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Abernethy Communion Roll 1884-1890

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Extraction of Communion Roll for Abernethy 1884-1890. NRS Reference CH2/743/8. This record set contains 781 entries (in PDF format).

You can see an example of a Communion Roll transcript (for Kinclaven parish) here.

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.

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

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​​​​​​​​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.

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Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/743/2Minutes
Includes poor rolls		1748-1800Request lookup
CH2/743/3Minutes1809-1891Request lookup
CH2/743/4Baptismal register1855-1906Request lookup
CH2/743/5Marriage register1845-1917Request lookup
CH2/743/7Communion roll1873-1884Request lookup
CH2/743/8Communion roll1884-1890Request lookup
CH2/743/9Communion roll1891-1896Request lookup
CH2/743/10Communion roll1897-1902Request lookup
CH2/743/11Communion roll1903-1906Request lookup
CH2/743/19Accounts
Includes mortcloth dues and poor rolls		1801-1823Request lookup
CH2/743/20Accounts
Includes proclamation dues		1823-1847Request lookup
CH2/743/21Accounts1847-1863Request lookup
CH2/743/24Accounts
Includes poor rolls		1881-1889Request 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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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
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes		Order imagesDeliverance
James ANGUS 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused
Elizabeth BLYTH or BISSET 1853 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Elizabeth BLYTH or BISSET 1854 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Jean FOSTER or LISTER 1861 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Elizabeth Deuchars MORRIS 1880 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Mary YOUNG 1880 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)

List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
James Bruce ALLEN14 April 1859Eliza ALLENFind the father
Jemima Simpson ANDERSON23 July 1869Agnes ANDERSONFind the father
Ann ANGUS29 January 1855Catherine ANGUSFind the father
John Reid ANGUS5 June 1864Helen ANGUSFind the father
William Chapman ANGUS16 March 1860Helen ANGUSFind the father
Janet Maidesen ARNOTT14 December 1870Agnes ARNOTTFind the father
William Bain ARNOTT15 July 1868Helen ARNOTTFind the father
George Kinghan BALLANTYNE18 August 1859Lillias BALLANTYNEFind the father
Peter Campbell Ford BEATSON15 February 1857Mary BEATSONFind the father
Margaret BERRIE23 December 1867Margaret BERRIEFind the father
Margaret Henderson BRAND20 December 1866Georgina BRANDFind the father
David BROUGH19 December 1855Ann BROUGHFind the father
James Culbert BROWN5 February 1870Janet BROWNFind the father
James CAMPBELL21 February 1864Jane CAMPBELLFind the father
John Reid CAMPBELL7 January 1870Ann CAMPBELLFind the father
Alexander CLARK19 March 1858Ann CLARKFind the father
David CLARK19 March 1858Ann CLARKFind the father
James DARGIE21 April 1866Janet DARGIEFind the father
Margaret Ann DARGIE27 February 1862Janet Malcom DARGIEFind the father
Agnes DAVIDSON7 February 1862Mary DAVIDSONFind the father
Janet DICKIE5 June 1857Janet DICKIEFind the father
Janet DICKIE5 July 1863Catherine DICKIEFind the father
Jessie DICKIE30 July 1874Cecilia DICKIEFind the father
Peter DICKIE11 December 1856Catherine DICKIEFind the father
Christina DOBBIE19 February 1873Elizabeth DOBBIEFind the father
George DOBBIE10 September 1874Elizabeth DOBBIEFind the father
