Aberlemno parish records

Aberlemno records

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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

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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

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Reference	Title	Dates	Buy
CH2/5/1	Aberlemno kirk session: Minutes and accounts (Including few loose leaves of accounts, 1727-1730)	1731-1765	Request lookup
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CH2/5/6	Aberlemno kirk session: Baptismal register	1892-1945	Request lookup
CH2/5/7	Aberlemno kirk session: Proclamation roll	1892-1967	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.

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£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)

We have indexed these records, and list the cases for this parish below. Just click on the Order images link to order images of the relevant minutes. Please note that as these minutes may need to be filmed specially, it may take up to a week before we can supply them.

Poor law appeals
Name	Year(s)/ minutes	Order images	Deliverance
David BINNY	1848 (2)	Order images	Refused
Robert BURNS	1859-1860 (4)	Order images	Ground of complaint removed
Robert BURNS	1862 (2)	Order images	Refused
Robert BURNS	1864 (1)	Order images	Refused
Robert BURNS	1864 (2)	Order images	Refused
Robert BURNS	1865 (2)	Order images	Refused
Robert BURNS	1865 (1)	Order images	Refused
Robert BURNS	1866 (2)	Order images	Refused
Robert BURNS	1866 (1)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)
Mary FALCONER or STURROCK	1859 (1)	Order images	Refused
Charles KING	1872 (1)	Order images	Refused
Widow Elizabeth SALMOND or ANDERSON	1846 (1)	Order images	Refused; not on roll
Widow Mary TOSH or MILNE	1869 (1)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)

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.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residence	Defender name	Child birth	Order	Court
Mary Ann ANDERSON Woodrow, Aberlemno, Angus	Andrew FERRIER	7 Jul 1845	Order now	Stonehaven SC5/7/4
Betsy BALFOUR Muir of Pitkennedy, Aberlemno	James LINDSAY	9 Jun 1888 Muir of Pitkennedy, Aberlemno	Order now	Forfar SC47/7/19
Elizabeth CHRISTIE Balgarrock, Aberlemno	James FORMAN	19 Feb 1887 Balgarrock, Aberlemno	Order now	Dundee SC45/6/23
Ann CRABB Melgund, Aberlemno	Alexander HOSIE	20 Mar 1871 Edzell	Order now	Forfar SC47/7/16
Eliza Ann GORDON Woodrae, Aberlemno	John KENNEDY	3 Apr 1886 Woodrae, Aberlemno	Order now	Forfar SC47/7/19
Elizabeth KYDD or BRUCE Aberlemno	David DEWAR	22 Jun 1876 Rossie Street, Arbroath	Order now	Forfar SC47/7/19
Isabella LINDSAY Carsegownie, Aberlemno, near Forfar	Alexander YOUNG	1 Jan 1881 Carsegownie, Aberlemno, near Forfar	Order now	Forfar SC47/7/18
Susan MCFARLANE or MILNE Mains of Melgund, Aberlemno	David MCGIBBON	15 Nov 1877	Order now	Perth SC49/4/50
Helen WALKER or SIEVEWRIGHT Kirkton of Aberlemno, by Forfar	James SHIELDS	23 Jan 1884 Hatton$ Glen of Ogilvie	Order now	Dundee SC45/6/23
Jane WILKIE Sheep Park, Balgavies, Aberlemno	James BEATTIE	3 May 1881 Sheep Park, Balgavies, Aberlemno	Order now	Forfar SC47/7/18

