Records -> Ross and Cromarty
Applecross 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.
We do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roderick FRASER | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed by supply of clothing | |
| Ann GRACIE or KENNEDY | 1857 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald GRANT | 1869 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Angus MACDONALD | 1868 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John MACDONALD | 1872 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Ann MACKENZIE | 1873 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Bell MACKENZIE | 1864 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Isabella MACKENZIE | 1869 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Isobel MACKENZIE | 1853 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William MACKENZIE | 1860 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Christina MACLEOD | 1872 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Murdo MATHIESON | 1858 (2) | Order images | Refused, in respect that applicant and family can be provided for in his own parish, and be removed thither at the cost of the parish | |
| Widow Anabella MCDONALD | 1868 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Angus MCDONALD | 1849 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Angus MCDONALD | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Angus MCDONALD | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Angus MCDONALD | 1854 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Roderick MCKAY | 1869 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Christy MCKENZIE | 1860 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Murdo MCKENZIE | 1860 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catherine MCLEAN | 1850-1851 (0) | Order images | ||
| Christy MCLEAN | 1879 (3) | Order images | Applicant dead | |
| Widow Jane MCLEAY or GILMOUR | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Farquhar MCRAE | 1881 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessie BAIN Ardrishhaig, Applecross | Finlay MACLEAN | 10 Dec 1876 Ardrishhaig, Applecross | Order now | Dingwall SC25/7/11 |
| Grace MACLEAN Black Isle Combination Poorhouse formerly of Torridon, Applecross | George SUTHERLAND | 19 Mar 1862 | Order now | Dingwall SC25/7/8 |
| Christina MCLEAN Applecross | John MCLEAN | 17 Nov 1876 | Order now | Dingwall SC25/7/10 |
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth CAMPBELL | 24 March 1859 | Ann CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Ann GILLIES | 28 November 1863 | Ann GILLIES | Find the father |
| Donald MACBEATH | 3 May 1864 | Christy MACBEATH | Find the father |
| Brice MACDONALD | 21 January 1865 | Janet MACDONALD | Find the father |
| James MACDONALD | 21 December 1856 | Margaret MACDONALD | Find the father |
| John MACDONALD | 28 July 1864 | Ann MACDONALD | Find the father |
| John MACKAY | 18 November 1861 | Elizabeth MACKAY | Find the father |
| Margaret MACKAY | 6 August 1867 | Catherine MACKAY | Find the father |
| Alexander MACKENZIE | 5 February 1864 | Chirsty MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Alexander MACKENZIE | 17 September 1866 | Janet MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Annabella MACKENZIE | 7 October 1867 | May MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| John MACKENZIE | 1 November 1863 | Mary MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Kenneth MACKENZIE | 2 January 1865 | Catherine MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| William MACKENZIE | 2 June 1867 | Mary MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Niel MACLEAN | 9 September 1867 | Catherine MACLEAN | Find the father |
| Duncan MACLENNAN | 9 July 1866 | Mary MACLENNAN | Find the father |
| Eliza MACRAE | 3 October 1862 | Jane MACRAE | Find the father |
| Murdo MCDONALD | 9 September 1860 | Kate MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Chirsty MCGREGOR | 9 September 1860 | Betsy MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| John MCKAY | 16 December 1855 | Barbara MCKAY | Find the father |
| Roderick MCKENZIE | 20 February 1857 | Flora MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Mary MCPHERSON | 15 July 1858 | Isabella MCPHERSON | 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.
