Aberdour parish records
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Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records.
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.
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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/677/1 | Minutes and accounts | 1828-1853 | Request lookup |
| CH2/677/2 | Minutes and accounts | 1854-1861 | Request lookup |
| CH2/677/4 | Communion roll | 1861-1869 | Request lookup |
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
- £10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth ANDERSON | 1867 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth BARCLAY | 1858 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Elizabeth BARCLAY | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Joseph BARCLAY | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Helen BRUCE | 1856 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Helen BRUCE | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald CAMERON | 1851 (1) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Donald CAMERON | 1852 (2) | Order images | Refused - see 556 1851 | |
| James FERGUSON | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander LAIRD | 1862 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Alexander LAIRD | 1862 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Christian MACKIE or MORRISON | 1855 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Christian STEPHEN or ROBB | 1881 (2) | Order images | Refused - if dissatisfied, poorhouse | |
| Clementina STEPHEN | 1867 (2) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Isabella WHITE | 1872 (1) | Order images | Refused |
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas ADAMS | 10 June 1866 | Agnes ADAMS | Find the father |
| Alexina Ann Greig ADDIE | 20 August 1869 | Catherine ADDIE | Find the father |
| Alexander Esslement ADIE | 4 September 1868 | Ann ADIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth BARBER | 16 January 1864 | Elizabeth BARBER | Find the father |
| Margaret BARBER | 2 April 1867 | Agnes BARBER | Find the father |
| William BARBER | 12 August 1868 | Agnes BARBER | Find the father |
| George Robert BARNETT | 19 April 1866 | Barbara BARNETT | Find the father |
| James BARRON | 26 November 1866 | Ann BARRON | Find the father |
| Alexander BEANGE | 26 April 1861 | Ann BEANGE | Find the father |
| Barbara Watt BIRNIE | 14 August 1855 | Elizabeth BIRNIE | Find the father |
| Christian Lovie BIRNIE | 29 November 1872 | Margaret BIRNIE | Find the father |
| George BIRNIE | 16 August 1862 | Ann BIRNIE | Find the father |
| John BIRNIE | 15 December 1868 | Fanny BIRNIE | Find the father |
| John Clubb BIRNIE | 3 July 1870 | Elizabeth BIRNIE | Find the father |
| John Mitchell BIRNIE | 12 April 1856 | Barbara Birnie Or SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| Mary BIRNIE | 16 February 1868 | Margaret BIRNIE | Find the father |
| William BIRNIE | 12 March 1867 | Elizabeth BIRNIE | Find the father |
| John BLAIK | 3 August 1861 | Barbara BLAIK | Find the father |
| Ann Jobina BOOTH | 3 February 1862 | Helen BOOTH | Find the father |
| Agnes BREMNER | 20 August 1865 | Barbara BREMNER | Find the father |
| Mary BREMNER | 31 July 1867 | Barbara BREMNER | Find the father |
| Ann BRUCE | 17 July 1858 | Margaret BRUCE | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann Isabella Munnie Walker BURNETT | 21 December 1871 | Jane BURNETT | Find the father |
| William Robert Scott BURNETT | 17 July 1869 | Jane BURNETT | Find the father |
| Jane CAMPBELL | 27 May 1858 | Jessie CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Susan Bruce CANTLEY | 23 April 1864 | Ann CANTLEY | Find the father |
| Alexander COOPER | 30 December 1863 | Elizabeth COOPER | Find the father |
| Jean Charlotte COOPER | 27 November 1869 | Jean COOPER | Find the father |
| Marjory Stewart COOPER | 15 June 1873 | Elizabeth COOPER | Find the father |
| George Duncan COULL | 26 March 1871 | Ellen COULL | Find the father |
| Helen COULL | 12 May 1872 | Jane COULL | Find the father |
| James John Mc Leod COULL | 29 July 1874 | Jessie COULL | Find the father |
| Jessie Duncan COULL | 6 August 1873 | Helen COULL | Find the father |
| John Brebner COULL | 24 June 1873 | Mary COULL | Find the father |
| Mary Ann COULL | 26 May 1865 | Mary COULL | Find the father |
| William Grant COULL | 8 May 1870 | Mary COULL | Find the father |
| Mary Kemp CRAWFORD | 17 December 1874 | Mary CRAWFORD | Find the father |
