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Alford 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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/9/1 | Alford kirk session: Minutes | 1717-1740 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/2 | Alford kirk session: Minutes Including baptisms 1798-1803 (few leaves) | 1740-1791 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/3 | Alford kirk session: Minutes Including minutes of meetings with heritors, 1800-1801 | 1792-1809 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/4 | Alford kirk session: Minutes | 1873-1900 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/7 | Alford kirk session: Poors' fund | 1842-1855 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/9 | Alford kirk session: Baptismal register | 1874-1900 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/15 | Alford kirk session: Communion roll | 1873-1880 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/16 | Alford kirk session: Communion roll | 1880-1881 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/17 | Alford kirk session: Communion roll | 1881-1887 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/18 | Alford kirk session: Communion roll | 1887-1892 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/19 | Alford kirk session: Communion roll | 1892-1895 | Request lookup |
| CH2/9/20 | Alford kirk session: Communion roll | 1896-1900 | 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
- £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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth ANDERSON | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| William BERRY | 1856 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John HARPER | 1873 (3) | Order images | Refused - no longer in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Annie INVERARITY | 1882 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Margaret REID | 1883 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Hay STIRLING or WATSON | 1848-1849 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| James WATSON | Lynturk Parish Of Leochel | 1846 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann PAULL Blackhill, Alford | James KEMP | 10 Feb 1871 | Order now | Aberdeen SC1/7/18 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order now link.
| Name | Date of birth | School | Year | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward C CALDER | 8 Apr 1893 | Alford Gallowhill Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Ellen MCGREGOR | 8 Mar 1892 | Alford Gallowhill Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| James PRATT | 2 Feb 1894 | Alford Village Public School | 1909 | Order now |
| Isabella Leys SIDON | 17 Aug 1892 | Alford Gallowhill Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| George THOMSON | 17 Oct 1894 | Alford Village Public School | 1909 | Order now |
Anatomy register
This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order record link.
| Name | Age | Last residence and place of death | Date of death | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander MCDONALD | 32 | Lived: Alford Died: Royal Infirmary | 28 Aug 1858 | Order record |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isabel ALLANACH | 13 March 1860 | Agnes ALLANACH | Find the father |
| Alexander ANDERSON | 11 April 1871 | Jane ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Ann ANDERSON | 14 February 1867 | Jane ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Christina Ann ANDERSON | 7 December 1860 | Isabella ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth ANDERSON | 4 August 1857 | Jean ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Henry ANDERSON | 23 September 1857 | Ann ANDERSON | Find the father |
| John James Alexander Morgan Don ANDERSON | 12 January 1861 | Elspet ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Robert Adam ANDERSON | 1 August 1869 | Jessie ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Henry Alexander BARCLAY | 18 February 1874 | Margaret BARCLAY | Find the father |
| Barbara Ann BENTON | 12 September 1872 | Christina BENTON | Find the father |
| Ann Cruickshank BERRY | 17 February 1862 | Elizabeth BERRY | Find the father |
| Christian BERRY | 5 October 1867 | Jane Berry Or HANCOCK | Find the father |
| Hugh BERRY | 5 December 1872 | Jane BERRY | Find the father |
| Mary Dunn BERRY | 1 July 1867 | Jane BERRY | Find the father |
| William BERRY | 20 September 1859 | Elizabeth BERRY | Find the father |
| George BISSET | 15 July 1871 | Isabella BISSET | Find the father |
| Isabella Forbes BISSET | 25 February 1873 | Isabella BISSET | Find the father |
| John BUCHAN | 9 January 1858 | Helen BUCHAN | Find the father |
| John Tytler BUCHAN | 1 December 1867 | Ann Buchan Or CRAIGMILE | Find the father |
| Barbara CHRISTIE | 3 June 1874 | Ann Christie Or MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Jean CHRISTIE | 9 January 1865 | Ann CHRISTIE | Find the father |
| William Hay CHRISTIE | 1 July 1867 | Ann CHRISTIE | Find the father |
| Jean CLARK | 4 June 1867 | Ann CLARK | Find the father |
| Helen CORSKIE | 24 February 1859 | Helen CORSKIE | Find the father |
