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Abdie records
Lookup searches – Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. Kirk Session Records). Available from £1 a name a year.
Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
School records – Index to School Leaving Certificate Examination results
Anatomy Registers – Index to the records of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland
Birth records with no father’s name – Hit a brick wall with no father named in a birth record? Help is at hand: see our list for this parish below.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
Male Heads of Families – Free transcripts of rolls of male heads of families from the 1830s
Kirk Sessions Index – Free extracts from Kirk Session records
Lookups
The records of the Kirk Session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout Scotland from the 16th century onwards. We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. We will search for a given name in any of the record sets in the table below, and provide you with transcripts of any matching entries for just £1 per name per year.
We do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.
Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
The Board of Supervision was established under the 1845 Poor Law Act. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against inadequate poor relief granted by Parochial Boards. These appeals were recorded in the Board of Supervision minutes. Cases were often heard over an extended period. The minutes may contain a variety of information, including about other family members, medical conditions and other circumstances. For more information about these records, see here.
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
- £3 for a single minute
- £6 for up to 3 minutes for a single case
- £9 for any single case with more than 3 minutes (some cases have as many as 8 minutes)
| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Janet BETT or ANDERSON | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Agnes MACKENZIE or BEVERIDGE | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Agnes MCKENZIE or BEVERIDGE | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused |
Sheriff Court paternity decrees
Single mothers often took the fathers of their children to court for child support. Such cases were known as filiation and aliment cases. The court could order the father to provide maintenance payments to the mother. If the mother won her case, the court would issue a decree, which would allow the mother to enforce payment of aliment. We have indexed all the records of such cases held by the National Records of Scotland from at least 1855 to 1880, and can provide digital images of the records. To order your copy, simply click on the Order now link in the table below.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen DOUGLAS Mains of Lindores, Abdie | James PRIDE OR PRYDE | 26 May 1887 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/32 |
| Ann FORBES Grange, Abdie | William Proctor SMITH | 27 Oct 1852 | Order now | Dundee SC45/6/11 |
| Euphemia HORN or FORBES Grange, Abdie | Alexander WHITE | 3 Feb 1856 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/28 |
| Christian SIMPSON Mount Pleasant, Abdie | John CLUNIE | 18 Oct 1866 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/30 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
Anatomy register
This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
Your research hit a brick wall when you discovered a birth record missing this vital name? Choose Find the Father by any birth below to start breaking down that barrier today with our FREE search service. Where we've already identified the father, click on the Father Found link to order a copy of the record naming the father. For births outwith this period, click here.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret ALLAN | 23 April 1869 | Eliza ALLAN | Find the father |
| William BAILLIE | 16 July 1859 | Margaret BAILLIE | Find the father |
| Hugh BEVERIDGE | 16 September 1862 | Janet BEVERIDGE | Find the father |
| Margaret Watson BIRRELL | 17 February 1874 | Janet BIRRELL | Father found |
| Helen BLACK | 11 August 1866 | Helen BLACK | Find the father |
| David BOYD | 28 September 1856 | Agnes BOYD | Find the father |
| Annie BRABNER | 4 October 1867 | Jane BRABNER | Find the father |
| Eliza BRABNER | 16 January 1871 | Jane BRABNER | Find the father |
| Williamina BRAND | 8 March 1859 | Helen BRAND | Father found |
| Jane Wilkie CHALMERS | 27 November 1868 | Isabel CHALMERS | Father found |
| Betsy Johnston CLUNIE | 20 October 1857 | Margaret CLUNIE | Find the father |
| Georgina Arthur CLUNIE | 25 May 1869 | Elizabeth CLUNIE | Find the father |
| Joseph CRABB | 23 August 1859 | Ann Hedderwick CRABB | Find the father |
| John Ogilvie CRAIG | 20 February 1868 | Helen CRAIG | Father found |
| Thomas CUNNINGHAM | 13 October 1869 | Janet CUNNINGHAM | Find the father |
| John DALL | 21 March 1861 | Elizabeth DALL | Father found |
