Corbetts in the Poor Relief Records in Kirkmichael,Ayrshire,Scotland

Corbetts in the Poor Relief Records: Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland

I have found Susan (Hewitt) Corbet and some of her children in the poor relief records and also in the applications for poor relief. The applications give some information as to the circumstances that have necessitated applying for poor relief.
Applications

Date	Name	Res.	Age	Dependants	Circumstances
July 30,1855	Elisha Spiers (or Corbet)	Straiton	30	William Corbet-6 Mary Corbet -4	James Corbet was born in Crosshill at the time he left 3 years past at Whitsunday ???? his settlement was in Kirkmichael Parish. She seems an able bodied active woman, left her 2 children with her Father and was in country service, says she had to leave on account of her stomach, it is now improved. Would go to her husband had she the means
Dec. 15,1855	Susan Corbet	Crosshill	75		Susan is now infirm from old age, lives with her youngest daughter Agnes,unmarried,who has one child aged about 2 years, illegitimate. employment of Agnes out door work.. John married a labourer has 6 children Susan married has 3 children Mary married has one child, husband an apprentice baker Has resided in Crosshill upwards of 40 years
March 11,1856	Mary Margie or Corbett	Crosshill	32	Mary Corbett-13 Susan Corbett-11 Jean Corbett-9 Wm.Corbett-6 Marion Corbett-3 Agnes Corbett-1	Applicant's husband left in the month of May last for America with her consent. Her means of support now she is unable during winter to provide for her small family
April 10,	John McBurney	Crosshill		Susan Corbett-wife Jas. McBurney-10 Ann McBurney-8 Wm.McBurney-4	Has been unable for work for the last 6 months and not improving in health has lived in the Parish from infancy
1862	Susan Corbet or McBurney	Crosshill	44	Thos. McBurney-10 James McBurney-7	Widow Agnes McBurney-13 at service in Maybole John Muirhead-17 at service ????

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