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CH2/59/2Carnock Kirk Session: Minutes1722-1758Request lookup
CH2/59/3Carnock Kirk Session: Minutes1758-1788Request lookup
CH2/59/4Carnock Kirk Session: Minutes1789-1812Request lookup
CH2/59/5Carnock Kirk Session: Cash book1753-1779Request lookup
CH2/59/6Carnock Kirk Session: Minutes1812-1841Request lookup
CH2/59/7Carnock Kirk Session: Minutes1842-1949Request lookup
CH2/59/8Carnock Kirk Session: Scroll minutes1842-1847Request lookup
CH2/59/9Carnock Kirk Session: Scroll minutes1847-1865Request lookup
CH2/59/10Carnock Kirk Session: Scroll minutes1867-1868Request lookup
CH2/59/11Carnock Kirk Session: Scroll minutes
1861-1862, 1868-1874		1861-1874Request lookup
CH2/59/13Carnock Kirk Session: Cash book1814-1839Request lookup

Board of Supervision poor relief appeals

The Board of Supervision was established under the 1845 Poor Law Act. One of its tasks was to hear appeals by paupers against inadequate poor relief granted by Parochial Boards. These appeals were recorded in the Board of Supervision minutes. Cases were often heard over an extended period. The minutes may contain a variety of information, including about other family members, medical conditions and other circumstances. For more information about these records, see here.

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Poor law appeals
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes		Order imagesDeliverance
Widow Catherine BROADLEY 1863 (1)Order imagesRefused
Thomas BROWN 1847 (2)Order imagesRefused
John CHALMERS 1875 (1)Order imagesRefused - not in receipt of parochial relief
James HART 1868 (2)Order imagesRefused
James HART 1869 (2)Order imagesRefused
James HART 1870 (2)Order imagesRefused
Mary LONEY or MCGUIRE 1877 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Patrick LONEY 1870 (2)Order imagesRefused
Betsy MEIKLEJOHN 1861 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Christian MEIKLEJOHN 1861 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Helen MEIKLEJOHN 1861 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Jane MORRIS 1874 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Rosa MULLER 1855 (1)Order imagesRefused
Mary PATERSON 1859 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Bernard REILLY 1864 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Sarah REILLY 1863 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Andrew SIMPSON 1847 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow Janet WILSON 1865 (3)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)

