The Local Government Act 1894 abolished the Board of Supervision and the Parochial Boards, transferring their functions to Local Government Board centrally, and to Parish Council locally. Stornoway Parish Council was a fully elected body. Its main functions were the Poor Law, registration of births, deaths and marriages, child protection, provision of burial grounds, registration of vaccinations, the mentally ill and handicapped. Most public health functions were transferred to Lewis District Committee, with the Burgh of Stornoway taking on some responsibility for its own area. The Parish Council could also concern itself with footpaths, well, harbours and standard ff postal and telegraph services. The Local Government Act 1929 saw the Parish Council being disbanded in 1930, the bulk of its functions being transferred to Lewis District Council and the Lewis Public Assistance Committee which reported to the County Council.
Minutes 1845-1943, Applications for Parochial Relief 1889-1930, General Registers of the Poor 1849-1930, Children’s Separate Registers of the Poor 1910-1929, Unadmitted & Unascertained Cases of Settlement 1855-1927, Assessment rolls 1905-1927
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GB3002 RC2 Records of Lewis District Committee 1930-1975 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar) GB3002 RC2 Records of Lewis Combination Poorhouse 1893-1970 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar) GB3002 RC5/5 Records of Lewis Public Assistance Joint Committee 1930-1975 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar)
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Assessment rolls were kept by the Parochial Boards and Parish Council to enable the levying of the poor relief and other taxes among the landowners and property owners of the parish. They provide information regarding name and address of the land/property owner, the amount of rent due, how much they have been assessed at, and how much was paid to the collector.
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