Canisbay parish records

Canisbay Free Church Baptisms 1843 - 1855

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CH2/52/3	Canisbay Kirk Session: Minutes	1747-1815	Request lookup
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Board of Supervision poor relief appeals

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Poor law appeals
Name	Year(s)/ minutes	Order images	Deliverance
Widow John AULD	1881 (2)	Order images	Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief
Widow Margaret BAIN or GRAY	1881 (2)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)
John BANKS	1853 (2)	Order images	Ground of complaint removed
Widow Margaret BROCK or GREEN	1878 (3)	Order images	Ground of complaint removed
Janet GEDDES	1866 (2)	Order images	Refused
Neil GUNN	1863 (1)	Order images	Refused
Margaret HARPER	1853 (2)	Order images	Refused
Margaret HARPER	1853 (1)	Order images	Refused - see 92 1853
Margaret HARPER	1853 (1)	Order images	Refused - see 369 1853
Margaret HARPER	1857 (2)	Order images	Refused
Margaret HARPER	1866 (1)	Order images	Refused
Widow Jane INKSTER or MACDONALD	1882 (1)	Order images	Refused - if dissatisfied poorhouse
Widow Henrietta MACKAY	1860 (1)	Order images	Refused
Widow Esther MCIVOR or TORRANCE	1850 (2)	Order images	Ground of complaint removed
Widow Janet MURRAY or CORNER	1860 (1)	Order images	Refused
Widow Isabella ROBERTSON or MUNRO	1862 (1)	Order images	Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief
Widow Isabella ROBERTSON or MUNRO	1863 (1)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)
James SHEARER	1857 (2)	Order images	Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief
Jane SHEARER	1852 (2)	Order images	Refused
Widow Janet SHEARER	1874 (2)	Order images	Refused
Widow Elizabeth SIMPSON or MATHIESON	1880-1881 (2)	Order images	Ground of complaint removed
Widow Margaret SINCLAIR	1851 (1)	Order images	Refused
Widow Janet SMITH or MOWAT	1859 (3)	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
Donald ALLAN	14 August 1871	Mary Ann ALLAN	Find the father
Donald AULD	7 May 1862	Isabella AULD	Find the father
Elisabeth AULD	4 July 1859	Isabella AULD	Find the father
Donaldina Bruce BANKS	20 November 1868	Elizabeth BANKS	Find the father
Jane BANKS	11 January 1859	Betsy BANKS	Find the father
Diana Begg BARNETSON	26 September 1872	Isabella BARNETSON	Find the father
James BARNETSON	3 February 1856	Jane BARNETSON	Find the father
Georgina CRUICKSHANKS	16 November 1870	Jeane CRUICKSHANKS	Find the father
Alexander DUNNET	26 August 1870	Margaret DUNNET	Find the father
Elizabeth Mowat DUNNET	20 December 1866	Margaret DUNNET	Find the father
Helen DUNNET	28 February 1866	Catharine DUNNET	Find the father
Isabella DUNNET	10 October 1869	Helen DUNNET	Find the father
Donald FALCONER	11 September 1858	Jane FALCONER	Find the father
George FORSYTH	1 November 1870	Ann FORSYTH	Find the father
Peter GALLOWAY	19 December 1861	Jane GALLOWAY	Find the father
David GRAY	11 June 1868	Helen GRAY	Find the father
Helen HENDERSON	26 September 1862	Isabella HENDERSON	Find the father
John HENDERSON	18 January 1874	Isabella HENDERSON	Find the father
Robert Mac Kay HENDERSON	28 April 1856	Christina HENDERSON	Find the father
John HOOD	16 April 1869	Jane HOOD	Find the father
John HORNE	29 August 1870	Margaret HORNE	Find the father
David Johnson INNES	14 August 1858	Isabella INNES	Find the father
John INNES	27 February 1855	Isabella INNES	Find the father
Ann Allan LAIRD	27 September 1872	Jane LAIRD	Find the father
David LAIRD	28 May 1874	Christina LAIRD	Find the father
Sinclair Swanson LAIRD	24 December 1868	Christina LAIRD	Find the father
Catherine MANSON	23 October 1862	Catherine MANSON	Find the father
Jane MANSON	7 November 1870	Anne MANSON	Find the father
John Sinclair MANSON	18 April 1873	Margaret MANSON	Find the father
Annie Sinclair MATHESON	23 January 1874	Christina MATHESON	Find the father
John MATHESON	25 May 1871	Isabella MATHESON	Find the father
Johan MCKAY	31 December 1855	Margaret MCKAY	Find the father
Janet MOWAT	4 September 1874	Janet MOWAT	Find the father
John MOWAT	1 April 1874	Catherine MOWAT	Find the father
John ROBERTSON	16 April 1867	Christina ROBERTSON	Find the father
Catherine Shearer SHEARER	12 May 1864	Mary SHEARER	Find the father
George SHEARER	20 July 1865	Janet SHEARER	Find the father
Johan SHEARER	28 February 1871	Janet SHEARER	Find the father
Sinclairina SHEARER	23 September 1859	Jane Mac Ray SHEARER	Find the father
William SHEARER	25 November 1856	Mary SHEARER	Find the father
Catherine SIMPSON	7 October 1873	Catherine SIMPSON	Find the father
James SIMPSON	21 August 1864	Elizabeth SIMPSON	Find the father
William SIMPSON	13 January 1874	Hellen SIMPSON	Find the father
Charlotte SINCLAIR	26 August 1864	Charlotte SINCLAIR	Find the father
William SINCLAIR	15 May 1870	Charlotte SINCLAIR	Find the father
Christina Jamieson SMITH	1 February 1874	Jessie SMITH	Find the father
James SMITH	13 March 1868	Mary SMITH	Find the father
John SUTHERLAND	9 October 1873	Camilia SUTHERLAND	Find the father

Kirk Session Records Index 1832 [NRS Reference CH2/52/4]

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Right Hon Earl of Caithness

Right hon Earl of Caithness

Catharine Cruickshank

Charlotte Cruickshank

George S Sinclair Esq

George S Sinclair

George Sutherland Sinclair Esq

the late William Sinclair Esq

William Sinclair

William Sinclair Esq

the late William Sinclair Esq

late Mr William Sinclair Esq

Name:

Date: 20/01/1831

Case type: Discipline rules

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Session Business

Details: 'resolved that in future all Delinquents guilty of fornication for the first time shall appear one sabbath before the congregation to be rebuked and absolved; & that those guilty of a relapse shall appear one sabbath as above and pay a fine of thirty shillings to the poor of the Parish.'