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

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Alexander ALLAN11 July 1865Mary ALLANFather found
John ALLAN26 October 1863Anne ALLANFind the father
Marion ALLAN22 October 1859Mary ALLANFind the father
Mary ALLAN15 October 1872Mary ALLANFind the father
Agnes Anderson ANDERSON10 June 1868Agnes ANDERSONFind the father
John ARNOT2 April 1855Emilia ARNOTFind the father
John BLAIR10 May 1864Elizabeth BLAIRFind the father
Margaret BROWN12 May 1861Elspeth BROWNFather found
Thomas BROWN15 September 1863Helen BROWNFind the father
James Wilson CAMPBELL4 September 1872Agnes CAMPBELLFind the father
Elizabeth DOLAN21 February 1874Mary Ann DOLANFind the father
John DOWNIE22 August 1867Henrietta DOWNIEFind the father
Andrew Ramage DRYBURGH14 December 1869Catherine DRYBURGHFind the father
Helen Philp DUNCANSON8 December 1861Jane DUNCANSONFind the father
Mary DUNCANSON31 May 1858Jane DUNCANSONFind the father
James FOTHERINGHAM14 November 1860Margaret FOTHERINGHAMFind the father
John FOTHERINGHAM28 March 1869Margaret FOTHERINGHAMFind the father
John GORDON14 August 1870Jean Matt. GORDONFind the father
James Johnstone HERRON10 January 1857Euphemia HERRONFind the father
Catherine HUNTER29 June 1857Margaret HUNTERFind the father
Thomas Cook HUNTER29 January 1866Marjory HUNTERFind the father
James JACKSON24 May 1863Margaret JACKSONFind the father
John JACKSON4 May 1866Margaret JACKSONFind the father
Williamina JACKSON23 September 1868Margaret JACKSONFind the father
James Jarvie LEE25 June 1874Euphemia LEEFind the father
George LINDSAY12 September 1863Isabella LINDSAYFind the father
Charles LIVINGSTON14 May 1861Janet LIVINGSTONFind the father
Patrick LONIE1 July 1857Catherine LONIEFind the father
John Terris MACK18 January 1871Janet MACKFind the father
Margaret MACK9 April 1864Anne MACKFind the father
Margaret MACKAY10 March 1871Christina MACKAYFind the father
Robert MALCOLM29 June 1868Ann MALCOLMFind the father
Mary MCDONALD4 June 1863Mary MCDONALDFind the father
Christina MCINNES16 April 1864Catherine MCINNESFather found
William MCINTOSH26 November 1870Mary MCINTOSHFind the father
Margaret MITCHELL4 May 1871Christina MITCHELLFind the father
Agnes Sneddon MORRIS24 December 1870Agnes MORRISFind the father
James NESS12 September 1860Jane NESSFind the father
Mary Ann NEWALL17 September 1855Ann NEWALLFind the father
Ann NICOL12 March 1870Mary NICOLFind the father
David NISBET26 March 1863Jeanie NISBETFather found
Isabella Ramage NISBET28 June 1871Jane NISBETFind the father
Jeanie NISBET27 December 1866Jane NISBETFind the father
Agnes NIVEN19 November 1867Elizabeth NIVENFather found
Marion NIVEN26 September 1872Elizabeth NIVENFind the father
Robert NIVEN9 April 1874Elizabeth NIVENFind the father
William OSWALD24 November 1858Margaret OSWALDFind the father
Alexander REID19 February 1856Margaret REIDFind the father
John ROBERTSON26 August 1871Margaret Ross ROBERTSONFind the father
James Bruce ROSS27 May 1872Jessie ROSSFind the father
Peter Drummond SHARP7 October 1871Helen SHARPFind the father
Thomas Smeaton SINCLAIR27 August 1869Grace Henderson SINCLAIRFind the father
James STENHOUSE13 March 1864Euphemia STENHOUSEFind the father
Isabella WILSON24 February 1870Isabella WILSONFind the father
Andrew YEATS1 February 1859Janet YEATSFind the father

Rolls of Male Heads of Families

In 1834, the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland passed the Veto Act, removing the absolute right of landowners to appoint ministers to their parish. The Act gave male heads of families who were communicants with the parish the right to veto the appointment of a new minister if a majority of them objected. To this end, the Assembly instructed kirk sessions to draw up rolls of the male heads of families in each parish. We have transcribed the surviving rolls, and are publishing them here. They are significant as they pre-date the earliest nominal census, which took place in 1841.

Male Heads of families 1834 (NRS Reference: CH2/59/6 pp. 301-303)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
WilliamGilstonMinisterCarnock
AlexrMacgregorschoolmaster and elderCarnock
JohnDrysdalefarmer and elderNewbigging
DavidWattfarmer and elderPitdinnie
RobertFotheringhamlabourerCarnock
WilliamHuttonservantCamps
JohnHindlabourerCarnock
AlexrErskinesmithCarnock
JamesMoodiefeuarCarnock
JamesPyeweaverCarnock
JamesBardnerfarmerBonhard
RobertBardnerfarmerBonhard
JohnDrysdalelabourerGowkhall
AdamBowielabourerLuscar
WilliamGibsonlabourerRosebank
JamesMeiklejohnlabourerBlair
JohnBrownfarmerWhinnyhill
RobertWattfarmerPitdinnie
JamesMichielabourerCairneyhill
JohnBlackfeuarBurns
DavidMoodiefeuarBurns
WilliamGrahamweaverGowkhall
JamesBowieweaverGowkhall
JamesPyeweaverGowkhall
RobertAndersonweaverGowkhall
JamesPyetailorCarnock
CharlesDownieweaverGowkhall
AdamRollandWriter to the SignetLuscar
AdamTodgardenerLuscar
JohnCameronforesterBonhard
RobertMaycarterCairneyhill
FrancisCrombiemasonCairneyhill
JohnCochran
GeorgeTurnbulllabourerPitdinnie
FrancisDanksoversmanRosebank
WilliamBlackservantCarneil
GeorgeMackieweaverGowkhall
AndrewDownieweaverGowkhall
JohnThomsonfeuarCarnock
LockhartBlellochlabourerPitdinnie
WilliamSymelabourerCarnock
RobertFooteweaverGowkhall
JohnPyeweaverCarnock
JohnNivenlabourerCarmunnock
GeorgeBowieweaverGowkhall
JamesRenwickweaverGowkhall
JamesGibsongrocerCarnock
JohnThomsonweaverCarnock
JohnReidfeuarCarnock
JohnJohnstonfactorHilton Pitfirrane
JohnBrownlabourerBandrum