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

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Child name	Date of birth	Mother name	Order
William ANDERSON	13 October 1856	Elizabeth ANDERSON	Find the father
Ann ANGUS	18 February 1861	Mary ANGUS	Find the father
William ANGUS	21 January 1857	Mary ANGUS	Find the father
David Grieve CALDER	24 November 1869	Elizabeth CALDER	Find the father
Sarah CAMPBELL	25 June 1871	Ann CAMPBELL	Find the father
John CANDOW	5 January 1862	Jean CANDOW	Find the father
Helen CLARK	19 June 1872	Euphemia CLARK	Find the father
Mary Jane DONALD	10 December 1863	Helen DONALD	Find the father
James DUNCAN	14 October 1857	Jess DUNCAN	Find the father
Mary Ann DUNCAN	4 August 1862	Jess DUNCAN	Find the father
Sophia FAIRWEATHER	1 September 1873	Catherine FAIRWEATHER	Find the father
Margaret Thomson FLEMING	30 September 1872	Isabella FLEMING	Father found
James GRANT	17 November 1862	Helen GRANT	Father found
Robert HARRIES	10 July 1871	Mary Ann Hood HARRIES	Find the father
George HENDERSON	26 April 1860	Elspet HENDERSON	Find the father
William JOLLY	29 March 1868	Isabella JOLLY	Find the father
Ann Petrie KING	11 June 1866	Mary Ann KING	Find the father
Elizabeth Geekie LINDSAY	17 July 1873	Isabella Beattie LINDSAY	Find the father
William LINDSAY	3 November 1872	Jane LINDSAY	Find the father
Joseph Cook MCLEISH	14 October 1870	Barbara MCLEISH	Find the father
William Falconer NICOLL	11 August 1857	Helen NICOLL	Find the father
Margaret PETRIE	16 October 1869	Agnes PETRIE	Find the father
Ann Davidson SHEPHERD	4 May 1865	Jean SHEPHERD	Find the father
Louisa SHEPHERD	19 December 1865	Mary SHEPHERD	Find the father
Mary Ann Pearson SKINNER	25 December 1869	Mary SKINNER	Find the father
Margaret SMITH	21 May 1864	Anne SMITH	Find the father
John STEPHEN	5 March 1861	Mary STEPHEN	Find the father
Jemima VALENTINE	27 May 1864	Mary VALENTINE	Find the father
Jane Ann WEBSTER	27 November 1873	Jane Ann WEBSTER	Find the father
Mary Ann WHYTE	15 May 1866	Elisabeth WHYTE	Find the father
Alexander Scott WILKIE	25 June 1870	Mary Ann WILKIE	Find the father
Margaret Ann WILLIAMSON	9 July 1865	Ann WILLIAMSON	Find the father

General Register of Lunatics

This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. We have not yet identified any patients from this parish.

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.

Mr Watson Carnegy of Lower and Turin

Charles Catanach

John Catannach

John Cattanach

Captain P Chalmers of Auldbarr

Elizabeth Chaplin

William Chaplin

James Craik Esq ofBalglassie

William Morgan Esq of Balbinnie

Peter Morris (Clarke)

John Webster Esq of Flemington

Jean Young

Name:

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address:

Role: moderator

Name:

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Margaret Allardice

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother compeared, confessed

Other names: Margaret Allardice; Peter Ogilvy

Name: William Anderson

Date: 13/04/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 07/07/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 04/08/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 11/08/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 04/05/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 22/06/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 24/07/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 03/08/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 07/09/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 30/11/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 01/02/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 01/03/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Anderson

Date: 12/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: resignation mention

Name: Willm Anderson

Date: 05/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Willm Anderson

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Willm Anderson

Date: 04/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Willm Anderson

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Baillie

Date: 05/06/1831

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared, rebuked, exhorted, absolved

Details: crime committed 'about ten years ago'

Other names: William Baillie; Ann Henderson

Name: Mr Baxter

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address: Wellgate

Role: mention as employer

Details: employer of Alexr Smith

Other names: Isabel Smith; Peter Morris (Clarke); Elizabeth Chaplin; Mr Smart; Alexr Smith; Mr Baxter; Alex King

Name: Widow Bertie

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: Parochial Relief

Occupation:

Address: Kirrymuir

Role: recipient

Details: on information from Kirk session of Kirrymuir, resolved to allow her only six shillings per month

Other names: Widow Bertie

Name: Elizabeth Burns

Date: 01/02/1835

Case type: illeg pregnancy in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Aberlemno, Parish Of

