Belhelvie records
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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
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/32/4A | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Minutes | 1698-1712 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/6 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Minutes (Including Poor accounts) | 1737-1764 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/7 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Minutes (Including accounts 1764-1791, with gaps) | 1761-1791 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/8 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Minutes Includes poor payments | 1791-1826 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/9 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Minutes Includes regular poor payments | 1826-1849 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/10 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Minutes | 1850-1878 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/12 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Communion roll | 1864-1876 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/13 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Communion roll | 1877-1886 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/14 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Communion roll | 1887-1896 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/15 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Communion roll | 1893-1908 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/19 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Proclamations | 1888-1924 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/20 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Baptisms | 1888-1934 | Request lookup |
| CH2/32/21 | Belhelvie Kirk Session: Vault Regulations Including list of burials 1832-1858, and subscribers | 1831-1858 | Request lookup |
Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
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- £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 Isabella HORN | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Christina RAE | 1882 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Widow Christina RAE | 1883 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert BAIN | 20 January 1864 | Isabella BAIN | Find the father |
| Henry BAIRD | 22 January 1864 | Jessie BAIRD | Find the father |
| William BAIRD | 5 July 1860 | Jessie BAIRD | Find the father |
| George James BALNAVES | 10 December 1865 | Amelia BALNAVES | Find the father |
| James BEATTIE | 11 October 1862 | Charlotte BEATTIE | Find the father |
| John William Grant BERRY | 5 September 1871 | Margaret Ford BERRY | Find the father |
| Charles BROWN | 26 May 1866 | Jane BROWN | Find the father |
| Alexander Cheyne BRUCE | 12 September 1859 | Christian BRUCE | Find the father |
| Alexander Esson CAMPBELL | 13 April 1871 | Isabella CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| James Begg CORMACK | 7 March 1865 | Isabella CORMACK | Find the father |
| Bannerman CROCKETT | 18 July 1865 | Ann CROCKETT | Find the father |
| Alexander CUMMING | 13 November 1873 | Isabella CUMMING | Find the father |
| John Clark CUMMING | 21 December 1868 | Isabella CUMMING | Father found |
| Margaret Cormack CUMMING | 21 December 1871 | Isabella CUMMING | Find the father |
| James CUSHNIE | 31 March 1865 | Agnes CUSHNIE | Find the father |
| Ann Marshall DAVIDSON | 11 April 1865 | Ann DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| Helen DAVIDSON | 29 December 1863 | Elspet DAVIDSON | Find the father |
| John George DEANS | 14 July 1872 | Ann DEANS | Find the father |
| Andrew DICKIE | 26 December 1871 | Rebecca DICKIE | Find the father |
| Thomas Mitchell DINGWALL | 22 June 1870 | Elizabeth DINGWALL | Find the father |
| James DONALD | 30 April 1855 | Martha DONALD | Find the father |
| Jessie DONALD | 12 May 1861 | Elizabeth DONALD | Find the father |
| Jane DUNCAN | 3 May 1864 | Jane DUNCAN | Find the father |
| John DUNCAN | 23 January 1862 | Margaret DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Margaret DUNCAN | 9 February 1866 | Jane DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Alexander EDWARD | 5 October 1859 | Ann EDWARD | Find the father |
| Ann EDWARD | 17 March 1863 | Ann EDWARD | Find the father |
| Alexander Jackson EGGO | 15 October 1872 | Margaret EGGO | Find the father |
| Agnes FIDDES | 23 April 1866 | Agnes FIDDES | Find the father |
| Anne GALASHAN | 3 December 1857 | Anne GALASHAN | Find the father |
| John Fraser GRANT | 24 May 1869 | Barbara GRANT | Find the father |
| Mary Ann JACKSON | 17 August 1865 | Euphemia JACKSON | Find the father |
| William LAING | 17 April 1866 | Agnes LAING | Find the father |
