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Balmaghie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/27/1 | Balmaghie Kirk Session: Minutes | 1768-1777 | Request lookup |
| CH2/27/3 | Balmaghie Kirk Session: Minutes | 1839-1892 | Request lookup |
| CH2/27/4 | Balmaghie Kirk Session: Minutes | 1893-1938 | Request lookup |
| CH2/27/7 | Balmaghie Kirk Session: Baptismal register, proclamation register and register of burials in new churchyard. Balmaghie Kirk Session: Baptismal register 1879-92 Proclamation register 1882-92 Register of burials in new churchyard (4 entries) 1889-90 | 1879-1892 | Request lookup |
| CH2/27/8 | Balmaghie Kirk Session: Proclamation register | 1893-1949 | Request lookup |
| CH2/27/9 | Balmaghie Kirk Session: Communion roll | 1876-1882 | Request lookup |
| CH2/27/10 | Balmaghie Kirk Session: Communion roll | 1882-1892 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Jane BOYLE | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Jean BOYLE | 1858 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret BURNET | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret BURNETT | 1870 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John CAMPBELL | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Grace COPLAND | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Jessie EDGAR or WRIGHT | 1859 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William IRVINE | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth MALCOM | 1859 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Catherine MCGOWAN | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret MCGOWAN | 1876 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Thomas MCKELHENY | 1851 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Thomas MCKELHENY | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Thomas MCKELHENY | 1853 (3) | Order images | Withdrawn | |
| Thomas MCKILHENY | 1860 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret MCNEIL | 1848 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret BURNET Lauriestown, Balmaghie | David McLellan CLARK | 16 Nov 1851 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/12 |
| Euphemia IRELAND Bridge of Dee, Balmaghie | James Cowan MURRAY | 2 Mar 1886 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Agnes MCTAGGART Mains of Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire | Andrew BOYD | 18 Jun 1909 10 Marle Street, Castle Douglas | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare ALEXANDER | 6 April 1868 | Margaret ALEXANDER | Find the father |
| Agnes ANDERSON | 19 October 1863 | Margaret ANDERSON | Find the father |
| Robert Edward BARCLAY | 27 June 1862 | Mary BARCLAY | Find the father |
| David Maxwell BEATTIE | 2 August 1857 | Mary BEATTIE | Find the father |
| Isabella BEATTIE | 15 June 1856 | Janet BEATTIE | Find the father |
| Ann BELL | 11 May 1856 | Janet BELL | Father found |
| George BOYLE | 8 October 1865 | Jane BOYLE | Find the father |
| James BOYLE | 10 January 1860 | Jane BOYLE | Find the father |
| Agnes BURNET | 6 September 1871 | Elizabeth BURNET | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Margaret BURNET | 8 December 1873 | Elizabeth BURNET | Find the father |
| James BURNET | 19 May 1860 | Margaret BURNET | Find the father |
| Mary Durham BURNET | 22 May 1874 | Jane BURNET | Find the father |
| Robert BURNET | 29 July 1864 | Elizabeth BURNET | Find the father |
| Mary BURNS | 9 April 1866 | Jane BURNS | Find the father |
| Eliza Mckinnell BYRON | 5 May 1872 | Mary Agnes BYRON | Find the father |
| Mary CALDOW | 1 August 1873 | Elizabeth CALDOW | Find the father |
| James Muirhead CALLIE | 25 August 1857 | Maryanne CALLIE | Find the father |
| Jane CAMPBELL | 9 February 1862 | Agnes CAMPBELL | Father found |
| Robert CLARK | 7 July 1872 | Mary CLARK | Find the father |
| Samuel CROCKET | 24 September 1859 | Anne CROCKET | Find the father |
| James CROWLEY | 21 September 1872 | Jane CROWLEY | Find the father |
| Elizabeth DALLING | 8 July 1859 | Stewart DALLING | Find the father |
| Elizabeth DALLING | 23 February 1862 | Stewart DALLING | Find the father |
| Mary DALLING | 4 April 1856 | Stewart DALLING | Find the father |
| William DALLING | 27 May 1857 | Jane DALLING | Find the father |
| Barbara DOWNIE | 19 May 1864 | Janet DOWNIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth ESKDALE | 26 September 1874 | Isabella ESKDALE | Find the father |
| David GASS | 22 September 1872 | Barbara GASS | Find the father |
| William GEDDES | 22 June 1862 | Jean GEDDES | Find the father |
| Mary GINLAY | 12 November 1856 | Mary GINLAY | Find the father |