William Hendry EASSON2 March 1871Ann EASSONFind the father
James FERRIER9 November 1857Christian FERRIERFind the father
John FERRIER26 June 1856Christian FERRIERFind the father
Charles Henry Frood GAIRNS20 November 1871Margaret GAIRNSFind the father
Isabella HAGGART25 February 1857Jean HAGGARTFind the father
Margaret HAGGART24 October 1859Jane HAGGARTFind the father
Sarah HAGGART22 December 1873Christina HAGGARTFind the father
Janet HAGGIE2 February 1873Elizabeth HAGGIEFind the father
Elisabeth HALLEY12 October 1857Ann HALLEYFind the father
Andrew HONEYMAN19 May 1855Helen Honeyman Or CREEFind the father
Peter Hay HONEYMAN4 March 1872Catherine HONEYMANFind the father
James HUNTER26 October 1872Catherine HUNTERFind the father
Andrew Henderson HUTCHISON4 July 1865Mary HUTCHISONFind the father
John Barlow HUTCHISON7 July 1865Catherine HUTCHISONFind the father
Jean INGLIS1 December 1870Jean INGLISFind the father
David IRONS1 August 1873Euphemia IRONSFind the father
Agnes JAMESON16 July 1860Agnes JAMESONFind the father
David Galloway JAMESON4 October 1857Agnes JAMESONFind the father
Catherine KEMP26 December 1870Catherine KEMPFind the father
Janet KEMP10 February 1870Janet KEMPFind the father
Robert KEMP21 January 1873Janet KEMPFind the father
Jeanie Brown KEMPIE4 October 1863Barbara KEMPIEFind the father
Elisabeth KIRK14 February 1856Isabella KIRKFind the father
William MACLAREN26 November 1859Margaret MACLARENFind the father
Ann MARR12 April 1857Janet MARRFind the father
Mary Ann Robertson Henderson MARR4 November 1863Janet MARRFind the father
David Honeyman MARSHALL22 August 1867Ann MARSHALLFind the father
Andrew MCLAGGAN4 January 1863Ann MCLAGGANFind the father
Agnes MILLER18 February 1856Agnes MILLERFind the father
Andrew Small MILLER1 June 1863Agnes MILLERFind the father
Helen MILLER11 May 1874Mary Ann MILLERFind the father
James MILLER29 May 1861Catherine MILLERFind the father
David MURRAY25 February 1870Betsy MURRAYFind the father
Elisabeth NIVEN6 June 1863Margaret NIVENFind the father
Elisabeth NIVEN16 August 1864Barbara NIVENFind the father
Andrew Hird PATERSON12 June 1869Elisabeth PATERSONFind the father
Isabella Nicholson PHILP13 January 1869Euphemia PHILPFind the father
Jemima PHILP24 January 1868Ann PHILPFind the father
Alexander Stewart PITKETHLY28 November 1863Margaret PITKETHLYFind the father
David RAMSAY13 March 1866Mary RAMSAYFind the father
John RAMSAY7 March 1855Christian RAMSAYFind the father
Isabella REID4 April 1860Isabella REIDFind the father
David Clark ROBERTSON20 October 1864Euphemia ROBERTSONFind the father
David James Mcgregor ROY5 June 1874Catherine ROYFind the father
Jemima ROY9 October 1872Marjory ROYFind the father
Joan Imrie ROY8 March 1862Sarah ROYFind the father
Lucretia Margaret Myles ROY21 August 1869Catherine ROYFind the father
Mary Ann ROY25 June 1872Catherine ROYFind the father
William ROY10 December 1868Marjory ROYFind the father
Mary Jane SCOTT24 March 1869Jane SCOTTFind the father
David Gilbert Allan SHARP22 July 1874Mary SHARPFind the father
Alexander SPEEDIE10 March 1873Helen SPEEDIEFind the father
James Farquarson STEWART9 June 1871Margaret Mary STEWARTFind the father
James Stewart THOMSON1 September 1863Isabella THOMSONFind the father
Mary Jane THOMSON1 August 1869Ann THOMSONFind the father
Robert THOMSON28 July 1855Jean THOMSONFind the father
James Brown WALLACE4 February 1858Mary WALLACEFind the father
William WEAVER24 November 1856Elizabeth WEAVERFind the father
David WILSON8 March 1873Betsy WILSONFind the father
Peter Ferrier WILSON21 January 1868Betsy WILSONFind the father
Peter YOUNG18 November 1858Mary YOUNGFind 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.