| James LAMB | 29 July 1860 | Elspet LAMB | Find the father |
| Charles LEWIS | 10 April 1864 | Ann LEWIS | Find the father |
| Anne LICKLY | 12 December 1855 | Christian LICKLY | Find the father |
| John LOW | 8 March 1867 | Elspet LOW | Find the father |
| Jane MACKIE | 26 September 1866 | Mary MACKIE | Find the father |
| George MAIR | 28 January 1859 | Jane MAIR | Find the father |
| Williamina MALCOLM | 19 August 1864 | Christian MALCOLM | Find the father |
| Isaac MARK | 15 June 1865 | Elizabeth MARK | Find the father |
| James MARSHALL | 25 August 1859 | Margaret MARSHALL | Find the father |
| James MARTIN | 12 June 1861 | Mary MARTIN | Find the father |
| Robert MCALLAN | 10 July 1862 | Margaret MCALLAN | Find the father |
| Walter MCINTOSH | 12 September 1869 | Mary MCINTOSH | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MIDLAR | 8 December 1859 | Jane MIDLAR | Find the father |
| Isabella Smith MILNE | 21 November 1869 | Isabella MILNE | Find the father |
| Thomas Simon MILNE | 8 October 1871 | Margaret MILNE | Find the father |
| Ann Rait MONRO | 7 May 1865 | Isabella MONRO | Find the father |
| Ann MUNRO | 17 February 1861 | Ann MUNRO | Find the father |
| James MURISON | 7 January 1858 | Rebecca MURISON | Find the father |
| Jessie MURISON | 20 August 1865 | Rebecca MURISON | Find the father |
| John MURISON | 22 June 1855 | Rebecca MURISON | Find the father |
| Margaret MURISON | 2 September 1861 | Rebeca MURISON | Find the father |
| William MURISON | 25 January 1868 | Rebecca MURISON | Find the father |
| Alexander MURRAY | 9 November 1860 | Isabella MURRAY | Father found |
| Mary Anne MURRAY | 12 June 1858 | Margaret MURRAY | Find the father |
| Barbara Taylor NORIE | 1 October 1858 | Mary NORIE | Find the father |
| James PALLIN | 16 July 1866 | Margaret PALLIN | Find the father |
| James PIRIE | 29 August 1858 | Isabella PIRIE | Find the father |
| William RAE | 16 September 1860 | Isabella RAE | Find the father |
| John REID | 2 June 1869 | Margaret REID | Find the father |
| William Murray REID | 15 February 1872 | Margaret REID | Find the father |
| John Shand RENNIE | 9 January 1865 | Jane RENNIE | Find the father |
| James ROBERTSON | 3 April 1868 | Margaret ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Arthur SCOTT | 13 October 1864 | Elsie SCOTT | Find the father |
| Elizabeth SIM | 6 May 1863 | Elizabeth SIM | Find the father |
| Jane SIM | 7 May 1866 | Jane SIM | Find the father |
| James SLESSER | 3 April 1856 | Jane SLESSER | Find the father |
| George TAWS | 16 May 1865 | Mary TAWS | Find the father |
| Alexander TAWSE | 15 February 1871 | Mary TAWSE | Find the father |
| James Garden TAWSE | 4 January 1869 | Mary TAWSE | Find the father |
| Mary Murray TAWSE | 30 July 1866 | Mary TAWSE | Find the father |
| Charles TOSH | 5 August 1860 | Anne TOSH | Find the father |
| Agnes Ramsay TOUGH | 10 June 1870 | Elspet TOUGH | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Beattie WATSON | 18 December 1870 | Helen WATSON | Find the father |
| James Steven WATSON | 31 December 1869 | Elizabeth WATSON | Find the father |
| George WATT | 27 April 1856 | Barbara WATT | Find the father |
| Isabella Ann WATT | 11 January 1862 | Christina WATT | Find the father |
| Peter WILLIAMSON | 17 February 1858 | Barbara WILLIAMSON | Find the father |
| Andrew WILSON | 27 January 1865 | Helen WILSON | Find the father |
| Helen WILSON | 2 August 1863 | Helen WILSON | Find the father |
| Helen WOOD | 24 November 1865 | Ann WOOD | Find the father |
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
Kirk Session Records Index
Name:
Date: 23/06/1831
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of fasting and humiliation prior to Sacrament
Other names:
Name:
Date: 25/06/1831
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of preparation
Other names:
Name:
Date: 26/06/1831
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: dispensed
Other names:
Name:
Date: 27/06/1831
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of thanksgiving
Other names:
Name:
Date: 25/03/1832
Case type: Session Business
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Survey of Parish Population Act 11 Geo IV
Other names: Francis Hay; Wm Watson; Alexr Forsyth
Name:
Date: 14/06/1832
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of humiliation before sacrament
Other names:
Name:
Date: 16/06/1832
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: preparation day
Other names:
Name:
Date: 17/06/1832
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: dispensed
Other names:
Name:
Date: 18/06/1832
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of thanksgiving
Other names:
Name:
Date: 23/02/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Distribution of Money to Poor
Other names: James Garden
Name:
Date: 26/05/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: excambion edict
