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Ceres 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

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CH2/65/4Ceres Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes1740-1770Request lookup
CH2/65/5Ceres Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes
Minutes 1770-1808, 1830-1849
1770-1849Request lookup
CH2/65/7Ceres Church of Scotland - Cash books
Accounts 1740-1757, 1771, 1782, 1783
1740-1783Request lookup
CH2/65/8Ceres Church of Scotland - Cash books1783-1801Request lookup
CH2/65/9Ceres Church of Scotland - Cash books1819-1851Request lookup
CH2/65/10Ceres Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes1889-1902Request lookup
CH2/65/12Ceres Church of Scotland - Poors' fund accounts1835-1845Request lookup
CH2/65/13Ceres Church of Scotland - Baptismal register1856-1861Request lookup
CH2/65/14Ceres Church of Scotland - Proclamation register1856-1953Request lookup
CH2/65/15Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll1870-1878Request lookup
CH2/65/16Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll1875-1881Request lookup
CH2/65/17Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll1885-1887Request lookup
CH2/65/18Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll1888-1890Request lookup
CH2/65/19Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll1891-1896Request lookup
CH2/65/23Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll1878Request lookup
CH2/65/29Ceres Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes1850-1924Request lookup
CH2/65/33Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll1842-1856Request lookup
CH2/65/34Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll1897-1899Request 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 Charlotte CARSTAIRS 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Thomas OSWALD 1873 (1)Order imagesRefused
Thomas OSWALD 1873 (1)Order imagesRefused
Thomas OSWALD 1875 (2)Order imagesRefused


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
Margaret CUNNINGHAM
Carskerdo, Ceres
William CRAIG11 Mar 1861Order nowCupar
SC20/4/29
Agnes GRIEVE
Baldinnie
Alexander HAMILTON27 Mar 1883Order nowCupar
SC20/4/32
Catherine HUNTER
Cassindilly, Ceres
James SMITH5 Jan 1879Order nowCupar
SC20/4/31
Ellen LOCKE
Saughtree House, Ceres
Robert BUTTERCASE10 Jul 1882Order nowCupar
SC20/4/32
Anne MELVILLE
Dykeneuk, Ceres
David MACKIE24 Mar 1856Order nowCupar
SC20/4/28
Euphemia NICOLSON or HAMILTON
Main Street, Ceres
George DEMPSTER13 Jan 1886Order nowCupar
SC20/4/32
Margaret PATERSON
Pitscottie Mill, Ceres
David BENNETT28 Jul 1872Order nowCupar
SC20/4/31
Euphemia PATON
Baltilly, Ceres
William BLAKE12 May 1876Order nowCupar
SC20/4/31
Isabella ROBERTSON
Bridgend, Ceres
William GARRIE4 Jul 1854Order nowCupar
SC20/4/28
Annie VEITCH
Third Part, Ceres
Robert MERCER10 Apr 1890
Third Part, Ceres
Order nowKirkcaldy
SC23/7/1
Helen WALLACE
Bridgend, Ceres
Alexander RAMSAY10 Aug 1854Order nowCupar
SC20/4/28


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

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
David ADAMSON20 August 1862Euphemia ADAMSONFind the father
Euphemia AITKEN22 August 1860Isabell AITKENFind the father
Agnes ALLAN4 March 1868Christina ALLANFind the father
Gilbert ALLAN29 October 1869Christina ALLANFind the father
Gilbert Peter ALLAN11 July 1863Christina ALLANFather found
James ALLAN18 November 1874Janet ALLANFather found
Mary ALLAN20 November 1862Mary ALLANFather found
William Edie ALLAN26 June 1872Christian ALLANFather found
Jane Porter ANDERSON20 September 1857Mary ANDERSONFind the father
Barbara Walker BARNEARD16 July 1857Jean BARNEARDFather found
James BARNEARD30 July 1873Grace BARNEARDFather found
John BARNEARD14 October 1861Grace BARNEARDFind the father
Christina BERRIE3 June 1873Jessie BERRIEFind the father
Elizabeth BIRRELL27 February 1868Catherine BIRRELLFind the father
William BISSET8 March 1874Janet BISSETFind the father
Cecilia BLACK19 September 1861Eliza BLACKFather found
Mary Mclauchland BOWMAN1 December 1872Mary Mclauchland BOWMANFind the father
Christian BRAID29 September 1862Elizabeth BRAIDFind the father
Janet BRAID15 June 1859Elizabeth BRAIDFather found
William BRAID17 February 1874Helen BRAIDFind the father
Catherine BROWN25 December 1868Catherine BROWNFather found