Other names:

Name: Right Hon Earl of Caithness

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation: Heritor

Address:

Role: correspondence mention

Details: absent Heritor, Snody his factor

Other names: George S Sinclair Esq; Rev William Milne; John Mowat; John Begg; William Geddes; George Shearer; Right Hon Earl of Caithness; William Sinclair Esq; James Trail; Morison Snody Esq; the late William Sinclair Esq; Mr Calder

Name:

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Accounts

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Session Business

Other names: Mr Wm Milne; John Mowat; William Laird; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes; George S Sinclair

Name:

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: clerk and schoolmaster

Address:

Role: Absent from session

Name: Right hon Earl of Caithness

Date: 30/05/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: Heritor

Address:

Role: represented by proxy

Details: Snody is his factor

Other names: Rev Peter Jolly; George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; Right hon Earl of Caithness; William Sinclair Esq; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: Right hon Earl of Caithness

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: Heritor

Address:

Role: represented by proxy

Details: Snody is his factor, allocated seats

Other names: George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; William Sinclair Esq; Right hon Earl of Caithness; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name:

Date: 07/11/1833

Case type: Funds and Accounts

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: Mention

Other parish: Keiss

Details: minister of Keiss had claimed a proportion of all the mortified money to the Poor of this Parish, because part of what formerly belonged to this parish has been connected to the Parish of Keiss.' session refer matter to Procurator of the church

Other names:

Name:

Date: 07/11/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: schoolmaster

Address:

Role: statements re vacancy of Precentor, terms and conditions

Name:

Date: 25/08/1834

Case type: HOF

Occupation:

Address:

Role: made up

Details: made up Roll of members and HOF, copy in minutes, 42 Names and residences

Other names: Peter Jolly; W Ross Taylor

Name:

Date: 13/08/1835

Case type: HOF

Occupation:

Address:

Role: made up

Details: 46 Heads of Families - names, offices, residences

Other names: Peter Jolly; Thomas Gun

Name: George Banks

Date: 20/01/1831

Case type: adultery (relapse)

Occupation:

Address: Mey

Role: Mention

Details: 'appointed to appear on six separate sundays before the congregation, & a written summons to be sent to him by the clerk to that effect.'

Other names: George Banks

Name: George Banks

Date: 30/04/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: West Mey

Role: mention as relative

Details: Margaret's father

Other names: Alexander Robertson; Margaret Banks; George Banks

Name: Margaret Banks

Date: 30/04/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Other parish: Wick, Kirk session of

Details: George's daughter, confessed and gave up father

Other names: Alexander Robertson; Margaret Banks; George Banks

Name: Margt Banks

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Details: 'unable to attend was ordered to be summoned to first meeting of session.'

Other names: Mr Phin; Alexander Robertson; Margt Banks

Name: John Begg

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation:

Address: Gills

Role: Compeared as Poor Fund Manager

Name: John Begg

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Begg

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: petition

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: signed

Other names: Elizabeth Simpson; Peter Jolly; William Laird; John Mowat; John Dunnet; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes

Name: Jean Bremner

Date: 07/11/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Rigifa

Role: mother Compeared not

Details: delated as with child, summoned, dis not appear

Other names: Jean Bremner

Name: John Bremner

Date: 23/10/1834

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: young man, summoned to next meeting of session

Other names: Janet Harper; John Bremner

Name: John Bremner

Date: 30/04/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father compeared not

Details: ' who was summoned to this meeting was from bad health unable to attend. The Session defer this case till he is in a condition to attend.'

Other names: John Bremner

Name: John Bremner

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Father mention

Details: 'had acknowledged him self to be the father'

Other names: Janet Harper; John Bremner

Name: Mr Calder

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation: session clerk

Address:

Role: Compeared

Name: Catharine Cruickshank

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: child in fornication, baptism

Occupation:

Address: Stroma

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: widow, gave up Laird as father of child brought forth some time ago, 'apponted to appear publickly before the congregation after which the session agree to baptise the child.'

Other names: Catharine Cruickshank; Gilbert Laird

Name: Charlotte Cruickshank

Date: 12/05/1831

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: widow, brought forth child six weeks ago, gave up father as Gilbert Laird, appointed to appear publickly before the congregation, the first fair Sunday.

Other names: Charlotte Cruickshank; Gilbert Laird

Name: Sinclair Davidson

Date: 19/11/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: 'The officer was ordered to summon him to next meeting of session.'

Other names: Jean Matheson; Sinclair Davidson

Name: Matthew Dundas

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address: Duncansbay

Role: Compeared

Details: 'all delated as guilty of sabbath breach in going out to ships on the lord's day. They were all appointed to be publickly rebuked before the Congregation on Sunday first.' Melville Matheson and Sutherland did not compear summoned to attend first meeting of Session.

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: Elizabeth Dunnet

Date: 20/01/1831

Case type: child in fornication, baptism

Occupation:

Address: Mey

Role: Mother mention

Details: has not satisfied church discipline, 'and upon the woman [Dunnet]either appearing or paying a fine of 30 shillingsappointed the child to be baptized.'

Other names: William Smith; Elizabeth Dunnet

Name: James Dunnet

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address: Hana

Role: Compeared

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: John Dunnet

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address: Duncansbay

Role: Compeared

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: John Dunnet Senr

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address: Hana

Role: Compeared

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: John Dunnet Junr

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address: Hana

Role: Compeared

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: John Dunnet

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Dunnet

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: petition

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: signed

Other names: Elizabeth Simpson; Peter Jolly; William Laird; John Mowat; John Dunnet; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes

Name: Mr Robert Forsyth

Date: 30/05/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: architect

Address: Thurso

Role:

Details: contracted to prepare a Plan, Scheme, Valuation, and Division of the whole remaining part of the seating in the Area or ground Floor of the said Parish Church of Canisbay' etc

Other names: Rev Peter Jolly; George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; Right hon Earl of Caithness; William Sinclair Esq; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: Mr Robert Forsyth

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: architect

Address: Thurso

Role:

Details: allocated seats

Other names: George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; William Sinclair Esq; Right hon Earl of Caithness; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: James Geddes

Date: 03/07/1833

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address: Duncansbay

Role: appeared

Details: 'seriously exhorted not to practice going out to ships on the Lord's day and was dismissed on giving a promise to that effect.'