Details: edict calling all those concerned with management of Poor's Fund to consult agreed
Other names: Lord Kintore
Name:
Date: 03/07/1833
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of humiliation before sacrament
Other names:
Name:
Date: 06/07/1833
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of preparation
Other names:
Name:
Date: 07/07/1833
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: dispensed
Other names:
Name:
Date: 08/07/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: treaurer
Address:
Role: reported meeting re excambion
Details: reported meeting, to consult tenants in meantime
Other names: Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name:
Date: 08/07/1833
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of thanksgiving
Other names:
Name:
Date: 25/06/1834
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of humiliation before sacrament
Other names:
Name:
Date: 28/06/1834
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of preparation
Other names:
Name:
Date: 29/06/1834
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: dispensed
Other names:
Name:
Date: 30/06/1834
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of thanksgiving
Other names: William Milne; Margaret Rae
Name:
Date: 24/06/1835
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of humiliation before sacrament
Other names:
Name:
Date: 27/06/1835
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of preparation
Other names:
Name:
Date: 28/06/1835
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: dispensed
Other names:
Name:
Date: 29/06/1835
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Lord's supper
Details: day of thanksgiving
Other names:
Name: John Adam
Date: 07/04/1833
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address:
Role: chosen
Details: chosen Kirk Officer for twelve months
Name: Rachel Aitken
Date: 06/10/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed, exhorted
Other names: Rachel Aitken; James Barclay
Name: Rachel Aitken
Date: 24/11/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mother mention
Other names: James Barclay; Rachel Aitken
Name: George Allan
Date: 08/09/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Land Of Menie
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other names: Jessy Bow; George Allan
Name: George Allan
Date: 15/09/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father compeared denied, exhorted but persisted, dismissed for time being
Other names: Jessy Bow; George Allan
Name: George Allan
Date: 24/11/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Accused father compeared not although legally summoned
Other names: Jessy Bow; George Allan
Name: Isabell Anderson
Date: 23/07/1835
Case type: Under Church censure
Occupation:
Address:
Role: compeared having satisfied discipline, dismissed from censure
Other names: John Clark; Isabell Anderson
Name: Catharine Angus
Date: 25/04/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed, professed repentance, begged dismissal from censure
Details: unmarried, paid 'penalty of 20s they had their request granted'
Other names: Catharine Angus
Name: Christian Angus
Date: 22/01/1832
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed, exhorted, left to reflect on conduct
Details: unmarried
Other names: Christian Angus; Charles Harvie
Name: Christian Angus
Date: 16/12/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother Compeared exhorted and dismissed from censure
Other names: Christian Angus
Name: George Angus
Date: 22/06/1834
Case type: Under Church censure
Occupation:
Address: Methlick, Parish Of
Role: compeared begging to be dismissed from censure, exhorted, dismissed
Details: 'both lately parishioners of Fetteresso', the minister of Fetteresso having requested session to dismiss them
Other names: George Angus; Margaret Tosh
Name: James Barclay
Date: 06/10/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Craibadonna, Parish Of Foveran
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other parish: Foveran, Kirk Session of
Other names: Rachel Aitken; James Barclay
Name: James Barclay
Date: 20/10/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other parish: Foveran, Kirk Session of
Details: 'no answer from Session of Foveran' reported session clerk
Other names: James Barclay
Name: James Barclay
Date: 24/11/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: alledged father sent letter acknowledging criminal correspondence with mother
Other names: James Barclay; Rachel Aitken
Name: John Begg
Date: 15/06/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Land Of Orrock
Role: accused father present acknowledged guilt, ehorted, professed repentance, begged dismissal
Details: 'had their request granted with an exhortation not to communicate this year. They also paid the usual penalty of 20s.'