| Mary Jean Thom DINGWALL | 20 March 1869 | Ann DINGWALL | Find the father |
| George DUNN | 1 January 1855 | Barbara DUNN | Find the father |
| Elisabeth EDWARD | 26 January 1859 | Elisabeth EDWARD | Find the father |
| John GIBBON | 1 August 1856 | Elizabeth GIBBON | Find the father |
| William Ross GIBBON | 18 January 1860 | Elizabeth GIBBON | Find the father |
| Harriet Cumming GORDON | 10 October 1868 | Helen GORDON | Find the father |
| John GRASSICK | 24 February 1870 | Mary GRASSICK | Find the father |
| Alexander GRAY | 8 December 1858 | Beatrice GRAY | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Milne HARPER | 20 August 1873 | Mary HARPER | Find the father |
| Helen HARPER | 29 June 1858 | Helen HARPER | Find the father |
| Martha HARPER | 8 August 1856 | Mary HARPER | Find the father |
| Mary HARPER | 30 June 1864 | Mary HARPER | Find the father |
| William HARPER | 15 September 1860 | Helen HARPER | Find the father |
| John HENDERSON | 24 August 1868 | Margaret HENDERSON | Find the father |
| William HUNTER | 13 August 1871 | Margaret HUNTER | Find the father |
| Farquharson INVERARITY | 18 October 1860 | Barbara INVERARITY | Find the father |
| George INVERARITY | 8 December 1862 | Margaret INVERARITY | Find the father |
| Isabella Jane INVERARITY | 14 November 1858 | Ann INVERARITY | Find the father |
| Jemima Anderson INVERARITY | 15 July 1868 | Jane INVERARITY | Father found |
| Jonathan INVERARITY | 17 April 1866 | Jane INVERARITY | Find the father |
| Jane Helen Roger KNIGHT | 31 August 1862 | Mary KNIGHT | Find the father |
| James KNOWLES | 28 September 1866 | Mary KNOWLES | Find the father |
| Ann LAING | 14 January 1856 | Elesbeth LAING | Find the father |
| William Alexander MACKAY | 25 May 1856 | Elizabeth MACKAY | Father found |
| Annie MARR | 28 December 1872 | Mary MARR | Find the father |
| Mary MARR | 24 March 1874 | Jane MARR | Find the father |
| Mary MCCOMBIE | 9 March 1856 | Ann MCCOMBIE | Find the father |
| Alexander MCDONALD | 19 June 1874 | Ann MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Barbara MCGREGOR | 20 September 1866 | Barbara MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Ann MCGREGOR | 15 October 1869 | Barbara MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| Barbara MCKENZIE | 10 November 1857 | Margaret Mc Kenzie Or ARCHIBALD | Find the father |
| Alexander MILNE | 28 December 1861 | Christina MILNE | Father found |
| James MILNE | 11 February 1856 | Elisabeth MILNE | Find the father |
| Agnes MITCHELL | 26 January 1870 | Jessie MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Ann MITCHELL | 23 December 1861 | Elisabeth MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Catherine Anderson MITCHELL | 28 February 1868 | Elisabeth MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Elisabeth MITCHELL | 6 October 1864 | Elisabeth MITCHELL | Find the father |
| James MITCHELL | 12 August 1870 | Christian MITCHELL | Find the father |
| John Chapman MITCHELL | 26 July 1874 | Ann MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Robert MITCHELL | 28 March 1871 | Ann MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Elizabeth PATERSON | 6 July 1866 | Janet PATERSON | Find the father |
| James PATERSON | 30 January 1868 | Ann PATERSON | Find the father |
| Alexander PAULL | 16 December 1868 | Ann PAULL | Find the father |
| Jane Ann PAULL | 9 October 1864 | Ann PAULL | Find the father |
| Jemima Kemp PAULL | 10 February 1871 | Ann PAULL | Father found |
| Margaret Davie PAULL | 7 December 1866 | Ann PAULL | Find the father |
| Jane REID | 24 August 1873 | Jane REID | Find the father |
| May REID | 9 June 1872 | Ann REID | Find the father |
| William REID | 7 February 1873 | Mary REID | Find the father |
| Betsy SHAND | 9 May 1872 | Helen SHAND | Find the father |
| Robert SHEARER | 28 December 1855 | Elizabeth SHEARER | Find the father |
| Janet Brown STEWART | 30 March 1855 | Jane STEWART | Find the father |
| William SUTHERLAND | 21 May 1865 | Isabella SUTHERLAND | Find the father |
| Catherine Ann TAYLOR | 3 July 1862 | Catherine TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Elsie TAYLOR | 20 August 1870 | Elsie TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Elsie TAYLOR | 17 November 1872 | Elsie TAYLOR | Find the father |
| William TAYLOR | 24 July 1857 | Catherine TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Jean THAIN | 31 October 1856 | Betsy THAIN | Find the father |
| Andrew THOM | 16 November 1860 | Margaret THOM | Find the father |
| Ann THOM | 6 August 1867 | Helen Reid THOM | Find the father |
| Mary THOM | 30 November 1871 | Barbara THOM | Find the father |
| Mary Jane THOM | 21 May 1870 | Jane THOM | Find the father |
| Peter THOM | 17 May 1873 | Ann THOM | Find the father |
| William THOM | 30 November 1871 | Barbara THOM | Find the father |
| Ann TOUGH | 21 January 1869 | Ann TOUGH | Find the father |
| Helen WEBSTER | 8 April 1863 | Margaret WEBSTER | Find the father |
| Mary WILKIE | 21 April 1857 | Mary WILKIE | Find the father |
| Alexina Birnie WILLS | 2 August 1864 | Margaret WILLS | Find the father |
| James WILLS | 6 October 1868 | Margaret WILLS | 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.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
