was family with the means to bury them elsewhere.
I believe that the Latheron Cemetery records were destroyed in a fire some time back.

Hope this helps.

[Tricia]

Does anyone know where people who died in the poor house would be buried? Where would the records be held?

Hi
Just occasionally someone who died in poorhouse could also have had a stone in Cem - erected by another member of family. I found one such case recently. Pauper in the poorhouse but someone cared enough to place a stone :)

Let us have a surname date etc - we can check MI books I have but also for Latheron check here www.graven-images.org.uk

[amcampbe]

He is Alexander McKenzie Died 17th March 1871

[Tricia]

I am sure you have the family in various census:
1841 (approx ages in ths census)
Piece: SCT1841/38 Place: Latheron -Caithness Enumeration District: 1
Civil Parish: Latheron Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 0 Page: 10
Address: Rumster
Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
MCKENZIE Alexander M 40 Mason Caithness
MCKENZIE Hellen F 40 Caithness
MCKENZIE Mary F 20 Caithness
MCKENZIE Donald M 15 Caithness
MCKENZIE James M 12 Caithness
MCKENZIE Robert M 5 Caithness
MCKENZIE Alexander M 14 Caithness
FORBAS Emelia F 20 Caithness
TULLOCH Murdoch M 5 Caithness
HEINDERSON Hugh M 1 Caithness

Someone has this tree on ancestry - I guess it may well be yourself.

Sorry I can't find a MI entry in the books for any cems near Latheron and since he was born there I imagine he would be buried there.

Tricia

[amcampbe]

Thanks for that and yes it is my tree or perhaps a relative as I have found a number of distant cousins through this line.

His death was reported by a Donald McKenzie the governor of the Poorhouse. He doesn't seem to be a relative but I would be interested to know more about him in case there is a link.

I am also curious about the others listed in the census as the family doesn't seem to be wealthy enough to entertain visitors and I wonder if they were relatives that had to be taken in.

[Tricia]

don't know what the relationship is to McKenzie but Emily Forbes and Hugh Hendeson in 1841 household are
here in 1851, It say Emily is a widow? but not in 1861
Piece: SCT1851/38 Place: Latheron -Caithness Enumeration District: 8
Civil Parish: Latheron Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Latheron
Folio: 0 Page: 5 Schedule: 13
Address: Achow
Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
FORBES Emily Head W F 36 Stocking Knitter Caithness - Latheron
HENDERSON Hugh Son U M 10 Scholar Caithness - Latheron
HENDERSON Alexrina. Dau U F 7 Scholar Caithness - Latheron
HENDERSON Helen Dau U F 7 Scholar Caithness - Latheron

Emily and daughters still there in 1861 although states she is Unmarried.
and son Hugh is now married.
Emily could be daughter to James Forbes b Latheron 1814.
Tricia