| Jane DEWAR | 8 November 1861 | Jane DEWAR | Find the father |
| Jane Eliza EDMISTON | 23 September 1860 | Matilda EDMISTON | Father found |
| Maria EDMISTON | 25 April 1863 | Matilda EDMISTON | Father found |
| Thomas William EDMONSTON | 10 February 1863 | Christina EDMONSTON | Find the father |
| John ELDER | 29 October 1874 | Ann ELDER | Father found |
| Agnes FORBES | 22 January 1855 | Elizabeth FORBES | Father found |
| Alexander FORBES | 26 November 1862 | Ann FORBES | Find the father |
| Andrew FORBES | 29 April 1858 | Helen FORBES | Find the father |
| Ann FORBES | 15 May 1859 | Elizabeth FORBES | Find the father |
| Develina FORBES | 19 September 1866 | Betsy FORBES | Find the father |
| James FORBES | 28 April 1872 | Elizabeth FORBES | Find the father |
| Johan Mcglashan FORBES | 30 July 1867 | Isabella FORBES | Find the father |
| Mary FORBES | 19 January 1865 | Isabel FORBES | Father found |
| Peter FORBES | 26 November 1861 | Betsy FORBES | Find the father |
| William FORBES | 28 April 1872 | Elizabeth FORBES | Find the father |
| Andrew Kilgour FORD | 1 January 1864 | Mary FORD | Find the father |
| Charles Mchardy FORD | 26 January 1869 | Mary FORD | Find the father |
| James Johnston FORD | 4 November 1871 | Mary Christie FORD | Father found |
| John Trail FORD | 30 June 1874 | Mary Christie FORD | Find the father |
| Alexander GRAY | 20 October 1859 | Euphemia GRAY | Find the father |
| Elizabeth GRAY | 6 May 1856 | Euphemia GRAY | Find the father |
| Mary HALKERSTON | 20 February 1855 | Jane HALKERSTON | Find the father |
| Donald JOHNSTON | 11 June 1860 | Betsy JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Janet JOHNSTON | 17 July 1863 | Betsy JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Agnes KIDD | 9 July 1871 | Eliza KIDD | Father found |
| Alexander LAING | 15 April 1859 | Euphemia LAING | Find the father |
| William Lawrie MALCOLM | 5 February 1871 | Euphemia MALCOLM | Find the father |
| William MATTHEW | 10 February 1862 | Isabella MATTHEW | Find the father |
| Ann MCDIARMID | 7 May 1873 | Betsy MCDIARMID | Father found |
| Betsy MCDIARMID | 25 July 1869 | Betsy MCDIARMID | Find the father |
| John MCDONALD | 12 January 1862 | Jessie MCDONALD | Father found |
| James MCLAREN | 14 September 1869 | Margaret MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCLAREN | 15 January 1862 | Christina MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Ann Christie MILLER | 10 December 1865 | Elizabeth MILLER | Father found |
| Mary Ann MORRIS | 13 June 1863 | Ann MORRIS | Find the father |
| Henry Nairn NELSON | 23 December 1869 | Elizabeth NELSON | Father found |
| Elizabeth POTTIE | 5 August 1857 | Elizabeth POTTIE | Find the father |
| James RAMSAY | 29 May 1865 | Eliza RAMSAY | Find the father |
| Margaret REEKIE | 22 February 1858 | Margaret REEKIE | Find the father |
| Robert REEKIE | 23 November 1865 | Barbara REEKIE | Find the father |
| Thomas ROBERTSON | 6 November 1867 | Margaret ROBERTSON | Father found |
| William ROBERTSON | 29 August 1861 | Barbara ROBERTSON | Father found |
| Jessie RUSSELL | 7 February 1856 | Ann RUSSELL | Father found |
| William Hodge RUSSELL | 14 July 1874 | Jessie RUSSELL | Father found |
| James SCOTT | 25 September 1862 | Elizabeth SCOTT | Father found |
| Euphemia SHARP | 31 May 1857 | Christina SHARP | Father found |
| Christina SIMPSON | 5 November 1866 | Christina SIMPSON | Find the father |
| David SIMPSON | 17 October 1864 | Agnes SIMPSON | Find the father |
| James Stewart SIMPSON | 26 March 1873 | Jane SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Margaret SIMPSON | 9 January 1870 | Margaret SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Ann SMITH | 20 January 1870 | Isabella SMITH | Find the father |
| William SMITH | 28 May 1871 | Isabella SMITH | Find the father |
| Isabella WATSON | 11 January 1872 | Euphemia WATSON | Father found |
| John Forbes WHYTE | 30 August 1871 | Betsy WHYTE | Father found |
| Robert Taylor WILLIAMSON | 30 October 1865 | Mary WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| Robina WILLIAMSON | 27 November 1861 | Gourlay WILLIAMSON | Father found |
| Margaret YOUNGER | 5 October 1871 | Jessie YOUNGER | Father found |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
| Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETT, Isabella housekeeper for father Born about 1852 Single Previous residence: Grange of Lindores Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1892 | |
| BLYTH, Isabella domestic servant Born about 1848 Single Previous residence: Windmill Cottage, Collessie Chargeable parish: Abdie | 20 Nov 1895 | Order image (1) | Fife District | 1895 |
| BUCHAN, Janet domestic servant Born about 1844 Single Previous residence: Mount Pleasant, Abdie Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1869 | |
| CLARK, Alexander hammerman and labourer Born about 1867 Single Previous residence: Tough Bleachfield, Dunfermline Chargeable parish: Dunfermline | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 | |
