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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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth CAIRD | 1849 (5) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Elizabeth CAIRD | 1851 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Ellice CARLYLE or DALRYMPLE | 1854 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth EDGAR | Burnside Of Conheath | 1846-1847 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
| Widow Elizabeth EDGAR | 1849-1850 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Janet GEDDES | Bankend | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Margaret GEDDES | 1849-1850 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Margaret GEDDES | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary GEDDES | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William HILL | Backwood | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused; case for Sheriff |
| William HILL | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Elizabeth HOWATSON | 1849 (1) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed, on the understanding that she is to receive L6 10s per annum | |
| Peter NELSON | 1852 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| John PATERSON | 1856 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Joseph SMITH | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| William THOMSON | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused - 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.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Jane BELL or JOHNSTONE OR CONNEL Glencaple Quay, Caerlaverock | James SCOTT | 9 Jun 1904 Glencaple Quay, Caerlaverock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Annie BOYD Killwoodburn, Caerlaverock | Archibald FISHER | 23 Feb 1877 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Jane CHRISTIE or FISHER Glencaple, Caerlaverock | Thomas DOBIE | 26 Sep 1875 | Order now | Kirkcudbright SC16/7/16 |
| Sarah EDGAR Glencaple, Caerlaverock | Thomas LITTLE | 23 Aug 1887 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Agnes FISHER Craig Cottage, Caerlaverock | James GRIERSON | 24 Dec 1878 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Grace Chalmers JOHNSTON Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire | John LAURIE | 13 May 1881 Bankend, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/56 |
| Grace Chalmers JOHNSTON Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire | John LOWRIE | 13 May 1881 Bankend, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/56 |
| Grace Chalmers JOHNSTON Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire | John LAWRIE | 13 May 1881 Bankend, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Glasgow SC36/14/66 |
| Maggie LITTLE Glencaple, Caerlaverock | James MILLIGAN | 20 May 1886 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Elizabeth MARRS or KING Kilblain Cottage, Caerlaverock | James MCDILL | 26 Feb 1911 Kilblain Cottage, Caerlaverock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Marion MCCALLY Kelton, Caerlaverock | Robert IRVINE | 30 Oct 1876 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Margaret MCWILLIAM Kirkconnell Lea, Caerlaverock | Robert BRYDEN | 12 May 1876 Dennont$ Lodge, Dalton | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Margaret MCWILLIAM Caerlaverock formerly Fernhill, Stacksteads, near Manchester | Robert BRYDEN | 9 Oct 1877 Kirkconnel Lea, Caerlaverock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Jessie MILLER Chapelhill, Caerlaverock | Henry HUME | 16 Jan 1910 Kelvin Cottage, Locharbriggs, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Jane NOBLE Byres Farm, Bankend, Caerlaverock | Alexander CROSBIE | 25 Apr 1900 Byres Farm, Bankend, Caerlaverock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Ellen PEARSON Wardlaw Mains, Caerlaverock | Patrick SMITH | 30 Oct 1882 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Mary RADLEY Consheath Cottage, Caerlaverock | John HAIR | 5 May 1917 Consheath Cottage, Caerlaverock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Janet RODDAN Hollandbush, Caerlaverock | Archibald PHILLIPS | 26 Aug 1882 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Mary SCOTT Sherrington, Caerlaverock | John MCGUFFOG | 19 Jan 1879 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Elizabeth STEWART Kelton, Caerlaverock | Charles MCWHIRTER | 23 Feb 1915 Kelton, Caerlaverock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Mary Jane SWAN Bankend, Caerlaverock | Robert BLAYLOCK | 19 Mar 1904 Bankend, Caerlaverock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Jane TELFER Sherrington, Caerlaverock | John ARMSTRONG | 17 Mar 1898 Sherrington, Caerlaverock | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
Anatomy register
This is an index to the registers of the Inspector of Anatomy for Scotland (NRS Reference MH1/1-MH1/30). We do not currently have any records for this parish.
