Anstruther Wester 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
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
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Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
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 |
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Christian CULBERT or ROBERTSON | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
Colin HENDERSON | Anstruther West | 1845-1846 (2) | Order images | Refused |
Colin HENDERSON | 1846-1847 (2) | Order images | Refused - see former application No 43 (1845) |
Sheriff Court paternity decrees
Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
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Ann BELL Anstruther Wester | James FERGUSSON | 20 Jun 1881 Anstruther Wester | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/32 |
Jane THOMSON School Wynd, Anstruther Wester | William WALLACE | 25 Jun 1885 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/32 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
Anatomy register
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
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David ALLISON | 20 March 1874 | Mary ALLISON | Find the father |
George Laing BARKER | 19 March 1864 | Jannet BARKER | Find the father |
Robert BELL | 13 June 1857 | Helen BELL | Find the father |
David ELDER | 16 February 1868 | Ann ELDER | Find the father |
Wilson John GOLDIE | 14 May 1859 | Margaret GOLDIE | Find the father |
Anne METHVEN | 15 August 1871 | Elspeth METHVEN | Find the father |
David Baldy METHVEN | 3 September 1867 | Margaret METHVEN | Find the father |
Hellen Scott METHVEN | 2 December 1861 | Rachel METHVEN | Father found |
James Henderson METHVEN | 30 December 1865 | Rachel METHVEN | Father found |
Robert PATRICK | 3 August 1874 | Agnes Christina PATRICK | Find the father |
Ellen PEEBLES | 20 December 1855 | Helen PEEBLES | Find the father |
Johan PEEBLES | 11 April 1859 | Helen PEEBLES | Father found |
John SMITH | 8 March 1866 | Betsy SMITH | Find the father |
Henry STEWART | 22 August 1874 | Ann STEWART | Find the father |
Elizabeth THOMSON | 2 March 1861 | Helen THOMSON | Find the father |
John Forbes THOMSON | 28 April 1857 | Grace THOMSON | Find the father |
Catherine WATSON | 9 October 1863 | Helen WATSON | Father found |
Mary WISHART | 5 December 1864 | Isabella WISHART | Father found |
Margaret Barron WOOD | 6 October 1870 | Catherine WOOD | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
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BIRRELL or PARKER, Ann field worker Born about 1831 Widowed Previous residence: Anstruther Chargeable parish: Anstruther Wester | 13 Jul 1895 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1888 |
BLACK or MOIR, Jessie housewife, formerly domestic servant Born about 1856 Married Previous residence: Watson Place, Anstruther Wester Chargeable parish: Anstruther Wester | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1898 | |
GRAY, Helen Lothian no occupation Born about 1853 Single Previous residence: Kilrenny Chargeable parish: Anstruther Wester | 27 Mar 1879 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1878 |
METHVEN, Elspeth field worker Born about 1836 Single Previous residence: Kingussie (formerly Dysart Combination Poorhouse Chargeable parish: Anstruther Wester | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1889 | |
MOIR or BLACK, Jessie housewife, formerly domestic servant Born about 1856 Married Previous residence: Watson Place, Anstruther Wester Chargeable parish: Anstruther Wester | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1898 | |
PARKER or BIRRELL, Ann field worker Born about 1831 Widowed Previous residence: Anstruther Chargeable parish: Anstruther Wester | 13 Jul 1895 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1888 |
PEEBLES, Joan dressmaker Born about 1860 Single Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum Chargeable parish: Anstruther Wester | 22 May 1914 | Order images (2) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife District Asylum | 1905 |
SCOTT, John Irvine printer apprentice Born about 1889 Single Previous residence: The Dairy, Anstruther Wester Chargeable parish: Anstruther Wester | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1906 | |
WATSON, Elizabeth Murray domestic servant Born about 1864 Single Previous residence: 5 St Clair Street, Sinclairtown Chargeable parish: Dysart | 11 Oct 1893 | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1892 |
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
Kirk Session Records Index
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.