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., Occupations / Trades / Apprentices |
| Title: | Blacksmiths Index |
| Link: | https://blacksmiths.mygenwebs.com/ |
| Description: | A Genealogical Index of Blacksmiths and Related Occupations |
| Extra Info: | As well as blacksmiths, includes many other related occupations, also blacksmiths residing in asylums and workhouses. |
| 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. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc. |
| Title: | Voluntary Hospitals Database |
| Link: | http://www.hospitalsdatabase.lshtm.ac.uk/ |
| Description: | Voluntary Hospitals Database |
| Extra Info: | Includes details about the hospitals, the number of beds, the expenditure, dates and more. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Workhouse Network |
| Link: | https://www.workhousenetwork.org/ |
| Description: | Pauper biographies and more. |
| Classification: | Institutions / Workhouses / Hospitals etc., Other Records |
| Title: | Workhouse Website |
| Link: | https://www.workhouses.org.uk/ |
| Description: | A Site Dedicated to the Workhouse, its Buildings, Staff, Inmates and much more |
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