Records -> Inverness-shire
Boleskine records
Lookup searches – Access records in Scottish archives for ancestors in this parish (e.g. Kirk Session Records). Available from £1 a name a year.
Poor Law appeals – Indexed Poor Law appeals with the option to order images of records.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
School records – Index to School Leaving Certificate Examination results
Anatomy Registers – Index to the records of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland
Birth records with no father’s name – Hit a brick wall with no father named in a birth record? Help is at hand: see our list for this parish below.
Asylum records – Index to the General Register of Lunatics in Asylums
Male Heads of Families – Free transcripts of rolls of male heads of families from the 1830s
Kirk Sessions Index – Free extracts from Kirk Session records
Lookups
The records of the Kirk Session contain a variety of documents which detail many aspects of the daily lives of all types of people throughout Scotland from the 16th century onwards. We are pleased to be able to offer a search service in some of the records available for this parish. We will search for a given name in any of the record sets in the table below, and provide you with transcripts of any matching entries for just £1 per name per year.
We do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.
Board of Supervision poor relief appeals
The Board of Supervision was established under the 1845 Poor Law Act. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against inadequate poor relief granted by Parochial Boards. These appeals were recorded in the Board of Supervision minutes. Cases were often heard over an extended period. The minutes may contain a variety of information, including about other family members, medical conditions and other circumstances. For more information about these records, see here.
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
We are pleased to be able to offer to obtain images of the minutes for each appeal, at the following rates:
- £3 for a single minute
- £6 for up to 3 minutes for a single case
- £9 for any single case with more than 3 minutes (some cases have as many as 8 minutes)
| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Margaret BURNS or MACDOUGALL | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John CAMERON | 1873 (5) | Order images | Refused | |
| Ann FRASER | 1878 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Hugh FRASER | 1866-1867 (7) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Hugh FRASER | 1868 (5) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Hugh FRASER | 1874 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Hugh FRASER | 1878 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret FRASER | 1869-1870 (4) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Simon FRASER | 1857 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William FRASER | 1882 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| William FRASER | 1883 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Isabella KENNEDY or MACKAY | 1856 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Joseph KING | 1874 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mysie LAURENCE | 1857 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Ann LEITH or CAMERON | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Angus MACDONALD | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Angus MACDONELL | 1881 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Hugh MACKENZIE | 1856 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Andrew MACPHERSON | 1871 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Andrew MACPHERSON | 1873-1874 (5) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Margaret MATHESON | 1864 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Widow M MCDONALD or MCLELLAN | 1876 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald MCDOUGALL | 1872 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald MCDOUGALL | 1878 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margaret MCDOUGALL | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused - informal | |
| William MCDOUGALL | 1860 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MCGRUER | 1861 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Jessie MCKINNON | 1877 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Catherine MCLEAN | 1873 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John MUIR | 1866 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Alexander RAMSAY | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| William SHAW | 1847 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow STARK | 1883 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| George STARK | 1867 (3) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina CAMERON Foinloiste, Boleskine | Donald FRASER | 4 Jan 1881 Foinloiste, Boleskine | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/38 |
| Rose Ann CURLEY Strath, near Fort Augusts, Boleskine and Abertarff | Angus MCDONALD | 9 Oct 1878 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/37 |
| Catherine FRASER Wester Mirrinich, Stratherrick, Boleskine | William KYLE | 18 Dec 1876 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/37 |
| Isabella FRASER or BUCHANAN New Terrace, Glenlea, Boleskine, Inverness-shire | William ADAMSON | 4 Sep 1914 Glenlea, Boleskine, Inverness-shire | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Margaret FRASER Dalcrag, Boleskine and Abertarff | Angus FRASER | 5 Jun 1854 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/32 |
| Johan MACKINNON Drumtemple, Boleskine and Abertarff, Inverness-shire | John FRASER | 25 Nov 1887 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/39 |
| Mary ROSS Altnagour, Stratherrick, Boleskine and Abertarff | William FRASER | 6 Mar 1875 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/37 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order now link.
| Name | Date of birth | School | Year | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander B ROBERTSON | 27 Dec 1894 | Boleskine & Abertarff, Fort Augustus Public School | 1911 | Order now |
| Alexander B ROBERTSON | 27 Dec 1894 | Boleskine & Abertarff, Fort Augustus Public School | 1912 | Order now |
| Alice M W ROBERTSON | 2 Feb 1891 | Boleskine & Abertarff, Fort Augustus Public School | 1908 | Order now |
| Alice M W ROBERTSON | 2 Feb 1891 | Boleskine & Abertarff, Fort Augustus Public School | 1909 | Order now |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William BOA | 6 April 1872 | Catharine BOA | Find the father |
| Angus CAMERON | 7 October 1860 | Isabella CAMERON | Father found |
| Peter CAMERON | 23 February 1867 | Chirsty CAMERON | Find the father |
| Ann CAMPBELL | 31 May 1859 | Isabella CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Betsy CAMPBELL | 1 August 1869 | Betsy CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Chirsty Ann CHISHOLM | 31 October 1859 | Find the father | |
| Duncan Mc Laren DINGWALL | 16 February 1860 | Mary DINGWALL | Find the father |
| Alexander FRASER | 8 February 1864 | Ann FRASER | Find the father |
| Alexander FRASER | 22 November 1873 | Jemima FRASER | Find the father |
| Archy FRASER | 12 June 1863 | Margaret FRASER | Find the father |
| Bell FRASER | 13 January 1868 | Ann FRASER | Find the father |
| Cathrine FRASER | 12 June 1872 | Cathrine FRASER | Find the father |
| Donald FRASER | 25 October 1868 | Margaret FRASER | Find the father |
| Farquhar FRASER | 28 January 1860 | Peggy FRASER | Find the father |
| Grace FRASER | 14 June 1871 | Cathrine FRASER | Find the father |
| Janet FRASER | 26 October 1861 | Janet FRASER | Find the father |
| Jemima FRASER | 8 May 1861 | Anne FRASER | Find the father |
| Jemima FRASER | 24 February 1869 | Johanna FRASER | Find the father |
| John Alexander FRASER | 28 January 1860 | Ann FRASER | Find the father |
| Margaret FRASER | 26 September 1872 | Cathrine FRASER | Find the father |
| Mary FRASER | 14 November 1859 | Ann FRASER | Find the father |
| Sarah FRASER | 17 January 1869 | Janet FRASER | Find the father |
| John MACDONALD | 14 July 1867 | Catherine MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Ann MACINTOSH | 28 March 1868 | Isabella MACINTOSH | Find the father |
| Jemima MACKINNON | 5 August 1874 | Johan MACKINNON | Find the father |
| John MATHESON | 12 December 1870 | Ann MATHESON | Find the father |
| Alexander MCDONALD | 15 July 1863 | Catherine MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Alexandrina MCDONALD | 1 December 1874 | Margaret MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Cathrine MCDONALD | 22 February 1864 | Sarah MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Isabella MCDONALD | 14 November 1873 | Sarah MCDONALD | Father found |
| James MCDONALD | 16 October 1866 | Ann MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Jemina MCDONALD | 9 November 1868 | Chirsty MCDONALD | Find the father |
| John MCDONALD | 17 January 1859 | Ann MCDONALD | Find the father |
| John MCDONALD | 10 April 1862 | Ann MCDONALD | Find the father |
| William MCDONALD | 2 June 1859 | Catherine MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Mary MCGRUER | 24 January 1866 | Helen MCGRUER | Find the father |
| Ann MCINTOSH | 28 July 1864 | Elizabeth MCINTOSH | Find the father |
| Mary MCINTOSH | 3 April 1870 | Cathrine MCINTOSH | Find the father |
| Margaret MCLEAN | 29 March 1867 | Jane MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Alexander MCPHERSON | 27 June 1859 | Elesabeth MCPHERSON | Find the father |
| Jane MCPHERSON | 19 July 1866 | Betsy MCPHERSON | Find the father |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. We have not yet identified any patients from this parish.
Rolls of Male Heads of Families
In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.
No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish
Kirk Session Records Index
Use the name links below to go to the entries for the person you are interested in. We have selected 1832 as an example year for parishes across Scotland. If you would like more information about the existence of Kirk Session minutes for this or another parish or would like to search for particular people in the minutes please contact us.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