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
Your research hit a brick wall when you discovered a birth record missing this vital name? Choose Find the Father by any birth below to start breaking down that barrier today with our FREE search service. Where we've already identified the father, click on the Father Found link to order a copy of the record naming the father. For births outwith this period, click here.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| John James BEATTIE | 8 September 1858 | Agnes BEATTIE | Find the father |
| Margaret Stewart BELL | 18 April 1869 | Ellen BELL | Find the father |
| Thomas BELL | 4 November 1869 | Mary Ann BELL | Find the father |
| Thomas BELL | 28 February 1872 | Mary Ann BELL | Find the father |
| Robert BLAIR | 25 February 1866 | Isabella BLAIR | Father found |
| David BOYD | 19 May 1859 | Elizabeth BOYD | Find the father |
| Isabella BOYD | 11 August 1870 | Jemima BOYD | Find the father |
| Jane BOYD | 28 October 1856 | Margaret BOYD | Find the father |
| Jane BOYD | 3 January 1869 | Jemima BOYD | Find the father |
| Janet Ann BOYD | 25 March 1872 | Elizabeth BOYD | Find the father |
| John BOYD | 8 April 1873 | Isabella BOYD | Find the father |
| William BOYD | 3 November 1862 | Mary BOYD | Find the father |
| Mary Helen BROWN | 2 June 1859 | Helen BROWN | Find the father |
| Janet CAMPBELL | 7 July 1870 | Margaret CAMPBELL | Father found |
| Margaret CAMPBELL | 1 November 1873 | Margaret CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Mary Agnes CLARK | 24 May 1872 | Janet Crosbie CLARK | Find the father |
| Jane COOK | 21 September 1862 | Elizabeth COOK | Find the father |
| Mary COPLAND | 30 November 1868 | Mary COPLAND | Find the father |
| James COWAN | 20 August 1868 | Mary COWAN | Find the father |
| Christina CROSBIE | 11 September 1858 | Janet CROSBIE | Find the father |
| Janet CROSBIE | 20 July 1871 | Ellen CROSBIE | Father found |
| Thomas Charles DALRYMPLE | 6 April 1861 | Jane DALRYMPLE | Find the father |
| Agnes Anderson DICKSON | 18 January 1874 | Jessie DICKSON | Find the father |
| Daniel DICKSON | 28 December 1869 | Elizabeth FLEMING | Find the father |
| John DICKSON | 12 July 1865 | Elizabeth DICKSON | Father found |
| Agnes DONALDSON | 15 July 1866 | Eliza DONALDSON | Find the father |
| Thomas DONALDSON | 24 August 1872 | Elizabeth DONALDSON | Find the father |
| Sarah DOUGLAS | 8 February 1860 | Elizabeth DOUGLAS | Find the father |
| Jane DUNCAN | 18 July 1872 | Agnes DUNCAN | Father found |
| Robert DUNCAN | 28 October 1874 | Agnes DUNCAN | Find the father |
| Alexander EDGAR | 4 January 1870 | Margaret EDGAR | Find the father |
| Jane EDGAR | 20 April 1874 | Margaret EDGAR | Find the father |
| Robert Hunter EDGAR | 20 July 1872 | Agnes EDGAR | Find the father |
| Thomas EDGAR | 12 May 1869 | Isabella EDGAR | Find the father |
| Edward FERGUSSON | 23 December 1864 | Jane FERGUSSON | Father found |
| George FERGUSSON | 30 November 1869 | Jane FERGUSSON | Find the father |
| George GALLOWAY | 30 November 1870 | Jane GALLOWAY | Find the father |
| David GEDDES | 22 May 1862 | Mary GEDDES | Find the father |
| Elizabeth GOLDIE | 19 July 1867 | Agnes GOLDIE | Find the father |
| Gilbert Grieve GRIERSON | 29 June 1870 | Jane GRIERSON | Find the father |
| Sarah HAINING | 19 August 1869 | Margaret HAINING | Find the father |
| John HANDLIN | 19 May 1866 | Bridget HANDLIN | Find the father |