Role: Mother Compeared, rebuked, exhorted, absolved

Details: unmarried

Other names: Elizabeth Burns; David Dakers

Name: Alexander Caird

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation: quarrier

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Mary Kandow; Alexander Caird

Name: Alexander Caird

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Alledged Father Compeared not

Other names: Mary Kandow; Alexander Caird

Name: Alexander Caird

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Accused father compeared,confessed, public appear

Details: To be absolved on public appearance

Other names: Mary Kandow; Alexander Caird; Isabel Stewart

Name: Alexander Caird

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: alledged Father mention now dead

Details: now dead, married Stewart after child was born

Other names: Isabel Stewart; Alexander Caird

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 05/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 02/09/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 04/05/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 22/06/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 24/07/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 03/08/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 07/09/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 30/11/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 01/02/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 01/03/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 12/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 23/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 01/11/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexander Campbell

Date: 06/12/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexr Campbell

Date: 04/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexr Campbell

Date: 07/07/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Alexr Campbell

Date: 04/08/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mrs Carnegy

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Donation

Cash amount: £5 Sterling

Details: jointly with husband - sum of £5 Stirling 'To the Poor of the Parish'

Other names: Mr Watson Carnegy of Lower and Turin; Mrs Carnegy

Name: Mr Watson Carnegy of Lower and Turin

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Donation

Cash amount: £5 Sterling

Details: jointly with wife - sum of £5 Stirling - 'to the Poor of the Parish'

Other names: Mr Watson Carnegy of Lower and Turin; Mrs Carnegy

Name: Charles Catanach

Date: 13/04/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Charles Catanach

Date: 05/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Charles Catanach

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: he intimated to Session and Heritors 'no longer continued to hold office of Elder'

Name: John Catannach

Date: 12/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address: Balgavies

Role: eldership nominee

Details: to be intimated to congregation, copy of minute affixed to church door

Name: John Catannach

Date: 06/12/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Cattanach

Date: 23/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: Ordained in face of the congregation, signed Confession of Faith, added to Roll

Name: John Cattanach

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Captain P Chalmers of Auldbarr

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: Heritor

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: preses, signed minute

Name: Elizabeth Chaplin

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation: Buclemaker wynd

Address:

Role: witness statement

Details: Witness compeared at Dundee 21 April 1835. At this time married to a cousin to Isabel Smith

Other names: Isabel Smith; Peter Morris (Clarke); Elizabeth Chaplin; Mr Smart; Alexr Smith; Mr Baxter; Alex King

Name: William Chaplin

Date: 04/05/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address: MaryKirk, Parish Of

Role: Father compeared, acknowleded paternity, exhorted

Details: unmarried, left Aberlemno Martinmas last

Other names: Jean Young; William Chaplin

Name: William Chaplin

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father Compeared, rebuked, exhorted and absolved

Other names: William Chaplin; Jean Young

Name: James Craik Esq ofBalglassie

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Elizabeth Crighton

Date: 07/07/1833

Case type: illeg pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother mention, unable to attend

Other names: Joseph Hood; Elizabeth Crighton

Name: Elizabeth Crighton

Date: 04/08/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: unmarried, her child born 1st July 1833

Other names: Elizabeth Crighton; Joseph Hood; Charles Kandow

Name: Elizabeth Crighton

Date: 11/08/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, adhered to delation

Details: Case Referred to Presbytery

Other names: Elizabeth Crighton; Joseph Hood

Name: Elizabeth Crighton

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, adhered,oath,rebuked, absolved

Cash amount: 10s

Details: aged 38 and upwards, her male child born 1 July 1833, cannot write, paid fine

Other names: Elizabeth Crighton; Joseph Hood; James Mitchell

Name: Catherine Cuthbert

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address: Aberlemno, Parish Of

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: unmarried

Other names: Catherine Cuthbert; Robert Wallace

Name: Catherine Cuthbert

Date: 01/03/1835

Case type: antenup fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mention

Details: wife of Robert Wallace

Other names: Robert Wallace; Catherine Cuthbert

Name: David Dakers

Date: 01/02/1835

Case type: illeg pregnancy in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: alledged Father mention, confession correspondence