Other names: James Geddes

Name: William Geddes

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation: elder and clerk

Address: Stempster

Role: Compeared as Poor Fund Manager

Name: William Geddes

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder and clerk

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Details: 'in absence of school master officiating as Clerk'

Name: William Geddes

Date: 05/07/1832

Case type: Accounts

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention

Details: gave receipt made out in Thurso to Sinclair through hands of factor - copy in minutes

Other names: Mr Sinclair; Mr Morison Snody; late Mr William Sinclair Esq; William Geddes

Name: William Geddes

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Geddes

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: petition

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: signed

Other names: Elizabeth Simpson; Peter Jolly; William Laird; John Mowat; John Dunnet; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes

Name: William Geddes

Date: 07/11/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: precentor

Address:

Role: resignation mention

Details: 'necessity of finding a new Precentor in room of William Geddes, who is about leaving the Parish...'

Name: Mr Gerard

Date: 13/06/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: correspondence

Details: clerk to write to him re Jean Matheson requesting he admit her to discipline

Other names: Mr Gerard; Jean Matheson

Name: Thomas Gun

Date: 13/08/1835

Case type: HOF

Occupation: moderator

Address:

Role:

Other parish: Caithness, Presbytery of

Other names: Peter Jolly; Thomas Gun

Name: William Gunn

Date: 10/04/1834

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Holland Make, Parish Of Dunnet

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other parish: Dunnet, Kirk session of

Other names: Margaret Manson; William Gunn

Name: William Gunn

Date: 23/10/1834

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation: servant

Address: Ratter

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other parish: Dunnet, Kirk session of

Details: Officer reported that Gunn 'positively refuses to attend any Session except that of Dunnet. The Session, therefore, refer this case to the Session of Dunnet.'

Other names: William Gunn; Margaret Manson

Name: Janet Harper

Date: 23/10/1834

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: young woman, lately residing Freswick, gave up Bremner as author of her pregnancy

Other names: Janet Harper; John Bremner

Name: Janet Harper

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: craved baptism, considering she had made three public appearances and Bremner had acknowledged paternity, session complied with request. 'The child was accordingly baptised in the presence of the Session.'

Other names: Janet Harper; John Bremner

Name: Elizabeth Jack

Date: 30/04/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Mother Compeared

Other parish: Keiss, Kirk session of

Details: unmarried, interrogated re report of her pregnancy, confessed father. Stated guilt contracted at about latter end of last Harvest. Clerk ordered to send extract of minute to Keiss

Other names: Elizabeth Jack; George Shearer

Name: Elizabeth Jack

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: 'adhered to former declaration. Being desired to specify the particular time when the guilt was contracted, she said that it was about Roodsmas or the 26th September the harvest being early that year, and ended about that time. She further added that she might have had a child to him before then meaning that they had been guilty for a length of time.'

Other names: George Shearer; Elizabeth Jack

Name: Margaret Johnston

Date: 12/05/1831

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: brought forth child, gave up Sinclair as father, relapse so appointed to appear before congregation and to pay a fine of ten shillings

Other names: Margaret Johnston; George Sinclair

Name: Rev Peter Jolly

Date: 08/04/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: ordained parish minister

Name: Rev Peter Jolly

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Rev Peter Jolly

Date: 30/05/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: present

Details: meeting for church repairs, division of seating of heritors interests apportioned, seats for minister and elders and poor

Other names: Rev Peter Jolly; George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; Right hon Earl of Caithness; William Sinclair Esq; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: Peter Jolly

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: petition

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: signed

Details: petiton to Heritors copied in minutes re seats for indigent persons

Other names: Elizabeth Simpson; Peter Jolly; William Laird; John Mowat; John Dunnet; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes

Name: Peter Jolly

Date: 25/08/1834

Case type: HOF

Occupation: moderator

Address:

Role: signed

Other parish: Canisbay, Kirk Session of

Other names: Peter Jolly; W Ross Taylor

Name: Peter Jolly

Date: 13/08/1835

Case type: HOF

Occupation: moderator

Address:

Role: signed

Other parish: Canisbay, Kirk session of

Other names: Peter Jolly; Thomas Gun

Name: Gilbert Laird

Date: 12/05/1831

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: America

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: 'now in America'

Other names: Charlotte Cruickshank; Gilbert Laird

Name: Gilbert Laird

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: America

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: 'supposed to have gone to America.'

Other names: Catharine Cruickshank; Gilbert Laird

Name: William Laird

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Laird

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: William Laird

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: petition

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: signed

Other names: Elizabeth Simpson; Peter Jolly; William Laird; John Mowat; John Dunnet; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes

Name: Angus Macleod

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Ha Of Duncansbay

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: 'a young man serving at the Ha of Duncansbay as the father. Thes officer was ordered to summon him to the first meeting of Session.'

Other names: Helen Matheson; Angus Macleod

Name: Angus Macleod

Date: 19/11/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation:

Address: Duncansbay

Role: father Compeared

Details: acknowledged paternity. 'He professed himself willing to submit to the rules of the church.'

