Belhelvie parish records

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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
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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.

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Poor law appeals
Name	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

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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	Find the father
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	Find the father
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
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 1832 [NRS Reference CH2/32/9]

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Rev Alexander J Forsyth

Widow Isaac (Guthrie)

Widow William Symmers

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