Details: cannot write

Other names: Elizabeth Burns; David Dakers

Name: Ann Davidson

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, confessed

Other names: Ann Davidson; David Shepherd Junr

Name: Ann Davidson

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother compeared, penalty then will be absolved

Details: produced letter from Shepherd

Other names: Ann Davidson; David Shepherd

Name: Ann Davidson

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, rebuked, admonished, absolved

Other names: Ann Davidson; David Shepherd

Name: Charles Davidson

Date: 04/08/1833

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address: Easter Balgillo, Parish Of Tannadice

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other parish: Tannadice, Kirk Session of

Other names: Betty Stewart; Charles Davidson

Name: Charles Davidson

Date: 11/08/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: alledged Father mention, did not compear

Other parish: Tannadice,Kirk Session of

Other names: Betty Stewart; Charles Davidson

Name: Charles Davidson

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father compeared,acknowledges, rebuked, absolved

Cash amount: 10s

Details: unmarried, paid fine

Other names: Charles Davidson; Betty Stewart

Name: John Dorward

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation: journeyman baker

Address: Forfar

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Elspet Mcneil; John Dorward

Name: John Dorward

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Alledged Father Compeared not

Other names: Elspet Grey Mcneil; John Dorward

Name: John Dorward

Date: 02/09/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father Compeared confessed rebuked exhorted absolv

Other names: Elspet Gray Mcneil; John Dorward

Name: Thomas Douglas

Date: 01/11/1835

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention in correspondence

Details: acknowledged guilt

Other names: Jean Stewart; Thomas Douglas

Name: Margaret Downie

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Illeg pregnancy in Adultery

Occupation:

Address:

Role: witness mention

Details: wife of Charles Stewart

Other names: Margaret Downie; Charles Stewart

Name: Ann Dunbar

Date: 07/09/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: unmarried

Other names: Ann Dunbar; David Grieve

Name: John Duncan

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation: farm servant

Address: Kirktown

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Jean Taylor; John Duncan

Name: John Duncan

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Alledged Father Compeared not

Other names: Jean Taylor; John Duncan

Name: Helen Eaton

Date: 04/12/1831

Case type: illeg pregnancy in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, confessed

Details: unmarried

Other names: Helen Eaton; James Forbes

Name: Helen Eaton

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Illeg pregnancy in Adultery

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Other names: Helen Eaton; James Forbes; Jean Milne; John Jack

Name: Helen Eaton

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Other names: James Forbes; Helen Eaton

Name: Helen Eaton

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: c.f. minutes 4th, 18th Dec 1831, she craves to be admitted to discipline and absolved from the Scandal.

Other names: Helen Eaton; James Forbes

Name: John Findlay

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father Compeared, acknowledged, rebuked, absolved

Details: unmarried, left Aberlemno Whitsunday last

Other names: Ann Mudie; John Findlay

Name: James Forbes

Date: 04/12/1831

Case type: illeg pregnancy in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Little-haughie, Parish Of Kinnell

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Helen Eaton; James Forbes

Name: James Forbes

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Illeg pregnancy in Adultery

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Accused as father compeared

Other names: Helen Eaton; James Forbes; Jean Milne; John Jack

Name: James Forbes

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Accused as father compeared

Other names: James Forbes; Helen Eaton

Name: James Forbes

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Helen Eaton; James Forbes

Name: William Frazer

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Parochial Aid

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention correspondence

Other parish: Arbroath, Kirk Session of

Details: 2 letters from Kirk Session of Arbroath re Frazer and his family. Unentitled to aid there. 10 years in Aberlemno and four years in various other parishes with no claim for aid.