Other names: Angus Macleod; Helen Matheson

Name: Jean Manson

Date: 20/01/1831

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Mey

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: gave up father

Other names: Jean Manson; George Mckay

Name: Margaret Manson

Date: 10/04/1834

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Duncansbay

Role: Mother Compeared

Other parish: Dunnet, Kirk session of

Details: unmarried,' interrogated respecting a child which she had brough forth on the 16th of March last, gave up' father. Seriously exhorted to repentance, extrsct of minute sent to Dunnet

Other names: Margaret Manson; William Gunn

Name: Margaret Manson

Date: 23/10/1834

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Other names: William Gunn; Margaret Manson

Name: Helen Matheson

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Huna

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: gave up father

Other names: Helen Matheson; Angus Macleod

Name: Helen Matheson

Date: 19/11/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Other names: Angus Macleod; Helen Matheson

Name: James Matheson

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address:

Role: compeared not

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: Jean Matheson

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Huna

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: 'young woman', she acknowledged she is 'with child' gave up Shearer as 'the author of her preganancy'

Other names: Jean Matheson; Solomon Shearer

Name: Jean Matheson

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Other names: Solomon Sharer; Jean Matheson

Name: Jean Matheson

Date: 13/06/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: South Ronaldsay

Role: Mother mention

Details: 'removed from this to South Ronaldsay'

Other names: Mr Gerard; Jean Matheson

Name: Jean Matheson

Date: 10/04/1834

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Other names: Solomon Shearer; Jean Matheson

Name: Jean Matheson

Date: 19/11/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation:

Address: Huna

Role: Mother Compeared

Details: young, unmarried, confessed, gave up father

Other names: Jean Matheson; Sinclair Davidson

Name: George Mckay

Date: 20/01/1831

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Reish, Parish Of Wick

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: to be summoned to appear before session

Other names: Jean Manson; George Mckay

Name: George Melville

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address:

Role: compeared not

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: Rev William Milne

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: Compeared as Poor Fund Manager

Details: minister had received no communication from Sinclair re arrears

Name: Rev Mr William Milne

Date: 06/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: pre 1855 death

Details: 'The Reverend Mr William Milne Minister of this parish died upon the 6th June 1832 and the church was declared vacant on the 17 of the same month by the reverend Mr William Smith Minister of Bower.'

Name: Mr Wm Milne

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: John Mowat

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation:

Address: Duncansbay

Role: Compeared as Poor Fund Manager

Name: John Mowat

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Mowat

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Mowat

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: petition

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: signed

Other names: Elizabeth Simpson; Peter Jolly; William Laird; John Mowat; John Dunnet; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes

Name: Andrew Munro

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: twin children in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Dunbeath

Role: Father mention

Other parish: Latheron, Kirk Session of

Details: 'young man' , two elders state he acknowledged to them 'when he was in this Parish some months ago, that he was the father of the children, and that he farther expresses to satisfy discipline in his own Parish when required.' clerk to send minute to Latheron

Other names: Catharine Unston; Andrew Munro

Name: Andrew Munro

Date: 03/07/1833

Case type: twin children in fornication

Occupation: farm servant

Address: Dunbeath

Role: father mention in correspondence

Other parish: Latheron, Kirk Session

Details: letter from Latheron Kirk Session, he had appeared before them, confessed paternity, referred to Canisbay for discipline. ' As the crime was not committed in this parish, and as the man neither resides in this parish nor is a native of it, the session [of Canisbay] consider that the obligation rests with the Session of Latheron to bring him to discipline.'

Other names: Andrew Munro; Catherine Unston

Name: Rev Mr Phin

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Other parish: Wick

Name: Mr Phin

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation:

Address:

Role: correspondence

Details: received re Robertson

Other names: Mr Phin; Alexander Robertson; Margt Banks

Name: William Ritchie

Date: 07/11/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: offer of precentors' office

Details: 'The Session having heard William Ritchie in Freswick precent for two sabbaths and being satisfied as to his fitness for the office and the correctness of his moral chracter agreed to appoint him to the situation, if he would accept of the annual fee of £2.'

Name: Alexander Robertson

Date: 30/04/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation: student of medicine

Address: Mirland Horn, Parish Of Wick

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other parish: Wick, Kirk session of

Details: The clerk was ordered to send an extract of this Minute to the Kirk Session of Wick.

Other names: Alexander Robertson; Margaret Banks; George Banks

Name: Alexander Robertson

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy, baptism

Occupation: student of medicine

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: 'who denies that he is the father'

Other names: Mr Phin; Alexander Robertson; Margt Banks

Name: Andrew Rosie

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address: Duncansbay

Role: Compeared

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: Margaret Rosie

Date: 28/08/1831

Case type: child in fornication, baptism

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother, pre 1855 death

Details: 'The session was informed that Margaret Rosie a young woman in Duncansbay who lately brought forth a child had died a few days ago, but on her death bed had before witnesses given up John Williamson a young man in Gills as the father.'

Other names: Margaret Rosie; John Williamson

Name: Solomon Sharer

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Father mention

Details: letter refusing to attend 'desires them to do their worst. He however acknowledges guilt with Jean Matheson and expresses his willingness to pay a fine. The officer was ordered to summon him pro secondo.'

Other names: Solomon Sharer; Jean Matheson

Name: George Shearer

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Compeared as Poor Fund Manager

Name: George Shearer

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: George Shearer

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: George Shearer

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: petition

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: signed

Other names: Elizabeth Simpson; Peter Jolly; William Laird; John Mowat; John Dunnet; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes

Name: George Shearer

Date: 30/04/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation: journeyman wright

Address: Halfway House, Nybster

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other parish: Keiss, Kirk session of

Details: session order clerk to send extract of minute to Keiss requesting them to summon Shearer to Kirk session of meeting at Canisbay this day fortnight

Other names: Elizabeth Jack; George Shearer

Name: George Shearer

Date: 29/10/1835

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Accused as father compeared

Details: 'acknowledged himself to have been guilty of fornication with Elizabeth Jack, but denied positively that he was the father of the child. He said that he had no connexion with her from the middle of July to the 12th October, and the child was born on the 15th June last being nearly four weeks within the time mentioned by him.'

Other names: George Shearer; Elizabeth Jack

Name: Solomon Shearer

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation: blacksmith

Address:

Role: Alledged Father mention

Details: 'young man' name given up as 'the author of her [Matheson's] preganancy', appointed to be summoned

Other names: Jean Matheson; Solomon Shearer

Name: Solomon Shearer

Date: 13/06/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father compeared not

Details: 'called three times at the door by the officer did not appear. He was appointed to be summoned pro tertio.'