Male Heads of families 1835 (NRS Reference: CH2/59/6 pp. 312-313)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
WilliamGilstonMinisterCarnock
AlexanderMacgregorelderCarnock
JohnDrysdaleelderNewbigging
DavidWattelderPitdinnie
JohnReidfeuarCarnock
RobertFotheringhamlabourerCarmunnock
WilliamHuttonfarm servantCamps
JohnHindlabourerCarnock
JamesMoodiefeuarCarnock
JamesPyeweaverCarnock
JamesBardnerfarmerBonhard
RobertBardnerfarmerBonhard
JohnDrysdalelabourerGowkhall
DavidGrahamweaverGowkhall
AdamBowielabourerLuscar
JamesMeiklejohnlabourerBlair
JohnBrownfarmerWhinnyhill
RobertWattfarmerPitdinnie
JamesMichielabourerCairneyhill
JohnBlackfeuarBurns Of Carnock
DavidMoodiefeuarBurns Of Carnock
WilliamGrahamweaverGowkhall
JamesBowieweaverGowkhall
JamesPyeweaverGowkhall
RobertAndersonweaverGowkhall
JamesPyetailorCarnock
AdamRollandP C S HeritorLuscar House
AdamTodgardenerLuscar
JohnCameronforesterBonhard
RobertMaylabourerCairneyhill
FrancisCrombiemasonCairneyhill
JohnCochranlabourerCairneyhill
GeorgeTurnbulllabourerCairneyhill
FrancisDanksoverseerRosebank
WilliamBlackfarm servantCarneil
GeorgeMackieweaverGowkhall
AndrewDownieweaverGowkhall
LockhartBlellochlabourerPitdinnie Walk
WilliamSymelabourerCarnock
RobertFootweaverGowkhall
JohnPyeweaverCarnock
GeorgeBowieweaverGowkhall
JamesGibsongrocerCarnock
JohnThomsonweaverCarnock
DavidReidfarmerBonnyton
RobertHowiesonweaverCairneyhill
JamesKirkweaverGowkhall
AndrewMoodielabourerGowkhall
JohnNivenlabourerCarnock
CharlesDownieweaverGowkhall
JohnJohnstonfactorHilton Dunfermline
WilliamGibsontollkeeperLochend Dunfermline
JohnBrownlabourerBandrum Saline