Other names: William Frazer; Mr John Ogg

Name: John Grant

Date: 12/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address: Netherton

Role: eldership nominee

Details: to be intimated to congregation, copy of minute affixed to church door

Name: John Grant

Date: 23/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: Ordained in face of the congregation, signed Confession of Faith, added to Roll

Name: John Grant

Date: 06/12/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: elected Elder to Presbytery of Forfar and Synod of Angus and Mearns

Name: David Grieve

Date: 07/09/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father Compeared, rebuked, exhorted and absolved

Other names: Ann Dunbar; David Grieve

Name: Ann Henderson

Date: 05/06/1831

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mention

Other names: William Baillie; Ann Henderson

Name: Joseph Hood

Date: 07/07/1833

Case type: illeg pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Accused as father compeared

Other names: Joseph Hood; Elizabeth Crighton

Name: Joseph Hood

Date: 04/08/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Elizabeth Crighton; Joseph Hood; Charles Kandow

Name: Joseph Hood

Date: 11/08/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Accused as father compeared, denied

Details: Case Referred to Presbytery

Other names: Elizabeth Crighton; Joseph Hood

Name: Joseph Hood

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation: mason

Address: Crosston

Role: alledged Father compeared,denied,maintaiabsolved

Cash amount: 10s

Details: 'Moderator reported that he had been informed by the Kirk Officer that Joseph Hood had requested him to speak to the Minister to stop procedure before the Presbytery as he would pay for the Maintenance of the Child' with conditions. Residence 'with his parents at Crosston', paid fine

Other names: Elizabeth Crighton; Joseph Hood; James Mitchell

Name: James Irvine

Date: 05/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 02/09/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 07/07/1833

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: accused as father now dead

Details: 'since dead' - Pre 1855 death. Irvine 'on his death-bed acknowledged guilt with her to absolve her from the Scandal.'

Other names: Elizabeth Thompson; James Irvine

Name: James Irvine

Date: 04/08/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 11/08/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 04/05/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 22/06/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: elected Ruling Elder to Presbytery of Forfar and Synod of Angus and Mearns

Name: James Irvine

Date: 24/07/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 03/08/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 07/09/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 30/11/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: elected Ruling Elder to Presbytery of Forfar and Synod of Angus and Mearns

Name: James Irvine

Date: 01/02/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 01/03/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 12/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 23/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 01/11/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: James Irvine

Date: 06/12/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Jack

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Illeg pregnancy in Adultery

Occupation:

Address: Guthrie, Parish Of

Role: mention as employer

Details: wife is Jean Milne

Other names: Helen Eaton; James Forbes; Jean Milne; John Jack

Name: Charles Kandow

Date: 04/08/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: witness Summons ordered

Details: Crighton 'condescends on Charles Kandow as a Witness'

Other names: Elizabeth Crighton; Joseph Hood; Charles Kandow

Name: Mary Kandow

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, confessed

Details: pro tertio

Other names: Mary Kandow; Alexander Caird

Name: Mary Kandow

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Other names: Mary Kandow; Alexander Caird

Name: Mary Kandow

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother Compeared, public appearance ordered

Details: 'brought forth four children in fornication by Alexander Caird'. To be absolved on public appearance

Other names: Mary Kandow; Alexander Caird; Isabel Stewart

Name: Alex King

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation: session clerk

Address:

Role: signed Extract

Other names: Isabel Smith; Peter Morris (Clarke); Elizabeth Chaplin; Mr Smart; Alexr Smith; Mr Baxter; Alex King

Name: Margaret Laing

Date: 07/07/1833

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: widow, brought forth child about four years ago

Other names: Margaret Laing; William Thompson

Name: John Mckenzie

Date: 01/11/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address: Gairlock Parish

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other parish: Lochcarron, Presbytery of

Details: formerly in Aberlemno, native of Parish of Gairlock

Other names: Isabel Stewart; John Mckenzie

Name: Elspet Mcneil

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, confessed

Other names: Elspet Mcneil; John Dorward

Name: Elspet Gray Mcneil

Date: 02/09/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother Compeared, exhorted, rebuked,absolved

Details: child 'lately brought forth'

Other names: Elspet Gray Mcneil; John Dorward

Name: Elspet Grey Mcneil

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Other names: Elspet Grey Mcneil; John Dorward