Other names: Jane Murray; John Begg
Name: Alexander Binnie
Date: 24/03/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Aiken's Hill Of Foveran
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other parish: Foveran, Kirk Session of
Other names: Elizabeth Rannie; Alexander Binnie
Name: Mr Blaikie
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: factor
Address:
Role: correspondence
Details: to Lord Kintore
Other names: Rev Alexander J Forsyth; William Rose; Dr Fordyce; James Grant; Mr James Garden; Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: Mr Blaikie
Date: 08/07/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: factor
Address:
Role: meeting re excambion
Details: factor to Kintore, report of meeting with him by treasurer, to appoint arbiter , wishes to consult Tenants
Other names: Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: Mr James Blaikie
Date: 03/02/1833
Case type: Excambion of land
Occupation: factor
Address:
Role: correspondence requesting meeting with session
Details: factor to Kintoire, request for session to meet at Inverurie to discuss land 'The Stanners' excambion between Kintore and tennants
Other names: Mr James Blaikie; Lord Kintore; William Rose; John Stoddart
Name: Jessy Bow
Date: 08/09/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed
Details: unmarried
Other names: Jessy Bow; George Allan
Name: Jessy Bow
Date: 15/09/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared adhered, exhorted but persisted, dismissed for time being
Other names: Jessy Bow; George Allan
Name: Jessy Bow
Date: 24/11/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared adhered
Other names: Jessy Bow; George Allan
Name: John Burnett Esq
Date: 06/12/1835
Case type: Collection to Poors' Fund
Occupation:
Address: Dens
Role: mortification
Details: deceased
Other names: Mr Webster; John Burnett Esq; Mr James Gordon
Name: James Cameron
Date: 07/04/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Harriet Street, Aberdeen
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other parish: Aberdeen, West Parish of
Other names: Janet Lyon; James Cameron
Name: Mrs Clark
Date: 04/03/1832
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mention in correspondence to session
Details: George's wife, request from Session Clerk of Old Machar read by minister re. aid, previous resident in Belhelvie, left and gone to Old Machar above seven years ago
Other names: Widow William Symmers; George Clark; Mrs Clark; J Duguid Milne
Name: Clark
Date: 25/03/1832
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: case considered with Heritors, Old Machars Claim not well founded
Other names: Symmers; Clark
Name: Alexander Clark
Date: 24/04/1831
Case type: illeg child in fFornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: witness to correspondence
Other names: James Thomson; Jane Ness; Alexander Clark; Thomas Skene
Name: George Clark
Date: 04/03/1832
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mention in correspondence to session
Details: and unamed wife, request from Session Clerk of Old Machar read by minister re. aid, previous resident in Belhelvie, left and gone to Old Machar above seven years ago
Other names: Widow William Symmers; George Clark; Mrs Clark; J Duguid Milne
Name: John Clark
Date: 23/07/1835
Case type: Under Church censure
Occupation:
Address:
Role: compeared having satisfied discipline, dismissed from censure
Other names: John Clark; Isabell Anderson
Name: Margaret Clark
Date: 09/12/1832
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed, professed repentence begged dismissal from censure, exhorted
Details: unmarried, request granted on paying usual penalty
Other names: Margaret Clark; William Forest
Name: Euphemia Davidson
Date: 19/04/1835
Case type: Under Church censure
Occupation:
Address:
Role: compeared begging to be dismissed from censure. Exhorted, left to won reflections
Details: '…session resolved not to dismiss her for som etime…'
Other names: Euphemia Davidson
Name: Euphemia Davidson
Date: 07/06/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy, Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared begging dismissal from censure, exhorted and dismissed
Other names: Euphemia Davidson
Name: Duncan
Date: 08/04/1832
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Father mention
Other names: Ness; Thomson; Duncan
Name: [] Duncan
Date: 06/10/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: reported to session
Details: informed session Lesly had given birth
Other names: [] Duncan; Mary Lesly; John Forbes
Name: Elspet Duncan
Date: 26/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy, Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mother mention
Other names: George Henderson; Elspet Duncan
Name: Elspet Duncan
Date: 26/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed
Details: unmarried, resided in Belhelvie from Whitsunday to Martinmas 1834, previously in Parish of Ballator or Glenmuick
Other names: Elspet Duncan; George Henderson
Name: George Duncan
Date: 01/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address: Mill Of Pottertown
Role: Alledged Father mention
Details: first allegation withdrwan and second name put forward
Other names: Jane Ness; George Duncan
Name: George Duncan
Date: 08/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Accused father denied
Other names: Jane Ness; George Duncan
Name: George Duncan
Date: 15/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father compeared
Details: Had met Ness in a house in Gallowgate Aberdeen having heard that she had been making accusations against him - she said to him in front of witnesses Milne and Stirling ' that he was not the father of her child, and said James Thomson had advised her to accuse him.' Case referred to Presbytery
Other names: Jane Ness; James Thomson; George Duncan; John Milne; Widow Stirling
Name: George Duncan
Date: 27/05/1832
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: compeared requesting dismissal from censure, exhorted, left to own reflections
Other names: George Duncan
Name: Isabell Farney
Date: 28/04/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed, exhorted, paid penalty, dismissed
Cash amount: 20s
Details: unmarried, 20s jointly
Other names: Isabell Farney; Alexander Milne
Name: John Forbes
Date: 20/10/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other parish: Midmar, Kirk session of
Details: 'had left that parish' according to Midmar Kirk Session, the session clerk reported
Other names: John Forbes
Name: John Forbes