| CLARK, Andrew labourer Born about 1880 Single Previous residence: Mount Pleasant, Abdie Chargeable parish: Abdie | 19 Nov 1918 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1901 |
| CLUNIE, Christiana weaver Born about 1820 Single Previous residence: Rimelton Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order images (2) | Fife Fife And Kinross | 1872 | |
| COCHRANE, Mathew labourer Born about 1848 Single Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Abdie Also known as Matthew Cochrane | 5 Nov 1890 | Order images (4) | Dundee Royal Asylum Fife | 1884-1888 |
| COCHRANE, Matthew labourer Born about 1848 Single Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Abdie Also known as Mathew Cochrane | 5 Nov 1890 | Order images (4) | Dundee Royal Asylum Fife | 1884-1888 |
| CRICHTON, Alexander ploughman Born about 1873 Single Previous residence: Buckthorns, Largo Chargeable parish: Dairsie | Order images (5) | Fife District Fife District Asylum | 1892-1897 | |
| CUNNINGHAM, George farm servant Born about 1876 Single Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Abdie | 25 Jun 1925 | Order images (2) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum | 1903-1904 |
| DAVIDSON, Janet Grendison domestic servant Born about 1865 Single Previous residence: School Hill, Cupar Chargeable parish: Cupar | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1899 | |
| DOULL, Alexander Sinclair clerk Born about 1882 Single Previous residence: Loudon$ Chargeable parish: Dalgety | 6 Jan 1955 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1915 |
| GLASS or MELVILLE, Elizabeth factory worker Born about 1831 Widowed Previous residence: Dysart combination poorhouse Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1900 | |
| HAXTON, David warper Born about 1853 Previous residence: Kinghorn Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1870 | |
| HUGHES or WATSON, Mary housekeeper Born about 1825 Married Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order images (2) | Dundee Royal Asylum Fife | 1874-1875 | |
| JACKSON, William Marshall engineer Born about 1846 Married Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum Chargeable parish: Abdie Also known as Wm Marshall Jackson | 24 Aug 1909 | Order images (3) | Fife Stirling | 1872-1882 |
| JACKSON, Wm Marshall engineer Born about 1846 Married Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum Chargeable parish: Abdie Also known as William Marshall Jackson | 24 Aug 1909 | Order images (3) | Fife Stirling | 1872-1882 |
| MCLAREN, James linen weaver Born about 1809 Widowed Previous residence: Mount Pleasant, Abdie Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order images (3) | Fife | 1877-1881 | |
| MELVILLE or GLASS, Elizabeth factory worker Born about 1831 Widowed Previous residence: Dysart combination poorhouse Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1900 | |
| MORRIS, Elizabeth handloom weaver Born about 1839 Single Previous residence: Glenburnie, Abdie Chargeable parish: Abdie | 2 Jan 1911 | Order images (3) | Fife District Fife District Asylum Perth District Asylum | 1892-1894 |
| RATTRAY or SCOTT, Isabella shopkeeper Born about 1863 Married Previous residence: Den of Lindores, Glencarnie Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1913 | |
| RITCHIE, Robert labourer Born about 1864 Single Previous residence: Kirkland, Wemyss Chargeable parish: Wemyss | 19 Jan 1928 | Order images (2) | Fife District Fife District Asylum | 1889-1894 |
| ROLLO or STEWART, Mary weaver etc Born about 1848 Widowed Previous residence: Thornton Poorhouse Chargeable parish: Abdie | 28 Nov 1920 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1913 |
| SCOTT or RATTRAY, Isabella shopkeeper Born about 1863 Married Previous residence: Den of Lindores, Glencarnie Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1913 | |
| SIMPSON, John weaver and fisherman Born about 1857 Married Previous residence: Police cells, Cupar Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1892 | |
| SPENCE, Isabella weaver Born about 1854 Single Previous residence: Mount Pleasant, Abdie Chargeable parish: Abdie | 31 Mar 1920 | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1912 |
| STEWART or ROLLO, Mary weaver etc Born about 1848 Widowed Previous residence: Thornton Poorhouse Chargeable parish: Abdie | 28 Nov 1920 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1913 |
| WATSON or HUGHES, Mary housekeeper Born about 1825 Married Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Abdie | Order images (2) | Dundee Royal Asylum Fife | 1874-1875 |
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
Kirk Session Records Index
Use the name links below to go to the entries for the person you are interested in. We have selected 1832 as an example year for parishes across Scotland. If you would like more information about the existence of Kirk Session minutes for this or another parish or would like to search for particular people in the minutes please contact us.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
