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Records -> Dumfriesshire

Caerlaverock 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:
  • £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)
We have indexed these records, and list the cases for this parish below. Just click on the Order images link to order images of the relevant minutes. Please note that as these minutes may need to be filmed specially, it may take up to a week before we can supply them.

Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes
Order imagesDeliverance
Elizabeth CAIRD 1849 (5)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Elizabeth CAIRD 1851 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Ellice CARLYLE or DALRYMPLE 1854 (2)Order imagesRefused
Elizabeth EDGAR Burnside Of Conheath1846-1847 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Elizabeth EDGAR 1849-1850 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Janet GEDDES Bankend1846 (1)Order imagesRefused
Margaret GEDDES 1849-1850 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Margaret GEDDES 1850 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Mary GEDDES 1849 (1)Order imagesRefused
William HILL Backwood1846 (1)Order imagesRefused; case for Sheriff
William HILL 1849 (1)Order imagesRefused
Elizabeth HOWATSON 1849 (1)Order imagesGround of complaint removed, on the understanding that she is to receive L6 10s per annum
Peter NELSON 1852 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
John PATERSON 1856 (2)Order imagesRefused
Joseph SMITH 1847 (1)Order imagesRefused
William THOMSON 1848 (1)Order imagesRefused - not in receipt of parochial relief


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.

Sheriff Court Filiation and Aliment decrees
Mother name and residenceDefender nameChild birthOrderCourt
Sarah Jane BELL or JOHNSTONE OR CONNEL
Glencaple Quay, Caerlaverock
James SCOTT9 Jun 1904
Glencaple Quay, Caerlaverock
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Annie BOYD
Killwoodburn, Caerlaverock
Archibald FISHER23 Feb 1877Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Jane CHRISTIE or FISHER
Glencaple, Caerlaverock
Thomas DOBIE26 Sep 1875Order nowKirkcudbright
SC16/7/16
Sarah EDGAR
Glencaple, Caerlaverock
Thomas LITTLE23 Aug 1887Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/36
Agnes FISHER
Craig Cottage, Caerlaverock
James GRIERSON24 Dec 1878Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Grace Chalmers JOHNSTON
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
John LAURIE13 May 1881
Bankend, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Order nowGlasgow
SC36/14/56
Grace Chalmers JOHNSTON
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
John LOWRIE13 May 1881
Bankend, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Order nowGlasgow
SC36/14/56
Grace Chalmers JOHNSTON
Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
John LAWRIE13 May 1881
Bankend, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Order nowGlasgow
SC36/14/66
Maggie LITTLE
Glencaple, Caerlaverock
James MILLIGAN20 May 1886Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/36
Elizabeth MARRS or KING
Kilblain Cottage, Caerlaverock
James MCDILL26 Feb 1911
Kilblain Cottage, Caerlaverock
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Marion MCCALLY
Kelton, Caerlaverock
Robert IRVINE30 Oct 1876Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Margaret MCWILLIAM
Kirkconnell Lea, Caerlaverock
Robert BRYDEN12 May 1876
Dennont$ Lodge, Dalton
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Margaret MCWILLIAM
Caerlaverock
formerly Fernhill, Stacksteads, near Manchester
Robert BRYDEN9 Oct 1877
Kirkconnel Lea, Caerlaverock
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Jessie MILLER
Chapelhill, Caerlaverock
Henry HUME16 Jan 1910
Kelvin Cottage, Locharbriggs, Dumfriesshire
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Jane NOBLE
Byres Farm, Bankend, Caerlaverock
Alexander CROSBIE25 Apr 1900
Byres Farm, Bankend, Caerlaverock
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Ellen PEARSON
Wardlaw Mains, Caerlaverock
Patrick SMITH30 Oct 1882Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Mary RADLEY
Consheath Cottage, Caerlaverock
John HAIR5 May 1917
Consheath Cottage, Caerlaverock
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Janet RODDAN
Hollandbush, Caerlaverock
Archibald PHILLIPS26 Aug 1882Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Mary SCOTT
Sherrington, Caerlaverock
John MCGUFFOG19 Jan 1879Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/35
Elizabeth STEWART
Kelton, Caerlaverock
Charles MCWHIRTER23 Feb 1915
Kelton, Caerlaverock
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Mary Jane SWAN
Bankend, Caerlaverock
Robert BLAYLOCK19 Mar 1904
Bankend, Caerlaverock
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37
Jane TELFER
Sherrington, Caerlaverock
John ARMSTRONG17 Mar 1898
Sherrington, Caerlaverock
Order nowDumfries
SC15/7/37


School Leaving Certificate Exams

This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). We do not currently have any records for this parish.


Anatomy register

This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). We do not currently have any records for this parish.


