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Carnock 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.

Lookups available
Reference Title Dates Buy
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.

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
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)


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
Mary Anne ANDERSON
Oakley
David LOVE26 Apr 1884
Oakley
Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/5
Agnes DOWNIE
Carnock
Thomas REEDIE13 Oct 1846Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/3
Catherine LUNNIE
Oakley
James MACARA OR CURRIE19 Nov 1848Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/3
Catherine LUNNIE
Oakley
James MACARA OR CURRIE28 Apr 1852Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/3
Mary MCLAREN
Comrie, near Oakley
David BEVERIDGE10 Nov 1903
Bowershall, Dunfermline
Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/5
Christian MITCHELL
Blair Row, Oakley
James CURRIE14 Mar 1855Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/3
Christina MITCHELL
39 Store Row, Oakley, Carnock
John BAIN9 Feb 1876
Carnock
Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/4
Sarah REILLY
Store Row, Oakley
Timothy CAIRNEY15 Jul 1855Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/3
Sarah REILLY
Blair Row, Forth Iron Works, Oakley
John BOOTH18 Mar 1859Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/4
Mary WILSON
Manse Cottage, Carnock
George HUNTER31 Mar 1894
Carnock
Order nowDunfermline
SC21/4/5


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
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


General Register of Lunatics

This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
General Register of Lunatics index MC7
NameDate of deathOrderAsylumsYears
ALEXANDER or POLLARD, Helen
Born about 1862
Married
Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
5 Mar 1913Order images (2)Fife District Asylum
Stirling District
1905-1906
ANDERSON, James
roadman
Born about 1832
Widowed
Previous residence: Gowkhall
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Order image (1)Fife District1896
BAIN, William
engineer
Born about 1864
Married
Previous residence: Brittania Buildings, Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1898
BOWIE or ERSKINE, Elizabeth
housewife
Born about 1839
Married
Previous residence: Cairneyhill
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Elizth Bowie or Erskine
Order images (2)Fife1881-1885
BOWIE or ERSKINE, Elizth
housewife
Born about 1839
Married
Previous residence: Cairneyhill
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Elizabeth Bowie or Erskine
Order images (2)Fife1881-1885
BOYNE or DICKSON, John
domestic servant
Born about 1861
Married
Previous residence: Loanhead, Lasswade
Chargeable parish: Carnock
7 Aug 1907Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1907
BRUCE, Isabella
domestic servant
Born about 1828
Single
Previous residence: Glasgow Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Gartnavel
1868
BRUCE, James
farm labourer
Born about 1862
Single
Previous residence: Cairneyhill
Chargeable parish: Carnock
8 Sep 1914Order image (1)Fife1881
CAMPBELL or GRAHAM, Agnes
iron worker's widow
Born about 1846
Widowed
Previous residence: 28 Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline
Chargeable parish: Dunfermline
Order image (1)Fife1884
CHALMERS, George
publican
Born about 1840
Widowed
Previous residence: Robertson Terrace, Kelty
Chargeable parish: Beath
21 Mar 1905Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1901
CONNOR, Charles
coal miner
Born about 1837
Married
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Order images (4)Fife And Kinross
Millholme House
Morningside
1865-1866
CUNINGHAM, Peter
weaver and joiner
Born about 1831
Single
Previous residence: Dunfermline Poorhouse lunatic wards
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Peter Cunningham
8 Sep 1882Order images (3)Dunfermline Poorhouse
Fife And Kinross
Perth Royal Asylum
1854-1867
CUNNINGHAM, Peter
weaver and joiner
Born about 1831
Single
Previous residence: Dunfermline Poorhouse lunatic wards
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Peter Cuningham
8 Sep 1882Order images (3)Dunfermline Poorhouse
Fife And Kinross
Perth Royal Asylum
1854-1867
DICKSON or BOYNE, John
domestic servant
Born about 1861
Married
Previous residence: Loanhead, Lasswade
Chargeable parish: Carnock
7 Aug 1907Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1907
ERSKINE or BOWIE, Elizabeth
housewife
Born about 1839
Married
Previous residence: Cairneyhill
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Elizabeth Bowie or Erskine
Elizth Bowie or Erskine
Order images (2)Fife1881-1885
ERSKINE or BOWIE, Elizth
housewife
Born about 1839
Married
Previous residence: Cairneyhill
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Elizabeth Bowie or Erskine
Elizth Bowie or Erskine
Order images (2)Fife1881-1885
GRAHAM or CAMPBELL, Agnes
iron worker's widow
Born about 1846
Widowed
Previous residence: 28 Pilmuir Street, Dunfermline
Chargeable parish: Dunfermline
Order image (1)Fife1884
GRAY, Christian
none
Born about 1849
Single
Previous residence: Dunfermline Poorhouse lunatic wards
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Christina Gray
8 Aug 1883Order images (2)Dunfermline
Fife And Kinross
1866-1868
GRAY, Christina
none
Born about 1849
Single
Previous residence: Dunfermline Poorhouse lunatic wards
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Christian Gray
8 Aug 1883Order images (2)Dunfermline
Fife And Kinross
1866-1868
GREEN or MCCABE, Mary
not stated
Born about 1829
Married
Previous residence: Millholm House Musselburgh
Chargeable parish: Carnock
10 Sep 1907Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Millholme House
1864-1866
HEGGIE, Hugh Pattison
grocer
Born about 1879
Single
Previous residence: Carnock village
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1904
HUNTER or STOBBIE, Jane
housewife
Born about 1860
Married
Previous residence: Burnside Cottages, Oakley, Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