| William DICK | 15 March 1866 | Isabella DICK | Find the father |
| William Gray DICK | 22 July 1871 | Isabella DICK | Find the father |
| Alexander DICKIE | 31 March 1857 | Margt. DICKIE | Find the father |
| John DICKIE | 7 April 1859 | Margaret DICKIE | Find the father |
| William DUFFUS | 1 January 1871 | Mary DUFFUS | Find the father |
| Elisabeth DUNCAN | 27 April 1868 | Mary DUNCAN | Find the father |
| John DUNCAN | 14 December 1874 | Catherine DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Ann Boyes ELRICK | 24 November 1865 | Ann ELRICK | Find the father |
| Isabella Scott FINNIE | 19 May 1861 | Mary FINNIE | Find the father |
| Jessie Ann FINNIE | 6 July 1865 | Mary FINNIE | Find the father |
| Mary Ann FINNIE | 18 November 1868 | Mary FINNIE | Find the father |
| Gordon Thom FORBES | 17 December 1863 | Catherine FORBES | Find the father |
| George FRASER | 31 December 1857 | Elspit FRASER | Find the father |
| Mary Ann FRASER | 3 August 1865 | Elspet FRASER | Find the father |
| Agnes GATT | 21 September 1855 | Christian GATT | Find the father |
| Andrew GATT | 21 May 1856 | Isabella GATT | Find the father |
| Charles Watt GATT | 7 September 1869 | Margaret GATT | Find the father |
| Elsie Duncan GATT | 12 March 1873 | Sarah GATT | Find the father |
| John Esslement GATT | 25 June 1870 | Margaret GATT | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann GATT | 27 December 1864 | Margaret GATT | Find the father |
| Margaret Jane GATT | 1 December 1867 | Jane GATT | Find the father |
| Elizabeth GAUL | 10 July 1862 | Ann GAUL | Find the father |
| Annabella Jemima Lovitie Meston GERRARD | 8 February 1873 | Mary GERRARD | Find the father |
| Helen Kean GERRARD | 24 May 1869 | Christian GERRARD | Find the father |
| William GERRARD | 18 September 1860 | Ann GERRARD | Find the father |
| James GIBB | 10 June 1859 | Mary Gibb Or MATHERS | Find the father |
| William GILL | 3 April 1864 | Penelope GILL | Find the father |
| Margaret HEPBURN | 23 June 1855 | Margaret HEPBURN | Find the father |
| William Birnie IRONSIDE | 1 November 1870 | Jessie Ann IRONSIDE | Find the father |
| Peter JOSS | 14 February 1857 | Jane JOSS | Find the father |
| Eliza Ann LAIRD | 1 April 1867 | Eliza LAIRD | Find the father |
| Elizabeth LAIRD | 22 November 1865 | Jessie LAIRD | Find the father |
| James LAIRD | 10 August 1862 | Elizabeth LAIRD | Find the father |
| John Bennie LAIRD | 4 May 1872 | Margaret LAIRD | Find the father |
| Ann Robertson LAMB | 23 October 1872 | Agnes LAMB | Find the father |
| Andrew LOVIE | 2 January 1870 | Mary LOVIE | Find the father |
| Isabella Ferguson LOVIE | 30 March 1872 | Mary LOVIE | Find the father |
| Charles Reid MARR | 14 July 1856 | Elisabeth MARR | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MARR | 23 October 1873 | Mary MARR | Find the father |
| David MASSIE | 6 May 1865 | Elizabeth MASSIE | Find the father |
| Mary MASSIE | 22 June 1867 | Elizabeth MASSIE | Find the father |
| William MASSIE | 10 March 1865 | Elspet MASSIE | Find the father |
| Eliza Henry MCDONALD | 19 June 1860 | Ann MCDONALD | Find the father |
| George MCDONALD | 17 January 1866 | Eliza MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Ann MCKENZIE | 12 May 1865 | Jane MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| James MCKENZIE | 31 March 1860 | Jane MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| John MCKENZIE | 12 May 1865 | Jane MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Robert MCROBIE | 26 May 1867 | Barbara MCROBIE | Find the father |
| John Chalmers MERSON | 8 October 1872 | Jessie MERSON | Find the father |
| Mary Gerrard METCALF | 9 June 1869 | Helen METCALF | Find the father |
| Alexander MILTON | 27 November 1863 | Jane MILTON | Find the father |
| Elspet MILTON | 14 July 1868 | Barbara MILTON | Find the father |
| George MILTON | 24 December 1869 | Jane MILTON | Find the father |
| James MILTON | 24 October 1871 | Barbara MILTON | Find the father |
| Alexander MITCHELL | 13 January 1858 | Barbara MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Alexander MURRAY | 14 December 1856 | Margaret MURRAY | Find the father |
| Ann MURRAY | 4 July 1863 | Elizabeth MURRAY | Find the father |
| Isabella MURRAY | 2 August 1861 | Isabella MURRAY | Find the father |
| Robert NORRIE | 20 April 1855 | Catharine NORRIE | Find the father |
| John OGSTON | 4 January 1858 | Jane OGSTON | Find the father |