Other names: Solomon Shearer; Elizabeth Simpson

Name: Solomon Shearer

Date: 03/07/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father compeared not

Details: 'called three times at the door by the officer did not attend. He was ordered to be summoned for contumacy to the first Presbytery.'

Other names: Solomon Shearer

Name: Solomon Shearer

Date: 10/04/1834

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Huna

Role: father Compeared

Details: 'intimated his intention of sub,itting to the Session rather than going to the Presbytery, to which he had been summoned pro secundo. He acknowledged himself the father of jean Mathieson's child, and at his own request is admitted to discipline. He was appointed to appear three times publickly before the congregation.'

Other names: Solomon Shearer; Jean Matheson

Name: Solomon Shearer

Date: 25/01/1835

Case type: Funds and Accounts

Occupation:

Address: Huna

Role: Father mention

Details: 'Solomon Shearer in Huma was absolved from Process '

Other names: Solomon Shearer

Name: Elizabeth Simpson

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Mey

Role: mother mention reported

Details: 'a young woman' to be summoned

Other names: Elizabeth Simpson; Peter Jolly; William Laird; John Mowat; John Dunnet; John Begg; George Shearer; William Geddes

Name: Elizabeth Simpson

Date: 13/06/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mother compeared not

Details: 'Considering that she is contracted to the individual, who is said to be the author of her pregnancy the Session agreed to waive her appearance for the present.'

Other names: Solomon Shearer; Elizabeth Simpson

Name: Mr Sinclair

Date: 05/07/1832

Case type: Accounts

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Mention

Details: confirmed offer dated 22nd Dec 1832 by Snody his factor

Other names: Mr Sinclair; Mr Morison Snody; late Mr William Sinclair Esq; William Geddes

Name: George Sinclair

Date: 12/05/1831

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Dunnet, Parish Of

Role: Alledged Father mention

Other parish: Dunnet, Kirk Session

Details: 'a young man', Dunnet kirk session to be sent extract of this minute

Other names: Margaret Johnston; George Sinclair

Name: George S Sinclair Esq

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation: Heritor & preses

Address: Brabster

Role: Compeared as Poor Fund Manager

Name: George S Sinclair

Date: 29/12/1831

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address: Brabster

Role: Sederunt

Details: new financial agreement made re money in his hands and interest

Name: George S Sinclair

Date: 25/08/1834

Case type: Funds and Accounts

Occupation:

Address: Brabster

Role: requested from session

Details: at request of Sinclair, session order clerk to grant certificate to Sutherland of the regular payment of the interest on his Bond & Bill of date Martinmas 1809 down to Martinmas 1834

Other names: George S Sinclair; George S Sutherland

Name: George Sutherland Sinclair Esq

Date: 30/05/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: Heritor

Address: Brabster

Role: present

Details: chosen preses

Other names: Rev Peter Jolly; George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; Right hon Earl of Caithness; William Sinclair Esq; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: George Sutherland Sinclair Esq

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation:

Address: Brabster

Role:

Details: preses, allocated seats, signed minutes

Other names: George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; William Sinclair Esq; Right hon Earl of Caithness; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: the late William Sinclair Esq

Date: 03/03/1831

Case type: Bequest Funds for bursaries and Poor

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Legacy mention

Details: deceased legacy in arrears

Other names: the late William Sinclair Esq; William Sinclair

Name: William Sinclair

Date: 03/03/1831

Case type: Bequest Funds for bursaries and Poor

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Legacy mention

Details: 'the arrears due by the present William Sinclair Esq[uire] of Freswick'

Other names: the late William Sinclair Esq; William Sinclair

Name: William Sinclair Esq

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation: Heritor

Address: Freswick

Role: correspondence mention

Details: absent Heritor, Trail is his trustee, clerk to send him statement of Arrears of the annuity due to the poor of their Parish under the Bond of the late William Sinclair Esq., meeting discussion re his payment of arrears, entered Estate Martinmas 1794,meeting considered it 'extreme negligence of the session of this Parish in time past in not demanding regular payment … anxious to avoid entering into a tedious law suit under such circumstances; the more especially when the funds of the poor of this parish are so very small, ...[meeting resolved to accept an (see minute for full detail)offer made by Mr Snody.'

Name: the late William Sinclair Esq

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: Mention

Details: deceased, clerk to furnish[present] William Sinclair of freswick statement of Arrears of the annuity due to the poor of their Parish under the Bond of the late William Sinclair Esq.

Name: late Mr William Sinclair Esq

Date: 05/07/1832

Case type: Accounts

Occupation:

Address: Freswick

Role: bequest mention

Details: Bequeathed £100 Scots to poor of parish

Other names: Mr Sinclair; Mr Morison Snody; late Mr William Sinclair Esq; William Geddes

Name: William Sinclair Esq

Date: 30/05/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: Heritor

Address: Freswick

Role: represented by proxy

Details: Snody is his factor

Other names: Rev Peter Jolly; George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; Right hon Earl of Caithness; William Sinclair Esq; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: William Sinclair Esq

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: Heritor

Address: Freswick

Role: represented by proxy

Details: Snody is his factor, allocated seats

Other names: George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; William Sinclair Esq; Right hon Earl of Caithness; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: William Smith

Date: 20/01/1831

Case type: child in fornication, baptism

Occupation:

Address: Huna

Role: father Compeared

Details: acknowledged paternity, appointed to appear before congregation to be rebuked and absolved; 'and upon the woman [Dunnet]either appearing or paying a fine of 30 shillingsappointed the child to be baptized.'