David BROWN25 August 1855Elizabeth BROWNFind the father
Jane Blair BROWN14 October 1870Jane BROWNFind the father
Robert BROWN4 July 1858Elizabeth BROWNFind the father
Thomas BROWN10 September 1861Euphemia BROWNFather found
Jane BRUCE10 February 1861Jessie BRUCEFind the father
William BUDDO16 May 1866Helen BUDDOFind the father
David BURT3 October 1860Ann BURTFind the father
Ann Walker CASSELS17 August 1864Mary Ann CASSELSFind the father
Isabella CHALMERS18 November 1863Catherine CHALMERSFather found
James CHALMERS8 April 1858Christina CHALMERSFather found
Jean CHRISTIE20 October 1860Johanna CHRISTIEFather found
Margaret CHRISTIE19 December 1858Margaret CHRISTIEFather found
Euphemia CLARK4 September 1870Elizabeth CLARKFather found
George CLARK27 February 1872Elizabeth CLARKFind the father
Barbara CORNFOOT23 January 1866Ann CORNFOOTFather found
Mary Walsh CROMBIE19 June 1855Margaret CROMBIEFather found
Mary Ann CUNNINGHAM13 September 1865Margaret CUNNINGHAMFind the father
William CUNNINGHAM11 February 1861Margaret CUNNINGHAMFind the father
John DALL21 May 1864Janet DALLFind the father
Alexander DONALDSON25 July 1870Janet DONALDSONFind the father
Thomas DONALDSON7 August 1865Euphemia DONALDSONFind the father
James DUFF2 March 1861Isabella DUFFFind the father
John DUFF25 October 1862Helen DUFFFind the father
Barbara ERROL10 September 1861Barbara ERROLFind the father
John ERROL13 November 1859Barbara ERROLFind the father
Margaret FINLAY25 May 1867Mary FINLAYFind the father
Ann Downie FYALL19 November 1867Jane FYALLFind the father
Peter GLEN8 January 1873Jean GLENFather found
Alexander GOLD6 November 1866Elizabeth GOLDFather found
Catherine Miller GORDON17 April 1873Ann GORDONFind the father
David GOURLAY24 May 1873Helen GOURLAYFather found
Euphemia GOURLAY29 October 1865Barbara GOURLAYFather found
James GOURLAY20 May 1870Helen GOURLAYFind the father
Janet GOURLAY8 September 1871Barbara GOURLAYFind the father
Thomas GOURLAY24 September 1855Helen GOURLAYFind the father
Frank GRANDISON1 June 1874Elizabeth GRANDISONFind the father
James GRANDISON30 October 1871Elizabeth GRANDISONFind the father
Joseph GREIRSON27 February 1859Catherine GREIRSONFather found
Barney HAMILTON18 May 1872Martha HAMILTONFind the father
Margaret HAMILTON3 September 1874Martha HAMILTONFind the father
Andrew HARLEY14 September 1864Margaret HARLEYFind the father
Euphemia HENDERSON13 December 1860Janet HENDERSONFind the father
William HUTT13 August 1872Euphemia HUTTFind the father
David IRELAND6 July 1868Margaret IRELANDFind the father
Mary Watson JOHNSON27 November 1857Isabel JOHNSONFind the father
David JOHNSTON27 July 1867Emily JOHNSTONFind the father
Elizabeth JOHNSTON25 January 1863Jean JOHNSTONFather found
James JOHNSTON21 March 1865Janet JOHNSTONFind the father
Margaret KEAY16 June 1857Elizabeth KEAYFather found
John KINNEAR8 September 1868Elizabeth KINNEARFind the father
James LAING15 May 1863Euphemia LAINGFind the father
Margaret Small LISTER30 May 1857Isabella LISTERFind the father
David LONIE2 July 1861Christina LONIEFather found
Sarah LOUDEN23 June 1870Janet LOUDENFind the father
David LUMSDEN19 June 1863Agnes LUMSDENFind the father
John LUMSDEN19 June 1863Agnes LUMSDENFind the father
James MARR25 May 1867Margaret MARRFind the father
Alexander MCFARLANE8 April 1863Mary Ann MCFARLANEFather found
Ann MCINTOSH10 December 1862Elisabeth MCINTOSHFind the father
Robert MCINTOSH12 April 1865Helen MCINTOSHFind the father
William MCINTOSH26 April 1863Helen MCINTOSHFind the father
Elizabeth MELVILLE22 September 1859Ann MELVILLEFind the father
James MILL20 September 1870Agnes MILLFind the father
Helen MILLAR20 July 1866Ann MILLARFather found
Janet MILLER4 May 1855Catharine MILLERFather found
Alexander MITCHELL2 May 1865Agnes MITCHELLFind the father
David MITCHELL8 July 1862Isobel MITCHELLFind the father
Helen MITCHELL18 November 1859Ann MITCHELLFather found
James MITCHELL2 September 1873Agnes MITCHELLFind the father
John MITCHELL12 November 1872Betsy MITCHELLFind the father
Mary MITCHELL2 November 1870Mary MITCHELLFather found
John MONRO11 October 1869Janet MONROFind the father
Cecilia MORE31 July 1870Elizabeth MOREFind the father
James MOTION4 August 1860Janet MOTIONFind the father
John Murdie NESS30 September 1855Euphemia NESSFind the father
David PATERSON8 December 1869Margaret PATERSONFind the father
