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Auchindoir parish records

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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

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.

Lookups available
Reference Title Dates Buy
CH2/19/2Auchindoir Kirk Session - Minutes1705-1718Request lookup
CH2/19/3Auchindoir Kirk Session - Minutes
1751-1756
1800-1807		1751-1807Request lookup
CH2/19/4Auchindoir Kirk Session - Minutes
Mostly cash. Includes poor payments		1753-1846Request lookup
CH2/19/5Auchindoir Kirk Session - Minutes1882-1929Request lookup
CH2/19/6Auchindoir Kirk Session - Cash book
Includes poor payments		1843-1851Request lookup
CH2/19/7Auchindoir Kirk Session - Cash book
Includes poor payments		1851-1879Request lookup
CH2/19/9Auchindoir Kirk Session - Record of poor funds
Includes poor payments		1880-1884Request lookup
CH2/19/10Auchindoir Kirk Session - Communion roll1882-1892Request 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:
  • £3 for a single minute
  • £6 for up to 3 minutes for a single case
  • £10 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
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes		Order imagesDeliverance
William ARCHIBALD 1869 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow DUNCAN or FARQUHARSON 1874 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Betsy FINDLAY or DUNCAN 1862 (1)Order imagesRefused
William FORBES 1872 (1)Order imagesRefused
Isabel FRAINE or MEARNS 1855 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Alexander MONTGOMERY 1869 (1)Order imagesRefused
Andrew SCOTT 1874 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
William TROUP 1865 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed

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

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Charles Coutts ANDERSON12 November 1869Jane ANDERSONFind the father
Christina Watt ANDERSON14 March 1871Ann ANDERSONFind the father
John Craib ANDERSON28 December 1873Ann ANDERSONFind the father
William ANDERSON11 January 1868Jane ANDERSONFind the father
David BAXTER18 April 1862Mary BAXTERFind the father
Alexander BLACK16 May 1872Margaret BLACKFind the father
Frances BURGESS21 February 1864Elizabeth Burgess Or TROUPFind the father
George Gray CAMERON11 April 1870Jane CAMERONFind the father
William Dow CAMERON13 March 1861Mary CAMERONFind the father
Elizabeth CLARK5 April 1864Elizabeth CLARKFind the father
Mary Johanna Fraser COBBEN17 February 1864Jessie COBBENFind the father
Elizabeth Jane COOK6 August 1864Margaret COOKFind the father
Alexander Anderson George COUTTS7 August 1871Isabella COUTTSFind the father
Agnes CRAIG6 September 1859Jean CRAIGFind the father
Charlotte CUTHBERT24 December 1866Margaret CUTHBERTFind the father
Alexander DAVIE11 December 1855Mary DAVIEFind the father
Mary DAVIE2 July 1858Mary DAVIEFind the father
Jane Forbes DEY25 December 1860Mary DEYFind the father
Margaret ESSELMONT16 October 1863Mary ESSELMONTFind the father
Isabella FARQUHARSON5 November 1873Isabella FARQUHARSONFind the father
Mary Cocher FINDLAY28 February 1864Bathridge FINDLAYFind the father
Mary Ann Cameron FORBES17 April 1859Christina FORBESFind the father
Elspet Nicoll FORREST12 February 1865Margaret FORRESTFind the father
George FORREST12 January 1868Margaret FORRESTFind the father
Alexander FRASER7 August 1855Helen FRASERFind the father
George FRASER1 July 1871Elizabeth FRASERFind the father
William Morrison FRASER6 May 1872Helen FRASERFind the father
Elspet GARDEN10 January 1865Agnes GARDENFind the father
Alexander Dickson GRANT27 February 1870May Dickson GRANTFind the father
James Michie GRANT24 September 1864Mary GRANTFind the father
Marjory GRANT4 March 1856Mary GRANTFind the father
Elizabeth HAY26 July 1857Helen HAYFind the father
William HAY30 July 1859Hellen HAYFind the father
George HENDERSON17 August 1856Elizabeth HENDERSONFind the father
Helen HENDERSON23 May 1861Elizabeth HENDERSONFind the father
James HENDERSON20 May 1874Jane HENDERSONFind the father
Margaret HENDERSON29 January 1869Jane HENDERSONFind the father
Samuel HENDERSON29 December 1868Agnes HENDERSONFind the father
William HENDERSON4 July 1863Margaret HENDERSONFind the father
William HENDERSON23 June 1871Ann HENDERSONFind the father
George HORN1 January 1855Margaret HORNFind the father
William Jamieson HOSIE1 April 1872Elsie HOSIEFind the father
Ann JOHNSTON8 April 1872Barbara JOHNSTONFind the father
Ann Thomson JOSS25 March 1865Jessie JOSSFind the father
Catherine KNIGHT1 January 1867Isabella KNIGHTFind the father
John KNIGHT26 December 1868Ann KNIGHTFind the father
John KNIGHT3 October 1870Isabella KNIGHTFind the father
William KNIGHT28 October 1873Ann KNIGHTFind the father
Daniel LAMOND11 January 1872Jane LAMONDFind the father
Elizabeth Reid LAW29 January 1873Dorothy LAWFind the father
James LAW5 April 1865Ann LAWFind the father
William LAW22 April 1872Catherine LAWFind the father
Isabella LESLIE22 November 1871Margaret LESLIEFind the father
Jane LESLIE4 December 1862Mary LESLIEFind the father
Mary Ann Henderson LESLIE29 April 1872Mary LESLIEFind the father
Jane LINDSAY6 September 1865Jean LINDSAYFind the father
Margaret LIVINGSTONE23 January 1863Jane LIVINGSTONEFind the father
John LORIMER8 August 1866Ann LORIMERFind the father
William LORIMER4 August 1870Ann LORIMERFind the father
Alexander Mac Pherson MACHARDY13 July 1857Margaret MACHARDYFind the father
John Petrie MARTIN14 June 1858Mary MARTINFind the father
Ann MCDONALD4 December 1866Margaret MCDONALDFind the father
John MCDONALD4 February 1869Mary MCDONALDFind the father
Jonathan MCDONALD22 December 1860Ann MCDONALDFind the father
Peter MCDONALD15 February 1859Elisa MCDONALDFind the father
Robert MCDONALD30 May 1866Ann MCDONALDFind the father
William MCDONALD18 April 1855Margaret MCDONALDFind the father
Helen MCEVOY6 November 1860Elizabeth MCEVOYFind the father
James MCEVOY11 October 1856Elizabeth MCEVOYFind the father
Alexander MCHARDY18 August 1855Jane MCHARDYFind the father
James MCHARDY10 July 1865Jean MCHARDYFind the father
William Macky MCHARDY16 April 1870Jean MCHARDYFind the father
Harry MCINTOSH23 January 1870Margaret MCINTOSHFind the father
William MCINTOSH23 January 1863Margaret MCINTOSHFind the father
Margaret MCKAY11 December 1855Margaret MCKAYFind the father
Alexander Thomson MCLACHLAN1 October 1874Margaret MCLACHLANFind the father
Ann MITCHELL20 October 1869Catherine MITCHELLFind the father
Jane Gardiner Cow MOIR14 January 1870Christian MOIRFind the father
Ann MURRAY20 February 1871Elizabeth MURRAYFind the father
James MURRAY25 March 1865Ann MURRAYFind the father
James Howels MURRAY26 March 1861Ann MURRAYFind the father
Jane MURRAY1 August 1860Ann MURRAYFind the father
John MURRAY17 May 1863Ann MURRAYFind the father
Mary MURRAY22 January 1867Mary MURRAYFind the father
William MURRAY26 April 1872Ann MURRAYFind the father
Helen NAUGHTEN1 May 1871Helen NAUGHTENFind the father
Jane NICOLL19 July 1857Mary NICOLLFind the father
Margaret Wall PIRIE26 January 1866Mary PIRIEFind the father
James REID23 September 1861Mary REIDFind the father
James RIDDEL15 December 1863Jane RIDDELFind the father
Mary RIDDLE6 August 1871Jane RIDDLEFind the father
Alexander Bruce SCOTT18 December 1872Charlotte SCOTTFind the father
William SCOTT13 November 1871Mary SCOTTFind the father
William SINCLAIR23 February 1863Jane SINCLAIRFind the father
Sophia Stewart SINCLIR5 September 1858Jane SINCLIRFind the father
James Forbes SMITH4 October 1860Helen SMITHFind the father
William SOUTER9 July 1868Mary SOUTERFind the father
Agnes Thomson STEWART10 April 1867Mary STEWARTFind the father
Mary Jane STEWART29 March 1860Margaret STEWARTFind the father
Harriet TAYLOR4 April 1872Mary TAYLORFind the father
Agnes THAIN18 August 1868Mary THAINFind the father
Alexander THAIN10 August 1865Margaret THAINFind the father
Ann Mc Intosh THAIN22 March 1869Isabella THAINFind the father
George THAIN26 April 1862Agnus THAINFind the father
Isabella Ross THAIN21 March 1873Margaret THAINFind the father
James THAIN7 August 1867Isabella THAINFind the father
Jane THAIN28 July 1868Margaret THAINFind the father
John THAIN1 February 1868Jane THAINFind the father
Margaret THAIN5 November 1864Jane THAINFind the father
Alexander TOUGH20 July 1867Ann TOUGHFind the father
Louisa Helen TROUP17 August 1860Helen TROUPFind the father
Margaret TROUP8 June 1858Helen TROUPFind the father
Maria Stuart TROUP22 January 1868Helen TROUPFind the father
Jessie Simpson Weyms WEYMS23 August 1871Elizabeth WEYMSFind the father
James WILSON16 January 1862Eliza WILSONFind the father
Ann YOOL30 May 1861Isabel Yool Or DAWSONFind 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.

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