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other names: Mary Lesly; John Forbes
Name: John Forbes
Date: 06/10/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Farm Of Bogiefolds, Midmar
Role: Father mention
Other parish: Midmar, Kirk session of
Details: previously whereabouts unknown no found
Other names: [] Duncan; Mary Lesly; John Forbes
Name: Dr Fordyce
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: proprietor
Address:
Role: correspondence
Details: Proprietor Lands of Eggie and Balmedie - approved of excambion
Other names: Rev Alexander J Forsyth; William Rose; Dr Fordyce; James Grant; Mr James Garden; Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: William Forest
Date: 09/12/1832
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: father present acknowledged,professed repentence begged dismissal from censure
Details: request granted on paying usual penalty
Other names: Margaret Clark; William Forest
Name: Rev A J Forsyth
Date: 03/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address:
Role: nominations for elder
Details: intimated eldership nomination edic
Name: Rev A J Forsyth
Date: 17/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address:
Role: read edict re eldership
Details: intimated resolution admitting Garden, stoddart and Rose - [Copy of edict in Full in Minutes]
Name: Rev A J Forsyth
Date: 02/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: Minister
Address:
Role: excambion edict
Details: edict given by minister [copy in minutes]
Other names: Rev A J Forsyth; William Gordon
Name: Rev Alexander J Forsyth
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: Minister
Address:
Role: present at excambion consultation
Details: excambion consultation [with several members of session unamed]
Other names: Rev Alexander J Forsyth; William Rose; Dr Fordyce; James Grant; Mr James Garden; Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: Alexr Forsyth
Date: 25/03/1832
Case type: Session Business
Occupation: Minister
Address:
Role: counter signature
Other names: Francis Hay; Wm Watson; Alexr Forsyth
Name: William Forsyth
Date: 19/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Kitty Brewster Toll Bar, Old Machar
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other names: Widow Isaac (Guthrie); William Forsyth
Name: James Garden
Date: 27/06/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Balmedie
Role: eldership nominee
Name: James Garden
Date: 03/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Balmedie
Role: eldership nominee
Name: James Garden
Date: 17/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Balmedie, Lands Of
Role: admitted to eldership
Name: James Garden
Date: 10/02/1833
Case type: Official
Occupation: elder
Address:
Role: Elected
Details: treasurer
Name: Mr James Garden
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: Treasurer
Address:
Role: correspondence
Details: communication to be arranged with Blaikie
Other names: Rev Alexander J Forsyth; William Rose; Dr Fordyce; James Grant; Mr James Garden; Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: Mr James Garden
Date: 27/06/1835
Case type: Sacrament
Occupation:
Address:
Role: presentation
Details: presented session with a pewter salver to hold collections at the communion table
Other names: Mr James Garden; Ann Gray
Name: Mr James Gordon
Date: 06/12/1835
Case type: Collection to Poors' Fund
Occupation: Treasurer
Address:
Role: mortification
Details: to call on Webster to receive the sum
Other names: Mr Webster; John Burnett Esq; Mr James Gordon
Name: William Gordon
Date: 17/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address:
Role: witness signed edict
Name: William Gordon
Date: 26/08/1832
Case type: Poor Relief
Occupation:
Address:
Role: bequest
Details: purchased Five bolls of meal and distributed among 23 poor in terms of Smiths will
Other names: William Gordon; Mr Smith
Name: William Gordon
Date: 02/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: witness edict signed
Other names: Rev A J Forsyth; William Gordon
Name: James Grant
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: Advocate
Address: Aberdeen
Role:
Details: Factor to the Society of Advocates in Aberdeen - approved of excambion
Other names: Rev Alexander J Forsyth; William Rose; Dr Fordyce; James Grant; Mr James Garden; Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: Ann Gray
Date: 19/07/1835
Case type: Under Church censure
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Compeared, begging dismissal from censure, exhorted, dismissed
Details: ' who had remained under church censure for about six years'
Other names: Mr James Garden; Ann Gray
Name: Mary Gray
Date: 11/12/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address: Hatton
Role: mother compeared confessed
Details: unmarried
Other names: Mary Gray; John Milne
Name: Mary Gray
Date: 22/01/1832
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared exhorted, left to reflect on conduct
Other names: Mary Gray; John Milne
Name: Mary Gray
Date: 22/03/1832
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared requesting to be absolved, exhorted dismissed till this day month
Details: 2nd crime of this nature
Other names: Mary Gray
Name: Mary Gray
Date: 28/04/1832
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mother Compeared exhorted and dismissed from Discipline
Other names: Mary Gray; Margaret Mitchell; Patrick Pirie Ragg
Name: Charles Harvie
Date: 22/01/1832
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: father present acknowledged guilt, exhorted, left to reflect on conduct
Other names: Christian Angus; Charles Harvie
Name: Francis Hay
Date: 25/03/1832
Case type: Session Business
Occupation: schoolmaster
Address:
Role: appointed to complet Survey of Parish
Details: [Oath and answers copied in minutes]
Other names: Francis Hay; Wm Watson; Alexr Forsyth
Name: George Henderson
Date: 26/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: New Machar, Parish Of
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other parish: New Machar, Kirk Session of
Other names: Elspet Duncan; George Henderson
Name: George Henderson
Date: 26/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy, Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father compeared, acknowledged guilt, left for some time to own reflections
Details: 2nd instance of fornication
Other names: George Henderson; Elspet Duncan
Name: George Henderson
Date: 24/05/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy, Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father compeared, suing dismissal from censure to have child baptized, ehorted, dismissed