| David HANLEY | 9 July 1867 | Mary HANLEY | Find the father |
| George HANLON | 28 July 1871 | Bridget HANLON | Find the father |
| Marion HIDDELSTON | 11 December 1858 | Isibella HIDDELSTON | Find the father |
| Sarah HOWTSON | 16 October 1860 | Margaret HOWTSON | Find the father |
| Robert HUNTER | 5 April 1858 | Isabella HUNTER | Find the father |
| James Scott JAMIESON | 3 June 1863 | Jane Scott JAMIESON | Find the father |
| Andrew JARDINE | 18 February 1871 | Margaret JARDINE | Father found |
| Helen JARDINE | 23 December 1858 | Margaret JARDINE | Find the father |
| Jane JARDINE | 3 July 1857 | Elizabeth JARDINE | Find the father |
| Margaret JARDINE | 26 June 1873 | Margaret JARDINE | Find the father |
| Matthew JARDINE | 6 May 1874 | Agnes JARDINE | Find the father |
| William JARDINE | 18 February 1871 | Margaret JARDINE | Father found |
| Elizabeth JOHNSTON | 29 June 1859 | Elizabeth JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Mary Jane JOHNSTON | 19 October 1866 | Ellen JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Thomas JOHNSTON | 15 July 1857 | Elizabeth JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Samuel JOHNSTONE | 30 September 1864 | Margaret JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Sarah Helen JOHNSTONE | 7 June 1870 | Mary JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Thomas KELLY | 21 November 1873 | Mary KELLY | Find the father |
| Marion KINNAIRD | 8 November 1869 | Elizabeth KINNAIRD | Find the father |
| Margaret Ross KIRK | 24 June 1860 | Mary KIRK | Find the father |
| James KISSOCK | 14 June 1868 | Marion KISSOCK | Find the father |
| James LAWRIE | 27 August 1869 | Deborah LAWRIE | Find the father |
| John LESLIE | 19 June 1874 | Jane LESLIE | Find the father |
| Thomas LITTLE | 12 September 1874 | Agnes LITTLE | Father found |
| Jessie MCMICHAN | 7 March 1865 | Marion MCMICHAN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCMICHAN | 7 December 1862 | Marion MCMICHAN | Find the father |
| Susan MCMICHAN | 28 February 1860 | Agnes MCMICHAN | Find the father |
| John MCVENNIE | 16 December 1864 | Hellen MCVENNIE | Father found |
| Joseph MCVENNIE | 12 April 1869 | Helen MCVENNIE | Find the father |
| John MILROY | 18 February 1872 | Janet MILROY | Find the father |
| William Andrew MILROY | 25 November 1858 | Elizabeth MILROY | Father found |
| Agnes SCOTT | 8 August 1874 | Margaret SCOTT | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Jane SMITH | 9 November 1869 | Mary SMITH | Father found |
| John SMITH | 19 April 1868 | Elizabeth SMITH | Find the father |
| Maggy Jane SMITH | 15 February 1867 | Janet SMITH | Find the father |
| Thomasina STEVENSON | 22 November 1858 | Marion STEVENSON | Find the father |
| Adam STEWART | 30 March 1873 | Susan Hasting STEWART | Find the father |
| Robert STEWART | 8 December 1871 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Ann STOBA | 7 October 1869 | Margaret STOBA | Find the father |
| George STOBA | 5 July 1861 | Jane STOBA | Find the father |
| Jane STOBA | 5 July 1859 | Jane STOBA | Find the father |
| Robert STOBA | 24 April 1867 | Jane STOBA | Find the father |
| Margaret Carruthers THOMSON | 31 July 1873 | Janet THOMSON | Find the father |
| Ann Edgar WILSON | 6 October 1860 | Jane WILSON | Find the father |
| Robertina WILSON | 3 November 1865 | Jane WILSON | 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.
