Family History Cafe: Paisley Poor Relief
Join Renfrewshire Ancestors, from The Urban Historian, for the Family History Cafe and talk exploring Paisley Poor Relief from the Churches point of view.
About Family History Cafe: Paisley Poor Relief
This month we are going to explore Paisley Poor Relief from the Churches point of view. Records dating back into the late 18th Century for the combined Paisley Session give an indication of Income the churches received from their parishoners and how the money was distributed to the Poor of the town.
The August session of our Family History Cafe series will again be held in Blend @ Paisley Arts Centre (15 New St, Paisley PA1 1EZ) between 10 and 11.30am on Saturday 2nd August.
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