Details: paid penalty of 20s
Other names: George Henderson
Name: James Henry
Date: 01/06/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Wester Hatton
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other names: Jane Morison; James Henry
Name: James Henry
Date: 15/06/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father compearedhaving failed to previously, denied, exhorted, dismissed for present
Details: ' previously unable to do so [attend] on account of illness'
Other names: James Henry; Jane Morison
Name: James Henry
Date: 12/10/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father mention compeared not
Other parish: Old Machar, Kirk session of
Details: 'no intelligence from Session of Old Machar'
Other names: Jane Morison; James Henry
Name: Isabell Ingram
Date: 15/03/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed, produced Certificate of Character from Boharm & St Clements, Aberdeen
Details: unmarried, native of Parish of Boharm, in Belhelvie Whitsunday to Martinmas 1834
Other names: Isabell Ingram; William Stephen
Name: Isabell Ingram
Date: 22/03/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared adhered
Other names: Isabell Ingram; William Stephen
Name: Isabell Ingram
Date: 26/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared adhered, begged dismissal from censure, exhorted and dismissed
Details: the session 'finding that she had formerly produced Certificates of her moral character from Parishes of Boharm and St. Clements, Aberdeen and William Stephen had sent the session £3, resolved to dismiss her.'
Other names: Isabell Ingram; William Stephen
Name: Widow Isaac (Guthrie)
Date: 19/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Fintray, Parish Of
Role: mother compeared confessed, exhorted
Details: from the Parish of Fintray lately in Belhelvie Parish
Other names: Widow Isaac (Guthrie); William Forsyth
Name: Lord Kintore
Date: 03/02/1833
Case type: Excambion of land
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mention as landlord and employer
Other names: Mr James Blaikie; Lord Kintore; William Rose; John Stoddart
Name: Lord Kintore
Date: 26/05/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: excambion
Details: discussion re excambion
Other names: Lord Kintore
Name: Lord Kintore
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mention
Other names: Rev Alexander J Forsyth; William Rose; Dr Fordyce; James Grant; Mr James Garden; Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: Lord Kintore
Date: 08/07/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mention as landowner and employer
Other names: Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: James Leith
Date: 17/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address:
Role: witness signed edict
Name: Mary Lesly
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed
Details: unmarried, came from Newhills 18 months ago
Other names: Mary Lesly; John Forbes
Name: Mary Lesly
Date: 06/10/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mother mention
Details: lately brough forth child
Other names: [] Duncan; Mary Lesly; John Forbes
Name: Janet Lyon
Date: 07/04/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Aberdeen
Role: mother compeared confessed
Details: unmarried, resided in parish Whitsunday to Martinmas 1832
Other names: Janet Lyon; James Cameron
Name: Captain John Mackie
Date: 08/07/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Legacy
Cash amount: £100
Details: deceased, legacy reported as being sent to treasurer by Mackie's executors, sum lodged with Bank of Scotland
Other names: Captain John Mackie
Name: Robert Mcallan
Date: 25/04/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father present acknowledged, professed repentance, begged dismissal from censure
Details: paid 'penalty of 20s they had their request granted'
Other names: Robert Mcallan
Name: Alexander Milne
Date: 28/04/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Alledged Father present confessed, exhorted, paid penalty, dismissed
Cash amount: 20s
Details: 20s jointly
Other names: Isabell Farney; Alexander Milne
Name: J Duguid Milne
Date: 04/03/1832
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: law agent
Address:
Role: mention in correspondence
Details: his opinion enclosed, differs from common practice. Session agree to comply until they consult heritors
Other names: Widow William Symmers; George Clark; Mrs Clark; J Duguid Milne
Name: John Milne
Date: 15/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Witness examined
Details: gave same account as Duncan
Other names: Jane Ness; James Thomson; George Duncan; John Milne; Widow Stirling
Name: John Milne
Date: 11/12/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Alledged Father mention
Details: residence unknown
Other names: Mary Gray; John Milne
Name: John Milne
Date: 22/01/1832
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: father present, acknowledged guilt, exhorted, left to relect on conduct
Other names: Mary Gray; John Milne
Name: William Milne
Date: 30/06/1834
Case type: Fornication
Occupation:
Address: Skene, Parish Of
Role: compeared confessed, begged dismissal, produced Extract, paid penalty, dismissed
Other parish: Skene, Kirk Session of
Details: extract showed that Skene Kirk Session had agreed to transmit them to be received into Discipline and that one pound penalty should be exacted on them
Other names: William Milne; Margaret Rae
Name: Margaret Mitchell
Date: 29/04/1832
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Old Machar, Parish Of
Role: mother compeared confessed
Details: unmarried, lately resided in this parish at Menie
Other names: Mary Gray; Margaret Mitchell; Patrick Pirie Ragg
Name: Jane Morison
Date: 01/06/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed, exhorted
Details: unmarried
Other names: Jane Morison; James Henry
Name: Jane Morison
Date: 15/06/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mother mention
Other names: James Henry; Jane Morison
Name: Jane Morison
Date: 12/10/1834
Case type: Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mother Compeared, exhorted
Other names: Jane Morison; James Henry
Name: Jane Murray
Date: 15/06/1834
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared confessed, exhorted, professed repentance, begged dismissal from censure
Details: unmarried, 'had their request granted with an exhortation not to communicate this year. They also paid the usual penalty of 20s.'