William PATERSON10 May 1859Margaret PATERSONFather found
William Young PRIDE17 October 1855Mary PRIDEFind the father
Ann RAMSAY6 October 1872Isobell RAMSAYFind the father
John RAMSAY17 April 1861Elizabeth RAMSAYFind the father
Margaret REEKIE1 August 1864Isobell REEKIEFather found
Euphemia RITCHIE11 August 1868Margaret RITCHIEFind the father
Ann RODGER25 December 1873Agnes RODGERFind the father
Helen RODGER24 February 1873Helen RODGERFather found
James SCOTT14 November 1873Jessie SCOTTFind the father
David SHARP5 July 1865Janet SHARPFind the father
Alexander SHEPHERD5 February 1868Agnes SHEPHERDFather found
William SHEPHERD11 June 1859Christian SHEPHERDFind the father
Thomas SIMPSON16 December 1864Christian SIMPSONFather found
David SPITTAL2 November 1861Christina SPITTALFather found
Grace SPITTAL25 November 1868Christina SPITTALFind the father
Jessie SPITTAL19 March 1871Christina SPITTALFind the father
William Ord SPITTAL3 October 1873Christina SPITTALFind the father
William THOMSON16 January 1873Margaret THOMSONFind the father
Christina WALLACE24 December 1855Janet WALLACEFather found
Jane WALLACE9 May 1866Janet WALLACEFather found
Richard WALLACE19 June 1870Margaret WALLACEFather found
William WALLACE10 May 1870Maria WALLACEFind the father
Mary WEBSTER19 September 1864Margaret WEBSTERFind the father
David WHITTON1 July 1866Helen WHITTONFind the father
Alice WILSON27 December 1862Helen WILSONFather found
Anna YOOL25 March 1863Isabella YOOLFind the father
William YOOL27 June 1873Margaret YOOLFind the father
Isabella YOUNG14 June 1860Janet YOUNGFind the father
David YOUNGER22 June 1862Margaret YOUNGERFind the father
Margaret YOUNGER17 May 1864Margaret YOUNGERFind 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
AITKEN or BONTHRON, Helen
housewife
Born about 1823
Married
Previous residence: Craigrothie, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife1873
ALLAN, Janet
weaver formerly
Born about 1817
Single
Previous residence: Craigrothie, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
4 Dec 1912Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1911
BIRRELL, George
Presbyterian minister
Born about 1850
Single
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
George J Birrell
George Johnstone Birrell
1 May 1910Order images (6)Crichton Institution
Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife District
Fife District Asylum
Montrose Royal Asylum
1892-1905
BIRRELL, George J
Presbyterian minister
Born about 1850
Single
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
George Birrell
George Johnstone Birrell
1 May 1910Order images (6)Crichton Institution
Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife District
Fife District Asylum
Montrose Royal Asylum
1892-1905
BIRRELL, George Johnstone
Presbyterian minister
Born about 1850
Single
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
George Birrell
George J Birrell
1 May 1910Order images (6)Crichton Institution
Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife District
Fife District Asylum
Montrose Royal Asylum
1892-1905
BIRRELL, James Taylor
engine fitter
Born about 1848
Single
Previous residence: Govan
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order images (2)Fife
Govan
1882
BLACK, David
patternmaker
Born about 1823
Married
Previous residence: Barony Parochial Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
7 Jun 1897Order images (3)Barony P A
Fife District
Glasgow Royal Asylum
1890-1895
BLACK or LATTO, Jane Ann
groom's wife
Born about 1854
Married
Previous residence: Newbigging Kennels, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
28 Mar 1885Order image (1)Fife1885
BONTHRON or AITKEN, Helen
housewife
Born about 1823
Married
Previous residence: Craigrothie, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife1873
BRAID, William
weaver and gravedigger
Born about 1820
Married
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
29 Nov 1880Order image (1)Fife1880
BRAND, James
master of works
Born about 1823
Widowed
Previous residence: St Ann's, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
13 Jan 1905Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1904
CARSEWELL, James
labourer
Born about 1824
Married
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
James Carswell