| Jessie Jane GRAHAM | 5 April 1861 | Mary GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Hannah GRIERSON | 26 May 1863 | Margaret GRIERSON | Find the father |
| William HALLIDAY | 2 February 1859 | Nicholas HALLIDAY | Find the father |
| Alexander HANNAH | 18 October 1869 | Jane HANNAH | Find the father |
| Gordon HAY | 24 February 1870 | Jane HAY | Find the father |
| Robert HAY | 23 May 1868 | Janet HAY | Find the father |
| John HEPBURN | 25 January 1856 | Jean HEPBURN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Jane Thomson HERON | 28 July 1869 | Nicholas Thomson HERON | Find the father |
| Agnes Henry HUME | 29 November 1873 | Jane HUME | Find the father |
| Euphemia IRELAND | 19 September 1864 | Euphemia IRELAND | Find the father |
| Jessie IRELAND | 6 December 1868 | Euphemia IRELAND | Find the father |
| Marion Robison IRELAND | 31 March 1862 | Euphemia IRELAND | Find the father |
| Robert IRELAND | 29 September 1859 | Euphemia IRELAND | Find the father |
| William IRELAND | 5 July 1873 | Euphemia IRELAND | Find the father |
| Robert KIRKPATRICK | 11 January 1873 | Jane KIRKPATRICK | Find the father |
| William MARSHALL | 4 July 1873 | Annie MARSHALL | Find the father |
| William MCCALLAY | 21 November 1859 | Mary Ann MCCALLAY | Find the father |
| John MCCALLY | 19 April 1862 | Maryanne MCCALLY | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Jane MCCAW | 18 December 1873 | Annie MCCAW | Find the father |
| Robert MCCAW | 20 February 1871 | Annie MCCAW | Find the father |
| Jane MCCOLM | 20 December 1874 | Janet MCCOLM | Find the father |
| Margaret MCCOURTIE | 21 April 1874 | Nicholas MCCOURTIE | Find the father |
| David MCDOWALL | 24 December 1872 | Grace MCDOWALL | Father found |
| James MCGINLAY | 13 July 1868 | Margaret MCGINLAY | Find the father |
| John MCGINLAY | 2 June 1863 | Margaret MCGINLAY | Father found |
| Robert MCGOWAN | 22 May 1855 | Helen MCGOWAN | Find the father |
| William MCLUSKIE | 26 January 1867 | Mary MCLUSKIE | Find the father |
| Maitland MCMINN | 15 December 1874 | Isabella MCMINN | Find the father |
| John Alexander MCVINIE | 29 September 1860 | Mary MCVINIE | Father found |
| Elizabeth MCVINNIE | 3 December 1862 | Mary MCVINNIE | Find the father |
| Joan MILLIGAN | 22 March 1862 | Margaret MILLIGAN | Find the father |
| Sophia MITCHELL | 21 December 1872 | Mary MITCHELL | Find the father |
| Eliza MOAT | 26 June 1865 | Eliza MOAT | Find the father |
| Grace MOAT | 7 January 1861 | Eliza MOAT | Find the father |
| Joan MOAT | 16 April 1874 | Eliza MOAT | Find the father |
| Mary Agnes MOAT | 14 May 1870 | Janet MOAT | Find the father |
| Agnes Ann MOFFAT | 3 October 1857 | Catherine MOFFAT | Find the father |
| John MORTON | 22 July 1868 | Agnes MORTON | Find the father |
| James MUIR | 29 August 1860 | Susan MUIR | Find the father |
| James NAYLON | 24 September 1860 | Ellen NAYLON | Father found |
| Margaret Jane PATTERSON | 28 March 1865 | Jane PATTERSON | Find the father |
| Jane PEACOCK | 12 August 1868 | Jane PEACOCK | Find the father |
| Robert PHILLIPS | 29 September 1867 | Anne PHILLIPS | Find the father |
| Robert REID | 7 October 1863 | Jean REID | Find the father |
| Margaret RITCHIE | 11 October 1864 | Jane RITCHIE | Find the father |
| George William ROBB | 23 December 1873 | Margaret ROBB | Find the father |
| Mary STITT | 17 February 1855 | Mary STITT | Find the father |
| John THOMPSON | 2 May 1860 | Jane CHARTERS | Find the father |
| Mary THOMSON | 17 April 1866 | Jean THOMSON | Find the father |
| Mary THOMSON | 3 February 1872 | Barbara THOMSON | Find the father |
| William THOMSON | 27 December 1868 | Barbara THOMSON | Find the father |
| William Charters TURNER | 25 July 1857 | Janet TURNER | Find the father |
| Isabella VINIE | 29 April 1870 | Mary VINIE | Find the father |
| Robert VINIE | 26 March 1866 | Mary VINIE | Find the father |
| Mary VINNIE | 14 February 1868 | Mary VINNIE | Find the father |
| William VINNIE | 2 October 1873 | Mary VINNIE | Find the father |
| Anne Elizabeth WEIR | 9 September 1870 | Mary WEIR | Find the father |
| Sarah WHATELEY | 5 February 1860 | Mary WHATELEY | Find the father |
| James WHITE | 9 July 1864 | Jane WHITE | Find the father |
| Joseph Charters WHITE | 9 July 1867 | Jane WHITE | Find the father |
| Margaret WHITE | 20 May 1870 | Jane WHITE | Find the father |
| Thomas WHITE | 7 June 1872 | Jane WHITE | Find the father |
| William WHITE | 4 December 1873 | Jane WHITE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth WILSON | 5 January 1870 | Elizabeth WILSON | Find the father |
| William YOUNG | 3 August 1873 | Hellen YOUNG | 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.