Other names: William Smith; Elizabeth Dunnet

Name: William Smith

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address: Hana

Role: compeared not

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: Rev Mr William Smith

Date: 17/06/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: vacancy

Other parish: Bower

Name: Morison Snody Esq

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation: writer and factor

Address: Thurso

Role: correspondence mention

Details: Factor to Lord Caithness

Name: Mr Morison Snody

Date: 05/07/1832

Case type: Accounts

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mention

Details: paid £5 11s 1d on 5th July 1832 being annuity on £100 Scots bond bequeathed by late William Sinclair

Other names: Mr Sinclair; Mr Morison Snody; late Mr William Sinclair Esq; William Geddes

Name: Morison Snody

Date: 30/05/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: writer and factor

Address: Thurso

Role: present

Details: factor for Earl of Caithness and William Sinclair

Other names: Rev Peter Jolly; George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; Right hon Earl of Caithness; William Sinclair Esq; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: Morison Snody

Date: 04/06/1833

Case type: Heritors and kirk Session Meeting

Occupation: writer and factor

Address: Thurso

Role: present

Details: factor for Earl of Caithness and William Sinclair

Other names: George Sutherland Sinclair Esq; Morison Snody; William Sinclair Esq; Right hon Earl of Caithness; Mr Robert Forsyth

Name: George S Sutherland

Date: 25/08/1834

Case type: Funds and Accounts

Occupation:

Address:

Role: certificate

Details: at request of Sinclair, session order clerk to grant certificate to Sutherland of the regular payment of the interest on his Bond & Bill of date Martinmas 1809 down to Martinmas 1834

Other names: George S Sinclair; George S Sutherland

Name: Margaret Sutherland

Date: 07/11/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address: Rigifa

Role: mother Compeared not

Details: delated as with child, summoned, dis not appear

Other names: Margaret Sutherland

Name: Murdoch Sutherland

Date: 14/07/1831

Case type: Sabbath Breach

Occupation:

Address:

Role: compeared not

Other names: Murdoch Sutherland; James Matheson; John Dunnet; Matthew Dundas; Andrew Rosie; John Dunnet Senr; John Dunnet Junr; James Dunnet; William Smith; George Melville

Name: W Ross Taylor

Date: 25/08/1834

Case type: HOF

Occupation: presbytery secretary

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Other parish: Caithness, Presbytery of

Other names: Peter Jolly; W Ross Taylor

Name: James Trail

Date: 22/12/1831

Case type: Poor Fund

Occupation:

Address: Ratter

Role: correspondence mention

Details: Trustee for William Sinclair

Name: Catharine Unston

Date: 09/05/1833

Case type: twin children in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Duncansbay

Role: Mother mention

Details: unmarried, delivered of twins in February last, gave up father, seriously admonished to repentance,' appointed to appear three times publickly before the congregation.'

Other names: Catharine Unston; Andrew Munro

Name: Catherine Unston

Date: 03/07/1833

Case type: with child - illegitimate pregnancy

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Mother mention

Other names: Andrew Munro; Catherine Unston

Name: John Williamson

Date: 28/08/1831

Case type: child in fornication, baptism

Occupation:

Address:

Role: father Compeared

Details: 'The said John Williamson having compeared confessed himself the father of the child, and on his promising to appear publickly before the congregation it was appointed to be baptism.'

Other names: Margaret Rosie; John Williamson

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.

Male Heads of families 1834 (NRS Reference: CH2/52/4 pp. 139-140)
Forename	Surname	Occupation	Address
William	Laird	elder	Trestal
John	Mowat	elder	Duncansbay
John	Dunnet	elder	Mey
John	Begg	elder	Gills
John	Steven	elder	Stroma
George	Shearer	elder	Freswick
Wi	Ritchie	precentor	Freswick
George	Dunnet		Wares
John	Reid		Slickly
John	Harper		Slickly
William	Cruickshanks		Claypots
William	Mowat		Schoolery
James	Mowat		Schoolery
John	Bain		West Canisbay
James	Sutherland		West Canisbay
John	Warse		East Canisbay
John	Mowat		Freswick
James	Kennedy		Freswick
George	Bakie		Brabster
James	Geddes		Brabster
Andrew	Bain		Brabster
David	Nicholson		Holland Mey
James	Manson		East Mey
John	Warse		East Mey
Kenneth	Mcrae		Mey
George	Mowat		West Mey
Alexander	Matheson		Seater
William	Manson		Huna
James	Mowat		Duncansbay
John	Green		Duncansbay
Gilbert	Laird		Duncansbay
Donald	Mowat		Duncansbay
William	Mowat		Duncansbay
George	Green		Duncansbay
John	Mowat		Duncansbay
George	Gulloch		Duncansbay
Walter	Rosie		Stroma
William	Sinclair		Stroma
William	Bremner		Stroma
Donald	Warse		Stroma
Alexander	Bremner		Stroma
Nichol	Allan		Stroma

Canisbay Free Church Baptisms 1843 - 1855

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Extraction of baptisms for Canisbay Free Church 1843 - 1855. NRS Reference CH3/894/4. This record set contains 178 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.

Male Heads of families 1835 (NRS Reference: CH2/52/4 pp. 143-144)
Forename	Surname	Occupation	Address
William	Laird		Trestal
John	Mowat		Duncansbay
John	Dunnet		Mey
John	Begg		Old Mey
John	Steven		Stroma
George	Shearer		Freswick
William	Ritchie	precentor	Freswick
William	Cruickshanks		Claypots
John	Warse	Kirk Officer
John	Bain		West Canisbay
Alexander	Matheson		Seater
Sinclair	Sutherland		Seater
William	Manson		Huna
George	Dunnet		Warse
David	Nicholson		Holland Mey
James	Manson		East Mey
John	Warse		East Mey
Kenneth	Mcrae		Mey
George	Mowat	schoolmaster	West Mey
George	Manson		East Mey
James	Mowat		Duncansbay
John	Green		Duncansbay
Gilbert	Laird		Duncansbay
Donald	Mowat		Duncansbay
William	Mouat		Duncansbay
George	Green		Duncansbay
George	Gulloch		Duncansbay
Walter	Rosie		Stroma
William	Laird		Stroma
William	Bremner		Stroma
Donald	Warse		Stroma
Nicol	Allan		Stroma
John	Mowat		Freswick
James	Kennedy		Freswick
Simon	Wright		Freswick
Donald	Bremner		Freswick
George	Baike		Brabster
James	Geddes		Brabster
Andrew	Bain		Brabster
John	Reid		Slickly
John	Harper		Slickly
William	Mowat		Schoolery
James	Mowat		Schoolery
John	Falconer		Schoolery
William	Mckay		Crackersfield
James	Sutherland		Canisbay

Canisbay Free Church Baptisms 1843 - 1855

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Extraction of baptisms for Canisbay Free Church 1843 - 1855. NRS Reference CH3/894/4. This record set contains 178 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.