2 Dec 1898Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1891
HUTTON or MIDDLETON, Adam
miner
Born about 1848
Single
Previous residence: Perth District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
29 Nov 1914Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Perth District Asylum
1866-1867
HUTTON, William
labourer
Born about 1806
Married
Previous residence: Lassodie
Chargeable parish: Carnock
15 Jan 1880Order image (1)Fife1880
JACKSON, George
weaver and sergeant in militia
Born about 1838
Single
Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
21 Aug 1903Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Montrose Royal Asylum
1862-1866
KIRK, Andrew
no occupation
Born about 1866
Single
Previous residence: Star
Chargeable parish: Carnock
13 Feb 1942Order images (2)Fife
Fife District Asylum
1877-1892
KIRK, Isabella
none
Born about 1836
Single
Previous residence: Star
Chargeable parish: Carnock
28 May 1912Order image (1)Fife1877
KIRK, Margaret
none
Born about 1832
Single
Previous residence: Star
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Order image (1)Fife1877
MACKIE, Marjorie
domestic servant
Single
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Marjory Mackie
Order images (4)Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife
Morningside
1863-1874
MACKIE, Marjory
domestic servant
Single
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Marjorie Mackie
Order images (4)Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife
Morningside
1863-1874
MACLEAN or MCCULLOCH, James
iron worker
Born about 1854
Single
Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
James Mcculloch or Maclean
James Mcculloch or Mclean
10 Nov 1904Order images (2)Fife District
Stirling District
1894
MATHEW or MCLEOD, Rachel
housewife
Born about 1853
Married
Previous residence: Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Rachael Mcleod or Matthew
Rachel Mcleod or Mathew
8 Jun 1904Order images (2)Fife1886-1888
MATHIE, Robert
baker
Born about 1854
Married
Previous residence: Post Office, Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
14 Aug 1915Order images (2)Fife District Asylum1912-1914
MATTHEW or MCLEOD, Rachael
housewife
Born about 1853
Married
Previous residence: Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Rachael Mcleod or Matthew
Rachel Mcleod or Mathew
8 Jun 1904Order images (2)Fife1886-1888
MCCABE or GREEN, Mary
not stated
Born about 1829
Married
Previous residence: Millholm House Musselburgh
Chargeable parish: Carnock
10 Sep 1907Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Millholme House
1864-1866
MCCULLOCH or MACLEAN, James
iron worker
Born about 1854
Single
Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
James Mcculloch or Mclean
10 Nov 1904Order images (2)Fife District
Stirling District
1894
MCCULLOCH or MCLEAN, James
iron worker
Born about 1854
Single
Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
James Mcculloch or Maclean
10 Nov 1904Order images (2)Fife District
Stirling District
1894
MCLEAN or MCCULLOCH, James
iron worker
Born about 1854
Single
Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
James Mcculloch or Maclean
James Mcculloch or Mclean
10 Nov 1904Order images (2)Fife District
Stirling District
1894
MCLEOD or MATTHEW, Rachael
housewife
Born about 1853
Married
Previous residence: Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Rachel Mcleod or Mathew
8 Jun 1904Order images (2)Fife1886-1888
MCLEOD or MATHEW, Rachel
housewife
Born about 1853
Married
Previous residence: Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Also known as
Rachael Mcleod or Matthew
8 Jun 1904Order images (2)Fife1886-1888
MIDDLETON or HUTTON, Adam
miner
Born about 1848
Single
Previous residence: Perth District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
29 Nov 1914Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Perth District Asylum
1866-1867
MOODIE, William
general labourer
Born about 1858
Single
Previous residence: Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
9 May 1936Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1905
PLENDERLEITH, Robert
coal miner
Born about 1808
Married
Previous residence: Glasgow Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
8 Nov 1868Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Gartnavel
1866
POLLARD or ALEXANDER, Helen
Born about 1862
Married
Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum
Chargeable parish: Carnock
5 Mar 1913Order images (2)Fife District Asylum
Stirling District
1905-1906
REID or STOBIE, Jane
farm servant
Born about 1828
Married
Previous residence: Cowstrandburn
Chargeable parish: Saline
9 Oct 1884Order image (1)Fife1875
REID, Joan
no occupation
Born about 1843
Single
Previous residence: Dunfermline Poorhouse lunatic wards
Chargeable parish: Carnock
13 Mar 1905Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1902
REID, Mary
domestic servant formerly, living alone latterly
Born about 1833
Single
Previous residence: Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
5 Apr 1917Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1900
ROBERTSON, Marjory
children's nurse
Born about 1867
Single
Previous residence: various places in Scotland, England
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1906
STOBBIE or HUNTER, Jane
housewife
Born about 1860
Married
Previous residence: Burnside Cottages, Oakley, Carnock
Chargeable parish: Carnock
2 Dec 1898Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1891
STOBIE or REID, Jane
farm servant
Born about 1828
Married
Previous residence: Cowstrandburn
Chargeable parish: Saline
9 Oct 1884Order image (1)Fife1875
STOBIE, Robert
labourer
Born about 1863
Married
Previous residence: Cairneyhill, by Dunfermline
Chargeable parish: Carnock
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1908
WISHART, Robert
tea hawker
Born about 1794
Widowed
Previous residence: Lochgelly
Chargeable parish: Carnock
3 Jul 1884Order image (1)Fife And Kinross1868


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


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