Male Heads of families 1836 (NRS Reference: CH2/59/6 pp. 325-326)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
WilliamGilstonMinisterCarnock
AlexrMacgregorelderCarnock
JohnDrysdaleelderNewbigging
DavidWattelderPitdinnie
JohnReidfeuarCarnock
RobtFotheringhamlabourerCarnock
WilliamHuttonservantCamps
JohnHindweaverCarnock
JamesMoodiefeuarCarnock
JamesPyeweaverCarnock
JamesBardnerfarmerBonhard
RobertBardnerfarmerBonhard
DavidGrahamweaverGowkhall
AdamBowielabourerLuscar
JohnBrownfarmerWhinnyhill
JamesMichielabourerCairneyhill
JohnBlackfeuarBurns Of Carnock
DavidMoodiefeuarBurns Of Carnock
WilliamGrahamweaverGowkhall
JamesBowieweaverGowkhall
JamesPyeweaverGowkhall
RobertAndersonweaverGowkhall
JamesPyetailorCarnock
AdamRollandP C S HeritorLuscar House
AdamTodgardenerLuscar
JohnCameronforesterBonhard
RobertMaylabourerCairneyhill
FrancisCrombiemasonCairneyhill
JohnCochranelabourerCairneyhill
JohnTurnbulllabourerCairneyhill
FrancisDanksoverseerRosebank
WilliamBlackservantCarneil
GeorgeMackieweaverGowkhall
AndrewDownieweaverGowkhall
LockhartBlellochlabourerPitdinnie Walk
WilliamSymeweaverCarnock
RobertFooteweaverGowkhall
JohnPyeweaverCarnock
GeorgeRowieweaverGowkhall
JamesGibsonfeuarCarnock
JohnThomsonweaverCarnock
DavidReidfarmerBonnyton
RobertHowiesonweaverCairneyhill
JamesKirkweaverGowkhall
AndrewMoodielabourerGowkhall
RobertReidsmithCarnock
JohnMillerlabourerGowkhall
JohnRobertsonweaverGowkhall
JamesMathieweaverCarnock
JamesMathieweaverCarnock
AndrewNeishservantPitdinnie
ThomasWilsonservantBonhard
GeorgeDickmillerCarnock
JohnJohnstonfactorHilton Dunfermline
WilliamGibsonlabourerLinn Dunfermline
JohnBrownlabourerBandrum Saline
HenryBardnerfarmerOverton Culross

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.

Helen Bardner

Margaret Bardner

George Bowie

Henry Drysdale

John Drysdale

Ann Erskine

Wm Gilston

Alexr Mcgregor

Mrs Stewart

Thos Wilson

Name:

Date: 04/02/1832

Case type: Session Business

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Lord's supper appointed

Details: 'to dispense the Sacrament of the lord's Dupper in this Congregation on the first Sabbath & 4th day of May next, & that the Thursday preceding shall be set as a day [of] humiliation & prayer in view of said Holy ordinance, and appointed Messrs Gilston & McGregor as a Committee to examine the Communion Roll, and to regulate all then matters that may be found necessary connected therewith.'

Other names: Wm Gilston; Henry Drysdale; Alexr Mcgregor

Name:

Date: 06/03/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role:

Details: Minister and treasurer met ' distributed £1 14s 0d among the poor according to their circumstances'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 06/03/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation: Treasurer

Address:

Role:

Details: Minister and treasurer met ' distributed £1 14s 0d among the poor according to their circumstances'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 30/06/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role:

Details: Minister and treasurer met ' distributed £1 15s 6d among the poor according to their circumstances'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 30/06/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation: Treasurer

Address:

Role:

Details: Minister and treasurer met ' distributed £1 15s 0d among the poor according to their circumstances'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 01/07/1832

Case type: Session Business

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Lord's supper appointed

Details: Session agreed that the ' Sacrament of the Lord's Supper should be dispensed here, this season, on Sabbath the 15th Ins[tan]t, and that the Thursday preceding shall be observed as a day of humiliation & prayer in view of the said Holy ordinance.'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 14/07/1832

Case type: Session Business

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Lord's supper tokens distributed

Details: 'Token's of admission to the Lord's Table were distributed to the Congregation'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 15/07/1832

Case type: Ordinance

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Lord's supper

Details: ' The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was dispensed here this day.'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 28/08/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation: Treasurer

Address:

Role:

Details: Minister and treasurer met ' distributed £1 12s 0d among the poor according to their circumstances'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 28/08/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role:

Details: Minister and treasurer met ' distributed £1 12s 0d among the poor according to their circumstances'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 14/10/1832

Case type: Session Business

Occupation:

Address:

Role: To increase number of Elders

Details: The Session considered that 'the number of Members of Session is now much diminished, & that it is of importance, that a sufficient number of elders should be appointed, agree; that the members of the congregation, who are communicants to, be requested to name, each four persons, whom they consider proper for Office, in order that the Session may deal with them, with reference to this office, and that a Congregational meeting for prayer, be held on Wednesday Evening next with reference to this particular object, and that intimation hereof be made this afternoon.'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Session Business

Occupation:

Address:

Role: To increase number of Elders

Details: It was reported that intimations re elders had been made ...& that a number of names were given in by the members of the Congregation, as requested. The Sessionhaving taken the matter into consideration, requested the Minister to converse with six of the individuals whose names had been given in, in order to ascertain whether they are willing to undertake the office of Elders in this Parish, & to report to the next meeting of Session.'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 29/10/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Details: ' The Session then considered the state of the Poor and distributed £2 among them as necessary according to their circumstances.'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 31/12/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation: Treasurer

Address:

Role: attended meeting

Details: Minister and treasurer met ' distributed £1 16s 0d among the poor according to their circumstances. They likewise ordered payment to be made to the Minister of sums laid out by him to several indigent people in the Parish, amounting to £1..6..10. The whole amount of the distributions being £3..2..0.'

Other names:

Name:

Date: 31/12/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: attended meeting

Details: Minister and treasurer met ' distributed £1 16s 0d among the poor according to their circumstances. They likewise ordered payment to be made to the Minister of sums laid out by him to several indigent people in the Parish, amounting to £1..6..10. The whole amount of the distributions being £3..2..0.'

Other names:

Name: Helen Bardner

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Antenup

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: Thos' wife. They 'confessed being guilty of Antenuptial fornication. The moderator was requested to rebuke them in presence of the Session & to absolve them from the scandal, which was done accordingly. As the above parties, are now leaving our bounds, the requested a Certificate to be granted them; which was allowed.'

Other names: Thos Wilson; Helen Bardner

Name: Margaret Bardner

Date: 07/10/1832

Case type: Antenup

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: John's wife.' ...confessed being guilty of Antenuptial fornication. The moderator was requested to rebuke them in presence of the Session & to absolve them from the scandal, which was done accordingly.'

Other names: John Drysdale; Margaret Bardner

Name: George Bowie

Date: 14/10/1832

Case type: Antenup

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: ' ...confessed that he was guilty of Antenuptial fornication with Ann erskine his wife. The Moderator was requested to rebuke him, in the presence of the Session, and to absolve him from the scandal, which, was done accordingly.'

Other names: George Bowie; Ann Erskine

Name: Henry Drysdale

Date: 04/02/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: John Drysdale

Date: 07/10/1832

Case type: Antenup

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: Margaret is his wife. ' ...confessed being guilty of Antenuptial fornication. The moderator was requested to rebuke them in presence of the Session & to absolve them from the scandal, which was done accordingly.'

Other names: John Drysdale; Margaret Bardner

Name: Ann Erskine

Date: 14/10/1832

Case type: Antenup

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention as party

Details: George's wife

Other names: George Bowie; Ann Erskine

Name: Wm Gilston

Date: 04/02/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation:

Address:

Role: moderator

Name: Alexr Mcgregor

Date: 04/02/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt

Name: Mrs Stewart

Date: 30/06/1832

Case type: Distribution among Poor

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Recipient Interim Supply Poor Aid

Details: ' They [ the minister and treasurer] put 5/ into the Treasurer's hand to supply the necessities of Mrs Stewart as she may require it.'

Other names: Mrs Stewart

Name: Thos Wilson

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Antenup

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: Helen is his wife. They 'confessed being guilty of Antenuptial fornication. The moderator was requested to rebuke them in presence of the Session & to absolve them from the scandal, which was done accordingly. As the above parties, are now leaving our bounds, the requested a Certificate to be granted them; which was allowed.'

Other names: Thos Wilson; Helen Bardner