| Andrew PATERSON | 16 June 1859 | Barbara PATERSON | Find the father |
| Isabella Ann Gall PITTENDRIGH | 11 March 1870 | Jessie PITTENDRIGH | Find the father |
| Mary PITTENDRIGH | 27 January 1874 | Jessie PITTENDRIGH | Find the father |
| Margaret RAE | 18 July 1865 | Margaret RAE | Find the father |
| Joseph RANNIE | 18 February 1864 | Christina RANNIE | Find the father |
| Joseph RANNIE | 29 June 1872 | Ann RANNIE | Find the father |
| Charles REID | 30 June 1857 | Jane REID | Find the father |
| Jean Ironside REID | 16 January 1860 | Jean REID | Find the father |
| George ROBERTSON | 25 September 1860 | Bathia ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Peter Gregor ROSS | 1 June 1871 | Mary ROSS | Find the father |
| Isabella SANGSTER | 7 April 1869 | Jane SANGSTER | Find the father |
| John Bannerman SANGSTER | 2 May 1869 | Ann SANGSTER | Find the father |
| Alexander SCOTT | 30 May 1868 | Ann SCOTT | Find the father |
| Alexander SCOTT | 7 October 1870 | Isabella SCOTT | Find the father |
| Ann Isabella SCOTT | 9 December 1861 | Ann SCOTT | Find the father |
| Christina Ann SCOTT | 4 May 1862 | Jane SCOTT | Find the father |
| Helen Hadden SCOTT | 16 October 1865 | Christian SCOTT | Find the father |
| James SCOTT | 14 July 1874 | Ann SCOTT | Find the father |
| John SCOTT | 14 July 1868 | Christian SCOTT | Find the father |
| Mary SCOTT | 17 January 1866 | Jane SCOTT | Find the father |
| Mary Mc Ritchie SCOTT | 12 August 1869 | Jean SCOTT | Find the father |
| Rachel Kilgour SCOTT | 2 November 1873 | Jane SCOTT | Find the father |
| James SIMPSON | 15 December 1861 | Margaret SIMPSON | Find the father |
| Alexander SMITH | 19 July 1856 | Magdalene SMITH | Find the father |
| Ann Forbes SMITH | 20 February 1855 | Mary SMITH | Find the father |
| Elspet SMITH | 23 June 1860 | Margaret SMITH | Find the father |
| John SMITH | 29 December 1855 | Isobel SMITH | Find the father |
| Thomas SMITH | 21 January 1857 | Marget. SMITH | Find the father |
| Alexander STEPHEN | 4 September 1862 | Jane STEPHEN | Find the father |
| Ann STIRLING | 18 July 1867 | Janet STIRLING | Find the father |
| Elspet Ann STRACHAN | 18 December 1862 | Jean STRACHAN | Find the father |
| Alexander SUTHERLAND | 3 June 1859 | Margaret SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| James SUTHERLAND | 27 April 1864 | Robertina SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| Elizabeth TAYLOR | 23 January 1864 | Elizabeth TAYLOR | Find the father |
| William TAYLOR | 18 June 1868 | Elisabeth TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Helen Yule THOM | 20 March 1871 | Elizabeth Thom Or DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Henry Alexander THOM | 27 July 1865 | Elizabeth Thom Or DUNCAN | Find the father |
| George WATT | 18 October 1872 | Elizabeth WATT | Find the father |
| Janet Malcolm WEBSTER | 5 July 1870 | Mary WEBSTER | Find the father |
| Mary Jane WEBSTER | 11 July 1858 | Mary WEBSTER | Find the father |
| Gardiner WELLS | 28 December 1862 | Margaret WELLS | Find the father |
| George Mitchell WELLS | 28 August 1866 | Ann WELLS | Find the father |
| Jane WELLS | 2 December 1868 | Margaret WELLS | Find the father |
| Robertson WELLS | 1 February 1871 | Ann WELLS | Find the father |
| Barbara Gatt WEST | 11 August 1873 | Margaret WEST | Find the father |
| James Bernie WHYTE | 2 February 1860 | Jessie WHYTE | Find the father |
| Jessie WHYTE | 22 January 1859 | Jane WHYTE | Find the father |
| Margaret WHYTE | 9 August 1864 | Jane WHYTE | Find the father |
| William WHYTE | 16 May 1857 | Janet WHYTE | Find the father |
| Barnet WILLIAMSON | 13 July 1856 | Jane WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| Christina WILLIAMSON | 24 May 1874 | Rachel WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| Margaret WILLIAMSON | 20 June 1866 | Ann WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| Mary Cummine WILLIAMSON | 30 November 1871 | Rachel WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| James WOOD | 1 August 1872 | Isabella WOOD | Find the father |
| Leslie Youngson WOOD | 28 February 1873 | Grace WOOD | Find the father |
| Lewis WOOD | 19 January 1861 | Isabella WOOD | Find the father |
| William WOOD | 22 June 1867 | Grace WOOD | Find the father |
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 been found for this parish.
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 been found for this parish.
Kirk Session Records Index
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish