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

Your research hit a brick wall when you discovered a birth record missing this vital name? Choose Find the Father by any birth below to start breaking down that barrier today with our FREE search service. Where we've already identified the father, click on the Father Found link to order a copy of the record naming the father. For births outwith this period, click here.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
John James BEATTIE8 September 1858Agnes BEATTIEFind the father
Margaret Stewart BELL18 April 1869Ellen BELLFind the father
Thomas BELL4 November 1869Mary Ann BELLFind the father
Thomas BELL28 February 1872Mary Ann BELLFind the father
Robert BLAIR25 February 1866Isabella BLAIRFather found
David BOYD19 May 1859Elizabeth BOYDFind the father
Isabella BOYD11 August 1870Jemima BOYDFind the father
Jane BOYD28 October 1856Margaret BOYDFind the father
Jane BOYD3 January 1869Jemima BOYDFind the father
Janet Ann BOYD25 March 1872Elizabeth BOYDFind the father
John BOYD8 April 1873Isabella BOYDFind the father
William BOYD3 November 1862Mary BOYDFind the father
Mary Helen BROWN2 June 1859Helen BROWNFind the father
Janet CAMPBELL7 July 1870Margaret CAMPBELLFather found
Margaret CAMPBELL1 November 1873Margaret CAMPBELLFind the father
Mary Agnes CLARK24 May 1872Janet Crosbie CLARKFind the father
Jane COOK21 September 1862Elizabeth COOKFind the father
Mary COPLAND30 November 1868Mary COPLANDFind the father
James COWAN20 August 1868Mary COWANFind the father
Christina CROSBIE11 September 1858Janet CROSBIEFind the father
Janet CROSBIE20 July 1871Ellen CROSBIEFather found
Thomas Charles DALRYMPLE6 April 1861Jane DALRYMPLEFind the father
Agnes Anderson DICKSON18 January 1874Jessie DICKSONFind the father
Daniel DICKSON28 December 1869Elizabeth FLEMINGFind the father
John DICKSON12 July 1865Elizabeth DICKSONFather found
Agnes DONALDSON15 July 1866Eliza DONALDSONFind the father
Thomas DONALDSON24 August 1872Elizabeth DONALDSONFind the father
Sarah DOUGLAS8 February 1860Elizabeth DOUGLASFind the father
Jane DUNCAN18 July 1872Agnes DUNCANFather found
Robert DUNCAN28 October 1874Agnes DUNCANFind the father
Alexander EDGAR4 January 1870Margaret EDGARFind the father
Jane EDGAR20 April 1874Margaret EDGARFind the father
Robert Hunter EDGAR20 July 1872Agnes EDGARFind the father
Thomas EDGAR12 May 1869Isabella EDGARFind the father
Edward FERGUSSON23 December 1864Jane FERGUSSONFather found
George FERGUSSON30 November 1869Jane FERGUSSONFind the father
George GALLOWAY30 November 1870Jane GALLOWAYFind the father
David GEDDES22 May 1862Mary GEDDESFind the father
Elizabeth GOLDIE19 July 1867Agnes GOLDIEFind the father
Gilbert Grieve GRIERSON29 June 1870Jane GRIERSONFind the father
Sarah HAINING19 August 1869Margaret HAININGFind the father
John HANDLIN19 May 1866Bridget HANDLINFind the father
David HANLEY9 July 1867Mary HANLEYFind the father
George HANLON28 July 1871Bridget HANLONFind the father
Marion HIDDELSTON11 December 1858Isibella HIDDELSTONFind the father
Sarah HOWTSON16 October 1860Margaret HOWTSONFind the father
Robert HUNTER5 April 1858Isabella HUNTERFind the father
James Scott JAMIESON3 June 1863Jane Scott JAMIESONFind the father
Andrew JARDINE18 February 1871Margaret JARDINEFather found
Helen JARDINE23 December 1858Margaret JARDINEFind the father
Jane JARDINE3 July 1857Elizabeth JARDINEFind the father
Margaret JARDINE26 June 1873Margaret JARDINEFind the father
Matthew JARDINE6 May 1874Agnes JARDINEFind the father
William JARDINE18 February 1871Margaret JARDINEFather found
Elizabeth JOHNSTON29 June 1859Elizabeth JOHNSTONFind the father
Mary Jane JOHNSTON19 October 1866Ellen JOHNSTONFind the father
Thomas JOHNSTON15 July 1857Elizabeth JOHNSTONFind the father
Samuel JOHNSTONE30 September 1864Margaret JOHNSTONEFind the father
Sarah Helen JOHNSTONE7 June 1870Mary JOHNSTONEFind the father
Thomas KELLY21 November 1873Mary KELLYFind the father
Marion KINNAIRD8 November 1869Elizabeth KINNAIRDFind the father
Margaret Ross KIRK24 June 1860Mary KIRKFind the father
James KISSOCK14 June 1868Marion KISSOCKFind the father
James LAWRIE27 August 1869Deborah LAWRIEFind the father
John LESLIE19 June 1874Jane LESLIEFind the father
Thomas LITTLE12 September 1874Agnes LITTLEFather found
Jessie MCMICHAN7 March 1865Marion MCMICHANFind the father
Margaret MCMICHAN7 December 1862Marion MCMICHANFind the father
Susan MCMICHAN28 February 1860Agnes MCMICHANFind the father
John MCVENNIE16 December 1864Hellen MCVENNIEFather found
Joseph MCVENNIE12 April 1869Helen MCVENNIEFind the father
John MILROY18 February 1872Janet MILROYFind the father
William Andrew MILROY25 November 1858Elizabeth MILROYFather found
Agnes SCOTT8 August 1874Margaret SCOTTFind the father
Elizabeth Jane SMITH9 November 1869Mary SMITHFather found
John SMITH19 April 1868Elizabeth SMITHFind the father
Maggy Jane SMITH15 February 1867Janet SMITHFind the father
Thomasina STEVENSON22 November 1858Marion STEVENSONFind the father
Adam STEWART30 March 1873Susan Hasting STEWARTFind the father
Robert STEWART8 December 1871Mary STEWARTFind the father
Ann STOBA7 October 1869Margaret STOBAFind the father
George STOBA5 July 1861Jane STOBAFind the father
Jane STOBA5 July 1859Jane STOBAFind the father
Robert STOBA24 April 1867Jane STOBAFind the father
Margaret Carruthers THOMSON31 July 1873Janet THOMSONFind the father
Ann Edgar WILSON6 October 1860Jane WILSONFind the father
Robertina WILSON3 November 1865Jane WILSONFind 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.


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