Male Heads of families 1836 (NRS Reference: CH2/52/4 pp. 148-149)
Forename	Surname	Occupation	Address
John	Dunnet	elder
John	Mowat	elder
John	Steven	elder
John	Begg	elder
George	Shearer	elder
William	Cruickshanks		Claypots
John	Warse	Kirk Officer
James	Sutherland		West Canisbay
John	Bain		West Canisbay
James	Baikie		West Canisbay
Alexander	Matheson		Seater
Sinclair	Sutherland		Seater
William	Manson		Huna
George	Dunnet		Warse
David	Nicolson		Holland Mey
James	Manson		East Mey
John	Warse		East Mey
Kenneth	Mcrea		Barrogill Castle
George	Mowat	schoolmaster	West Mey
George	Manson	wright	Mey
John	Green		Duncansbay
Gilbert	Laird		Duncansbay
Donald	Mowat		Duncansbay
William	Mowat		Duncansbay
George	Green		Duncansbay
George	Gulloch		Duncansbay
James	Mowat		Duncansbay
John	Mowat		Duncansbay
Walter	Rosie		Stroma
William	Sinclair		Stroma
William	Bremner		Stroma
Donald	Warse		Stroma
William	Ritchie		Freswick
Donald	Brown		Freswick
George	Baikie		Brabster
James	Geddes		Brabster
Andrew	Bain		Brabster
John	Reid		Slickly
John	Harper		Slickly
William	Coghill		Slickly
William	Mowat		Scoolery
James	Mowat		Scoolery
John	Falconer		Scoolery
William	Mackay		Crackersfield
John	Mowat		Freswick
James	Kennedy		Freswick
Simon	Wright		Freswick

Canisbay Free Church Baptisms 1843 - 1855

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Extraction of baptisms for Canisbay Free Church 1843 - 1855. NRS Reference CH3/894/4. This record set contains 178 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.

Male Heads of families 1837 (NRS Reference: CH2/52/4 pp. 151-152)
Forename	Surname	Occupation	Address
John	Dunnet	elder
John	Mowat	elder
John	Begg	elder
John	Steven	elder
George	Shearer	elder
William	Cruickshanks		Claypots
John	Warse	Kirk Officer
James	Sutherland		West Canisbay
John	Bain		West Canisbay
Alexander	Matheson		Huna
William	Manson		Huna
Sinclair	Sutherland		Seater
George	Dunnet		Warse
Kenneth	Mcrea		Berrogill Castle
George	Mowat		East Mey
George	Manson		East Mey
Alexander	Dunnet		East Mey
David	Nicolson		Duncansbay
James	Mowat		Duncansbay
John	Green		Duncansbay
Donald	Mowat		Duncansbay
William	Mowat		Duncansbay
George	Green		Duncansbay
George	Gulloch		Duncansbay
John	Mowat		Duncansbay
Walter	Rosie		Stroma
William	Sinclair		Stroma
William	Bremner		Stroma
Donald	Warse		Stroma
William	Ritchie		Freswick
James	Kennedy		Freswick
Simon	Wright		Freswick
Donald	Bremner		Freswick
George	Baikie		Brabster
James	Geddes		Brabster
Andrew	Bain		Brabster
John	Reid		Slickly
John	Harper		Slickly
William	Mowat		Scoolery
James	Mowat		Scoolery
John	Falconer		Scoolery
William	Coghill		Slickly
William	Mackay		Crackersfield

Canisbay Free Church Baptisms 1843 - 1855

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Extraction of baptisms for Canisbay Free Church 1843 - 1855. NRS Reference CH3/894/4. This record set contains 178 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.

Male Heads of families 1838 (NRS Reference: CH2/52/4 pp. 154-155)
Forename	Surname	Occupation	Address
John	Dunnet	farmer	West Mey
John	Mowat	weaver	Duncansbay
John	Begg	farmer	West Mey
George	Shearer	farmer	Freswick
Sinclair	Sutherland	farmer	Seater
George	Manson	cart wright	East Mey
John	Steven	farmer	Stroma
William	Cruickshanks	farmer	Canisbay
John	Warse	Kirk Officer	Canisbay
John	Bain	farmer	Canisbay
Alexander	Matheson	tenant	Canisbay
William	Manson	farmer	Canisbay
George	Gulloch	farmer	Seater
George	Dunnet	farmer	Warse
George	Mowat	teacher	Mey
Kenneth	Mccrae	gamekeeper	Mey
Alexander	Dunnet	tailor	Mey
William	Mackay	pension	Mey
George	Dundass	tenant	Mey
James	Mowat	pensioner	Duncansbay
David	Nicolson	farmer	Duncansbay
Owen	Green	farmer	Duncansbay
Donald	Mowat	weaver	Duncansbay
William	Mowat	weaver	Duncansbay
George	Green	fisherman	Duncansbay
John	Mowat	shoemaker	Duncansbay
Walter	Rosie	tenant	Stroma
William	Bremner	farmer	Stroma
Donald	Warse	tenant	Stroma
Wi	Ritchie	tailor	Freswick
James	Kenedy	tenant	Freswick
Donald	Bremner	fisherman	Freswick
Simon	Wright	preventive service	Freswick
Alexander	Mckay	preventive service	Freswick
E F	Harris	preventive service	Freswick
George	Baikie	tenant	Brabster
James	Geddes	farmer	Brabster
Andrew	Bain	weaver	Brabster
John	Reid	farmer	Slickly
John	Harper	pensioner	Slickly
William	Coghill	tenant	Slickly
William	Mowat	tenant	Scoolery
James	Mowat	farmer	Scoolery
John	Falconer	farmer	Scoolery

Canisbay Free Church Baptisms 1843 - 1855

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Extraction of baptisms for Canisbay Free Church 1843 - 1855. NRS Reference CH3/894/4. This record set contains 178 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.