Name: Jean Milne

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Illeg pregnancy in Adultery

Occupation:

Address: Guthrie, Parish Of

Role: witness mention

Details: wife of John Jack

Other names: Helen Eaton; James Forbes; Jean Milne; John Jack

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 13/04/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Details: Meeting: schoolmaster laid census papers and queries before session. Collection July 1830 for Montrose Infirmary made annual and parishoners will receive care free

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 05/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Details: Meeting: Poor funds almost exhausted, to call meeting of Heritors

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Details: Meeting: Adjourned to meet Heritors, agreed voluntary assessment of £1 Sterling per £100 Scots of Valued Rent - to poor

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 04/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: James Mitchell

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 02/09/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: James Mitchell

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Details: empowered to sign oath by Crighton

Other names: Elizabeth Crighton; Joseph Hood; James Mitchell

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 22/06/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 24/07/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 03/08/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Details: unanimously appointed member to represent session in the Committee of management for the Parish Library

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 07/09/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 30/11/1834

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 01/02/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 01/03/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 12/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Details: meeting: copy of last years Communicants, Householders in Parish attested by Presbytery of Forfar lodged with Clerk and ordered to be kept in retentis

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 23/07/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 01/11/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Details: meeting: Communicants, Householders in Parish attested by Presbytery of the bounds lodged with Clerk by minister and ordered to be kept in retentis

Name: Rev James Mitchell

Date: 06/12/1835

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: William Morgan Esq of Balbinnie

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Peter Morris (Clarke)

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address: on board a ship in Greenland

Role: alledged Father mention, absent

Details: married, signed letters to Smith as D.C. meaning David Clarke which he passed on her [Smith] as his real name, has wife and child. Wife told Smith he was in Davis' Straits as a Cooper on board a ship from Dundee. Case Referred to Dundee St David's Parish but Smith presented extracted from that parish dated 21 April 1835. Gives residence as Overgate

Other names: Isabel Smith; Peter Morris (Clarke); Elizabeth Chaplin; Mr Smart; Alexr Smith; Mr Baxter; Alex King

Name: Ann Mudie

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother compeared, rebuked, absolved

Details: unmarried, left Aberlemno Martinmas last

Other names: Ann Mudie; John Findlay

Name: Mr John Ogg

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: Parochial Aid

Occupation: seedsman

Address:

Role: correspondence to him as clerk

Other parish: Arbroath, Kirk Session of

Other names: William Frazer; Mr John Ogg

Name: Peter Ogilvy

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Margaret Allardice; Peter Ogilvy

Name: James Robie

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: schoolmaster

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: clerk

Name: David Shepherd Junr

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation: quarrier

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other names: Ann Davidson; David Shepherd Junr

Name: David Shepherd

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father mention of correspondence

Details: acknowledged paternity

Other names: Ann Davidson; David Shepherd

Name: David Shepherd

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father Compeared, rebuked, admonished , absolved

Other names: Ann Davidson; David Shepherd

Name: Mr Smart

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation: writer

Address:

Role: mention as contracted

Details: according to Chaplin employed by Smith to arrest Morris' wages

Other names: Isabel Smith; Peter Morris (Clarke); Elizabeth Chaplin; Mr Smart; Alexr Smith; Mr Baxter; Alex King

Name: Alexr Smith

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation: shopman

Address:

Role: witness statement

Details: Witness compeared at Dundee 21 April 1835 Isabel Smith's brother, employed by Baxter, member of church, known to be of a good character

Other names: Isabel Smith; Peter Morris (Clarke); Elizabeth Chaplin; Mr Smart; Alexr Smith; Mr Baxter; Alex King

Name: Isabel Smith

Date: 06/09/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address: Aberlemno, Parish Of

