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- Records of parochial boards and parish councils within the County of Orkney. The records may include minute books which contain details of the administration of the parish functions including poor relief, registers of poor, accounts, registers of interments in parish burial grounds and other related material, 1845-1930.Includes the records of parochial boards and parish councils for the following parishes:Birsay and Harray, 1845-1930; Cross and Burness and North Ronaldsay Parochial Board, 1887-1930; Eday, 1845-1930; Evie and Rendall, 1882-1930; Firth, 1899-1930; Holm, 1862-1930; Hoy and Graemsay, 1893-1930; Kirkwall and St Ola, 1860-1930; Lady, 1857-1930; Orphir, 1869-1930; Papa Westray, 1891-1930; Rousay and Egilsay, 1921-1930; St Andrews and Deerness, 1845-1930; Sandwick, 1845-1930; Shapinsay, 1910-1930; South Ronaldsay and Burray, 1846-1930; Stenness, 1881-1930; Stromness, 1859-1930; Stronsay, 1852-1930; Walls and Flotta, 1871-1930; Westray, 1870-1930.Orkney Combination Poorhouse and County Home (by 1935) records: Minutes of house committee, with accounts, 1880-1939; Rules and regulations for management of poorhouse, 1883; Specifications of a dwelling house for the governor and for a mortuary, 1935. Orkney District Lunacy Board: Minutes, 1860-1914. Orkney District Board of Control: Minutes, 1914-1930; Letter book, 1921-1929; Ledger, 1914-1930; Register of defectives, 1915-1929.Public Assistance Sub-Committees of Orkney County Council: Minutes of Public Assistance Committee, sub-committee, 1931-1935; Minutes of Rousay district public assistance committee, 1931-1947; Minutes of St Andrews, Deerness, Holm, St Ola (landward) district public assistance committee, 1930-1948; Minutes of Sandwick, Stromness (landward), Birsay and Harray district public assistance committee, 1930-1948; Minutes of Stromness Burgh district public assistance committee, 1930-1948; Minutes of Kirkwall and St Ola district public assistance committee, 1930-1948.Public Assistance and Welfare Department records:Application registers, 1867-1969; Re-applications register, 1935-1949; Children's register, 1950.Public Assistance Committee and Social Welfare Committee records: Letter books, 1930-1967.