Other names: Jane Murray; John Begg
Name: Ness
Date: 08/04/1832
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mother mention
Details: Case remitted back to Session by Presbytery to 'do with it what they might think proper'
Other names: Ness; Thomson; Duncan
Name: Jane Ness
Date: 17/04/1831
Case type: illeg child in fFornication
Occupation:
Address: Aberdeen
Role: Mother mention
Details: now removed from Parish of Belhelvie
Other names: James Thomson; Jane Ness
Name: Jane Ness
Date: 24/04/1831
Case type: illeg child in fFornication
Occupation:
Address: No 33 Woolmanhill, Aberdeen
Role: mother sender of correspindences withdraws allegations
Other parish: Aberdeen, West Parish of
Details: Letter purportedly from Ness dated 21st April in Aberdeen withdraws accusation of Thomson as father
Other names: James Thomson; Jane Ness; Alexander Clark; Thomas Skene
Name: Jane Ness
Date: 01/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Mother Compeared
Other names: Jane Ness; George Duncan
Name: Jane Ness
Date: 08/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared adhered
Other names: Jane Ness; George Duncan
Name: Jane Ness
Date: 15/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared adhered
Details: 'the letter she gave James Thomson was written by a man she didn't know; that she cannot write; that the man who wrote the letter led her hand to sign it; that her conscience accused her for telling a falsehood; that she then gave George Duncan as the father of her child.' Case Referred to Presbytery
Other names: Jane Ness; James Thomson; George Duncan; John Milne; Widow Stirling
Name: Margaret Rae
Date: 30/06/1834
Case type: Fornication
Occupation:
Address: Skene, Parish Of
Role: compeared confessed, begged dismissal, produced Extract, paid penalty, dismissed
Other parish: Skene, Kirk Session of
Details: extract showed that Skene Kirk Session had agreed to transmit them to be received into Discipline and that one pound penalty should be exacted on them
Other names: William Milne; Margaret Rae
Name: Robert Rae
Date: 08/07/1832
Case type: Illeg child in antenup
Occupation:
Address:
Role: compeared confessed, professed repentance, begged dismissal from censure and baptism
Details: Jane is his Wife, request granted on paying usual penalty
Other names: Robert Rae; Jane Warrender
Name: Patrick Pirie Ragg
Date: 29/04/1832
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address: Greyfriars Parish, Aberdeen
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other names: Mary Gray; Margaret Mitchell; Patrick Pirie Ragg
Name: Elizabeth Rannie
Date: 24/03/1833
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mother compeared acknowledged, exhorted, dismissed at present
Details: unmarried
Other names: Elizabeth Rannie; Alexander Binnie
Name: William Rose
Date: 27/06/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Orrock
Role: eldership nominee
Name: William Rose
Date: 03/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Orrock
Role: eldership nominee
Name: William Rose
Date: 17/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Orrock, Lands Of
Role: admitted to eldership
Name: William Rose
Date: 03/02/1833
Case type: Excambion of land
Occupation: elder
Address:
Role: appointed to attend
Other names: Mr James Blaikie; Lord Kintore; William Rose; John Stoddart
Name: William Rose
Date: 10/02/1833
Case type: Excambion of land
Occupation: elder
Address:
Role: reported to session
Other names: William Rose; John Stoddart
Name: William Rose
Date: 16/06/1833
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation: elder
Address:
Role: present at excambion consultation
Details: excambion consultation
Other names: Rev Alexander J Forsyth; William Rose; Dr Fordyce; James Grant; Mr James Garden; Mr Blaikie; Lord Kintore
Name: Thomas Skene
Date: 24/04/1831
Case type: illeg child in fFornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: witness to correspondence
Other names: James Thomson; Jane Ness; Alexander Clark; Thomas Skene
Name: Mr Smith
Date: 26/08/1832
Case type: Poor Relief
Occupation:
Address:
Role: bequest
Details: William Gordon purchased five bolls of meal and distributed to 23 poor in terms of Smith's will
Other names: William Gordon; Mr Smith
Name: William Stephen
Date: 15/03/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address: Millden
Role: Alledged Father mention
