page_title: Aberdeen charitable trusts
hierarchical_section_title: Aberdeen charitable trusts
caption_attribution_description: English: Title page of "Mortifications Under the Charge of ... Aberdeen", 1849, Chalmers &amp; Co. containing details of mortifications held and values in 1849.
context_page_description: Across the United Kingdom, many services such as hospitals and schools depend on private or corporate donation. In the sixteenth century, the Church and the nobility were the only source of such support. By the nineteenth century government and local authorities had taken over this responsibility. Sometimes a hospital, Bedehouse or care home was given money directly to further its purposes. The City of Aberdeen like many across Scotland, and in the rest of the United Kingdom, administers charitable trusts to benefit its residents. Some of these date back to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. In general these mortifications were endowed to benefit Guildry members, the poor, medical, educational, cultural, arts and heritage purposes individuals and groups. Recently the City Council has re-organised these charities together with OSCR. Some of the charities have been wound up with residual funds allocated to other charities with similar purposes in Aberdeen.
context_section_description: Across the United Kingdom, many services such as hospitals and schools depend on private or corporate donation. In the sixteenth century, the Church and the nobility were the only source of such support. By the nineteenth century government and local authorities had taken over this responsibility. Sometimes a hospital, Bedehouse or care home was given money directly to further its purposes. The City of Aberdeen like many across Scotland, and in the rest of the United Kingdom, administers charitable trusts to benefit its residents. Some of these date back to the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.  In general these mortifications were endowed to benefit Guildry members, the poor, medical, educational, cultural, arts and heritage purposes individuals and groups. Recently the City Council has re-organised these charities together with OSCR. Some of the charities have been wound up with residual funds allocated to other charities with similar purposes in Aberdeen.
caption: Title page of "Mortifications Under the Charge of ... Aberdeen", 1849, Chalmers & Co. containing details of mortifications held and values in 1849.
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