Role: Mother Compeared, after sessional rebuke absolved

Cash amount: 10s

Details: 'a native of, and presently residing in, this Parish' having been in service for 12 months previous to Martinmas 1834 in Dundee, mention of her father's house in Balgavies. Case Referred to Dundee St David's Parish but Smith produced extract from that Kirk Session of 21 April 1835. At this time witness statement extracted mentions Elizabeth Chaplin is married to her cousin, Alexander Smith is Isabel's brother. Paid penalty

Other names: Isabel Smith; Peter Morris (Clarke); Elizabeth Chaplin; Mr Smart; Alexr Smith; Mr Baxter; Alex King

Name: Betty Stewart

Date: 04/08/1833

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: unmarried

Other names: Betty Stewart; Charles Davidson

Name: Betty Stewart

Date: 11/08/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, adhered to delation

Other names: Betty Stewart; Charles Davidson

Name: Betty Stewart

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother compeared not due to incapacity

Details: unmarried, delivered of a female infant 'a few days since', sister is Isabel

Other names: Charles Davidson; Betty Stewart

Name: Betty Stewart

Date: 24/07/1834

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother Compeared, rebuked, exhorted, absolved

Other names: Betty Stewart

Name: Charles Stewart

Date: 18/12/1831

Case type: Illeg pregnancy in Adultery

Occupation: shepherd

Address: Balgavies

Role: mention as relative

Details: wife is Margaret Downie, house adjoins Eaton's fathers's house

Other names: Margaret Downie; Charles Stewart

Name: Isabel Stewart

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother Compeared, public appearance ordered

Details: 'brought forth one child in fornication by Alexander Caird'. To be absolved on public appearance

Other names: Mary Kandow; Alexander Caird; Isabel Stewart

Name: Isabel Stewart

Date: 01/09/1833

Case type: illeg child in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, Public rebuked exhorted absolved

Details: sister is Betty, unbaptized child brought forth 'some months ago', married Caird after child was born

Other names: Isabel Stewart; Alexander Caird

Name: Isabel Stewart

Date: 01/11/1835

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address: Aberlemno, Parish Of

Role: Mother Compeared

Other parish: Forfar, Presbytery of

Details: widow, child born sometime ago, trilapse so referred to Presbytery

Other names: Isabel Stewart; John Mckenzie

Name: Jean Stewart

Date: 01/11/1835

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: compeared, absolved

Other parish: Cortachy, Parish of

Details: letter from Minister of Cortachy authorising her to be taken on discipline. A widow, previously residing in Cortachy Parish

Other names: Jean Stewart; Thomas Douglas

Name: Jean Taylor

Date: 01/04/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, confessed

Other parish: forfar, Kirk Session of

Details: pro secundo

Other names: Jean Taylor; John Duncan

Name: Jean Taylor

Date: 20/05/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Other names: Jean Taylor; John Duncan

Name: Jean Taylor

Date: 05/08/1832

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother Compeared, public appearance ordered

Details: 'ordered, if able to make her public appearance next Sunday'

Other names: Jean Taylor

Name: Elizabeth Thompson

Date: 07/07/1833

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared, absolved

Details: unmarried, brought forth Child about two months ago

Other names: Elizabeth Thompson; James Irvine

Name: William Thompson

Date: 07/07/1833

Case type: Illeg child

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: married

Other names: Margaret Laing; William Thompson

Name: Robert Wallace

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address: Hawkhill, Dundee

Role: Alledged Father Compeared not

Details: residence 'now or lately'

Other names: Catherine Cuthbert; Robert Wallace

Name: Robert Wallace

Date: 01/03/1835

Case type: antenup fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: compeared, confessed, rebuked, exhorted, absolved

Details: wife is Catherine Cuthbert

Other names: Robert Wallace; Catherine Cuthbert

Name: John Webster Esq of Flemington

Date: 20/06/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Jean Young

Date: 04/05/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address: Menmuir, Parish Of

Role: Mother Compeared, exhorted

Details: unmarried, left Aberlemno Martinmas last

Other names: Jean Young; William Chaplin

Name: Jean Young

Date: 01/06/1834

Case type: illeg pregnancy in Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Other names: William Chaplin; Jean Young