Male Heads of families 1839 (NRS Reference: CH2/52/4 pp. 156-158)
Forename	Surname	Occupation	Address
John	Dunnet	elder	West Mey
John	Begg	elder	West Mey
George	Manson	elder	East Mey
John	Steven	elder	Stroma
George	Shearer	elder	Freswick
John	Mowat	elder	Duncansbay
Sinclair	Sutherland	elder	Seater
John	Warse	Kirk Officer	Canisbay
John	Bain	joiner	West Canisbay
George	Dunnet	tenant	Warse
William	Cruickshanks	tenant	Claypots
Alexander	Matheson	tenant	Huna
William	Manson	post office	Huna
George	Gulloch	tenant	Seater
George	Dundas		East Mey
William	Mackay	pensioner	Rigifa
William	Sutherland	tailor	Gills
Alexander	Dunnet	tailor	East Mey
George	Mowat	teacher	West Mey
John	Manson	tenant	West Mey
Kenneth	Macrae		Barrogill
Angus	Macdonald	gardener	Barrogill
James	Mowat	pensioner	Duncansbay
David	Nicolson	tenant	Duncansbay
Donald	Mowat	weaver	Duncansbay
William	Mowat	weaver	Duncansbay
George	Green	fisherman	Duncansbay
John	Mowat	shoemaker	Duncansbay
William	Bremner	tenant	Stroma
Donald	Warse	tenant	Stroma
William	Ritchie	tailor	Freswick
E F	Harris	preventive service
Simon	Wright	preventive service
Alexander	Macbay	preventive service
Donald	Bremner	servant	Freswick
George	Baikie	tenant	Brabster
James	Geddes	tenant	Brabster
Andrew	Bain	tenant	Brabster
Hugh	Mackay	pensioner	Crackersfield
John	Reid	tenant	Slickly
John	Harper	pensioner	Slickly
William	Coghill	tenant	Slickly
William	Mowat	tenant	Scoolery
James	Mowat	tenant	Scoolery
John	Falconer	tenant	Scoolery
Thomas	Hall	shepherd	Holomey

Canisbay Free Church Baptisms 1843 - 1855

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Extraction of baptisms for Canisbay Free Church 1843 - 1855. NRS Reference CH3/894/4. This record set contains 178 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.

Male Heads of families 1840 (NRS Reference: CH2/52/4 pp. 160-161)
Forename	Surname	Occupation	Address
John	Dunnet	elder	West Mey
John	Begg	elder	West Mey
John	Steven	elder	Stroma
George	Shearer	elder	Freswick
Sinclair	Sutherland	elder	Seater
George	Manson	elder	East Mey
John	Warse	Kirk Officer	Canisbay
William	Cruickshanks	farmer	Claypots
James	Sutherland		West Canisbay
John	Bain	wright	Warse
George	Dunnet	farmer	Warse
William	Sutherland	tailor	Gills
Alexander	Matheson	tenant	Huna
William	Manson	post office	Huna
George	Gulloch	farmer	Seater
Angus	Macdonald	gardener	Barrogill Castle
John	Banks	farmer	Rigifa
John	Manson	farmer	West Mey
George	Mowat	schoolmaster	West Mey
Kenneth	Macrae		Barrogill Mains
Alexander	Dunnet	tailor	East Mey
David	Nicolson	farmer	Duncansbay
Donald	Mowat	weaver	Duncansbay
William	Mowat	weaver	Duncansbay
George	Green	fisher	Duncansbay
John	Mowat	shoemaker	Duncansbay
William	Bremner	fisher	Stroma
Donald	Wares	fisher	Stroma
William	Ritchie	tailor	Freswick
Donald	Bremner	fisherman	Freswick
Alexander	Macbay	preventive service	Freswick
George	Baikie	tenant	Brabster
James	Geddes	farmer	Brabster
Andrew	Bain	weaver	Brabster
Hugh	Mackay	pensioner	Crackersfield
John	Reid	tenant	Slickly
John	Harper	pensioner	Slickly
William	Coghill	tenant	Slickly
William	Mowat	tenant	Scoolery
James	Mowat	farmer	Scoolery
John	Falconer	farmer	Scoolery

Canisbay Free Church Baptisms 1843 - 1855

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Extraction of baptisms for Canisbay Free Church 1843 - 1855. NRS Reference CH3/894/4. This record set contains 178 entries (in PDF format), and has not, as far as we are aware, been published before.

Male Heads of families 1841 (NRS Reference: CH2/52/4 pp. 163-164)
Forename	Surname	Occupation	Address
John	Dunnet	elder	West Mey
John	Begg	elder	West Mey
John	Steven	elder	Stroma
George	Shearer	elder	Freswick
Sinclair	Sutherland	elder	(Freswick) Seater
George	Manson	elder	East Mey
William	Cruickshanks	farmer	Claypots
Sinclair	Laird	farmer	Trestal
John	Warse	Kirk Officer
James	Sutherland		West Canisbay
Angus	Macleod	merchant	Canisbay
John	Bain	farmer	Canisbay
William	Sutherland	tailor	Gills
Alexander	Matheson	farmer	Huna
William	Manson	farmer	Huna
George	Gullock	farmer	Seater
George	Dunnet	farmer	Warse
John	Banks	farmer	East Mey
Alexander	Dunnet	tailor	East Mey
John	Manson	farmer	West Mey
George	Mowat	teacher	West Mey
James	Thomson	farmer	West Mey
Kenneth	Macrae		Barrogill Castle
David	Nicolson	farmer	Duncansbay
William	Mowat	shoemaker	Duncansbay
George	Green	farmer	Duncansbay
John	Mowat	farmer	Duncansbay
William	Bremner	farmer	Stroma
Donald	Wares	farmer	Stroma
William	Ritchie	tailor	Freswick
James	Banks	teacher	Freswick
Alexander	Macbay	coast guard	Freswick
George	Baikie	cottager	Brabster
James	Geddes	farmer	Brabster
Andrew	Bain	cottager	Brabster
John	Reid	farmer	Slickly
William	Coghill	farmer	Slickly
William	Mackay	farmer	Slickly
James	Mowat	farmer	Scoolery
William	Mowat	cottager	Scoolery
John	Falconer	farmer	Scoolery
Donald	Bremner	farmer	Freswick
Hugh	Mackay	farmer	Crackersfield