Other names: Isabell Ingram; William Stephen
Name: William Stephen
Date: 22/03/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father not attending
Other names: Isabell Ingram; William Stephen
Name: William Stephen
Date: 29/03/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father not attending
Details: 'Kirk officer returned a copy of Summons which he had delivered to william stephen duly executed and indorsed'
Other names: William Stephen
Name: William Stephen
Date: 05/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father's correspondence, kept in retentis
Other names: William Stephen
Name: William Stephen
Date: 26/04/1835
Case type: illeg pregnancy
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father paid £3
Other names: Isabell Ingram; William Stephen
Name: Widow Stirling
Date: 15/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: Witness examined
Details: gave same account as Duncan
Other names: Jane Ness; James Thomson; George Duncan; John Milne; Widow Stirling
Name: John Stoddart
Date: 27/06/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Craigie
Role: eldership nominee
Name: John Stoddart
Date: 03/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Craigie
Role: eldership nominee
Name: John Stoddart
Date: 17/07/1831
Case type: Official
Occupation:
Address: Craige, Lands Of
Role: admitted to eldership
Name: John Stoddart
Date: 03/02/1833
Case type: Excambion of land
Occupation: elder
Address:
Role: appointed to attend
Other names: Mr James Blaikie; Lord Kintore; William Rose; John Stoddart
Name: John Stoddart
Date: 10/02/1833
Case type: Excambion of land
Occupation: elder
Address:
Role: Reported to session
Other names: William Rose; John Stoddart
Name: Symmers
Date: 25/03/1832
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: case considered with Heritors, Old Machars Claim not well founded
Other names: Symmers; Clark
Name: Widow William Symmers
Date: 04/03/1832
Case type: Poor's Fund
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mention in correspondence to session
Other parish: Old Machar
Details: request from Session Clerk of Old Machar read by minister re. aid, previous resident in Belhelvie, left and gone to Old Machar above seven years ago
Other names: Widow William Symmers; George Clark; Mrs Clark; J Duguid Milne
Name: Thomson
Date: 08/04/1832
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: alleged father retracted mention
Other names: Ness; Thomson; Duncan
Name: James Thomson
Date: 17/04/1831
Case type: illeg child in fFornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: accused father compeared requesting discipline
Details: formerly accused by Ness
Other names: James Thomson; Jane Ness
Name: James Thomson
Date: 24/04/1831
Case type: illeg child in fFornication
Occupation:
Address: Mill Of Minnie
Role: accused father compeared with correspondence from mother
Details: Letter purportedly from Ness dated 21st April in Aberdeen withdraws accusation of Thomson as father
Other names: James Thomson; Jane Ness; Alexander Clark; Thomas Skene
Name: James Thomson
Date: 15/05/1831
Case type: illeg child in Fornication
Occupation:
Address:
Role: mention as previously accused father
Other names: Jane Ness; James Thomson; George Duncan; John Milne; Widow Stirling
Name: Margaret Tosh
Date: 22/06/1834
Case type: Under Church censure
Occupation:
Address: Pottertown
Role: compeared begging to be dismissed from censure, exhorted, dismissed
Details: 'both lately parishioners of Fetteresso', the minister of Fetteresso having requested session to dismiss them
Other names: George Angus; Margaret Tosh
Name: Jane Warrender
Date: 08/07/1832
Case type: Illeg child in antenup
Occupation:
Address:
Role: compeared confessed, professed repentance, begged dismissal from censure and baptism
Details: Robert's wife, request granted on paying usual penalty
Other names: Robert Rae; Jane Warrender
Name: Wm Watson
Date: 25/03/1832
Case type: Session Business
Occupation: Sheriff Substitute
Address:
Role: countersignature
Other names: Francis Hay; Wm Watson; Alexr Forsyth
Name: Mr Webster
Date: 06/12/1835
Case type: Collection to Poors' Fund
Occupation: Advocate
Address: Aberdeen
Role: letter re mortification
Details: £20 Ster[ling] falls to be paid from the Funds mortified by Burnett
Other names: Mr Webster; John Burnett Esq; Mr James Gordon