Male Heads of families 1835 (NRS Reference: CH2/743/3 pp. 49-53)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
AndrewHoneymanlabourerAbernethy
JohnLonnielabourerAbernethy
JohnAnguslabourerAbernethy
JohnDoiglabourerAbernethy
ArchibaldClowgrocerAbernethy
JamesFinlaysonshoemakerAbernethy
WilliamBalantinelabourerAbernethy
MichaelMillarlabourerAbernethy
WilliamCowansmithAbernethy
HenryDeasfarmerBallomiln
RobertHuttonservantBallomiln
JamesReidtaylorAbernethy
JamesBrownBakerAbernethy
JamesComblabourerAbernethy
EbenezerWhytewrightAbernethy
ThomasMitchaelwrightAbernethy
RobertMelvillweaverAbernethy
GilbertHayweaverAbernethy
WilliamSimpsonlabourerAbernethy
JohnDronweaverAbernethy
AlexanderThomsonlabourerAbernethy
JamesRoyweaverAbernethy
BryceMcNaughtonweaverAbernethy
AlexanderPitcaithlyweaverAbernethy
JohnRoyweaverAbernethy
JohnClarktailorAbernethy
PeterClarklabourerAbernethy
AlexanderStewartwrightAbernethy
WilliamGrimmondlabourerAbernethy
ThomasSimpsonlabourerAbernethy
JohnThomsonweaverAbernethy
JamesMylessurgeonAbernethy
FrancisWoodgrocerAbernethy
AlexanderEasonlabourerAbernethy
DavidClarklabourerAbernethy
PeterRoyweaverAbernethy
JohnOgilvieSchoolmrAbernethy
WilliamWedderspoonweaverAbernethy
JohnMcNaughtonweaverAbernethy
DavidTainchmasonAbernethy
GilbertHaylabourerAbernethy
JohnBeatsonweaverAbernethy
GeorgeMurraysmithAbernethy
WilliamHaggartlabourerAbernethy
AndrewWalkerweaverAbernethy
RobertMcNaughtonweaverAbernethy
DavidRoyweaverAbernethy
JamesHendersonweaverAbernethy
GeorgePeddieweaverAbernethy
DavidYoungweaverAbernethy
JamesMcRaeTeacherAbernethy
ThomasSmithBeadleAbernethy
DavidScobiemasonAbernethy
DanielMcIntoshwrightAbernethy
AlexanderGoodalllabourerPitcurran
AndrewArthurlabourerGreenside
WilliamAdamfarmerGreenside
JohnBrownservantCarpow
JohnMcGregorservantCarpow
EdwardBrownservantCarpow
JamesBlythfarmerCarpow
JohnWanlessfarmerJamesfield
JamesDudgeonservantCordon
RobertKydservantE. Clunie
RobertMorrisonlabourerE Greenside
JohnMcinnonlabourerHatton
JamesRitchielabourerGarry
JamesNorwellfarmerGarry
JamesMillarlabourerGarry
JohnLyelllabourerGarry
DavidWatsonfarmerNethertown
JamesPeacockfarmerGoulie
JohnChristiefarmerGoulie
ThomasRossfarmerElliothead
WilliamBrownlabourerElliothead
AlexanderWhytelabourerElliothead
JamesPatricklabourerElliothead
JamesLowlabourerColfargie
JohnBeveridgelabourerColfargie
JamesRobertsonlabourerColfargie
WilliamMillarlabourerColfargie
JohnMillarlabourerGreenend
JamesStewartshoemakerGreenend
HenryMitchaelfarmerBarlesfield
WilliamCansfarmerBean
AndrewTaylorlabourerBean
WilliamDewarlabourerBean
JamesImbrylabourerBean
JohnChapmanfarmerDrumearn
AlexanderGrahamfarmerHowmuir
JamesNivenfarmerMeikle Bean
DonaldMcDougalllabourerMeikle Bean
JamesGordonstonelabourerMount-wherry
DavidForresterlabourerGlenlarkie
AlexanderChalmerslabourerGlenlarkie
WilliamGourdielabourerGlenlarkie
ThomasMoubraylabourerGlenlarkie
JohnScottlabourerGlenlarkie
AlexanderBrownlabourerGlenlarkie
GeorgeDuncansmithGlenlarkie
AndrewPhelpsmithGlenlarkie
JohnKingForresterDumbarro
GeorgePollylabourerDumbarro
JohnPagelabourerPituncartie
DavidLumsdenlabourerPituncartie
DavidArnotfarmerColzie
PeterCramontfarmerPitmedden
WilliamBlackfarmerColzie
JohnHendersonfarmerGattaway
AndrewBailieservantGattaway
JamesGlassfarmerDrumhead
JamesSmithlabourerDrumhead
WilliamPatersonlabourerPitversie
WilliamMcGlagganweaverPitversie
WilliamGoodallweaverPitversie
AlexanderNicolInmateDrumhead
WilliamFloodlabourerDrumhead
WilliamYounglabourerDrumhead
HenryBeattiemasonGlenfoot
JamesDicklabourerGlenfoot
JohnSmithlabourerGlenfoot
AlexanderGuthryInmateGlenfoot
DavidMarlyweaverGlenfoot
JohnStoddartlabourerGlenfoot
JosephMurrayAdvocateAyton house
JohnRutherfordlabourerAyton
AndrewLowlabourerAyton
JamesSymelabourerAyton
JamesBigggardenerAyton
BenjaminPennycookgardenerAyton
JohnKennedyvintnerAberargie
AndrewEdmonstonesmithAberargie
RobertSymeweaverAberargie
DavidTaylorlabourerAberargie
ThomasDasongardenerAberargie
WilliamLawsonlabourerAberargie
WilliamDicklabourerAberargie
WilliamMitcheltailorAberargie
WilliamStewartgrocerAberargie
JohnMcKaylabourerAberargie
RobertCruickshanksweaverAberargie
DavidTainchweaverAberargie
JohnSmartlabourerAberargie
JamesCruickshankslabourerAberargie
JamesWilkinsonlabourerAberargie
RobertHendersonInmateAbernethy
MathewSpeedievintnerAbernethy
JamesGordonservantMeikle Bean

Kirk Session Records Index

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