Order images (7)Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife And Kinross
Gartnavel
Montrose Royal Asylum
Morningside
1858-1876
CARSWELL, James
labourer
Born about 1824
Married
Previous residence: Royal Edinburgh Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
James Carsewell
Order images (7)Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife And Kinross
Gartnavel
Montrose Royal Asylum
Morningside
1858-1876
CHARLES or ROBERTSON, Jean
outdoor worker
Born about 1806
Widowed
Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
Jean Robertson
Jean Robertson or Charles
19 Apr 1877Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Montrose Royal Asylum
1861-1866
CHRISTIE or DUFF, Elsie
housewife
Born about 1867
Married
Previous residence: Russell Mains, Springfield
Chargeable parish: Cupar
3 Oct 1911Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1911
CHRISTIE, Mary
domestic servant
Born about 1843
Single
Previous residence: Chance Inn, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Mr Duncan, jeweller, Cupar
Order images (2)Fife1878-1882
DOW, William
draper
Born about 1846
Single
Previous residence: St Andrews Road, Ceres and Adamson Cottage Hospital, Cupar
Chargeable parish: Cupar
13 Oct 1910Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1910
DUFF or CHRISTIE, Elsie
housewife
Born about 1867
Married
Previous residence: Russell Mains, Springfield
Chargeable parish: Cupar
3 Oct 1911Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1911
DUNCAN, David
labourer
Born about 1827
Previous residence: Hallcross House, Musselburgh
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order images (5)Eastport House
Fife And Kinross
Gilmour House
Hallcross House
Millholme House
1853-1866
FORREST, James
ploughman
Born about 1866
Single
Previous residence: Backfields of Ladeddie
Chargeable parish: Ceres
3 Jan 1895Order image (1)Fife District1894
FOULIS, James
weaver
Born about 1832
Previous residence: Hallcross House, Musselburgh
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
James Fowles
James Fowlis
Order images (5)Eastport House
Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife And Kinross
Hallcross House
Millholme House
1858-1866
FOWLES, James
weaver
Born about 1832
Previous residence: Hallcross House, Musselburgh
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
James Foulis
James Fowlis
Order images (5)Eastport House
Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife And Kinross
Hallcross House
Millholme House
1858-1866
FOWLIS, James
weaver
Born about 1832
Previous residence: Hallcross House, Musselburgh
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
James Foulis
James Fowles
Order images (5)Eastport House
Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife And Kinross
Hallcross House
Millholme House
1858-1866
GOURLAY, James
tailor
Born about 1845
Single
Previous residence: Dunino and Police Office, St Andrews
Chargeable parish: St Andrews
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1891
GRIFFEN or GRIFFITHS, Agnes
domestic servant
Born about 1824
Single
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
Agnes Griffith
Nancy Griffith
Agnes Griffiths
12 Dec 1892Order images (5)Fife
Fife And Kinross
1868-1872
GRIFFITH, Agnes
domestic servant
Born about 1824
Single
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
Agnes Griffen or Griffiths
Nancy Griffith
Agnes Griffiths
12 Dec 1892Order images (5)Fife
Fife And Kinross
1868-1872
GRIFFITH, Nancy
domestic servant
Born about 1824
Single
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
Agnes Griffen or Griffiths
Agnes Griffith
Agnes Griffiths
12 Dec 1892Order images (5)Fife
Fife And Kinross
1868-1872
GRIFFITHS, Agnes
domestic servant
Born about 1824
Single
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
Agnes Griffen or Griffiths
Agnes Griffith
Nancy Griffith
12 Dec 1892Order images (5)Fife
Fife And Kinross
1868-1872
GRIFFITHS or GRIFFEN, Agnes
domestic servant
Born about 1824
Single
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
Agnes Griffen or Griffiths
Agnes Griffith
Nancy Griffith
Agnes Griffiths
12 Dec 1892Order images (5)Fife
Fife And Kinross
1868-1872
HILL, John
spirit dealer retired
Born about 1838
Widowed
Previous residence: Dundee Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order images (3)Dundee Royal Asylum
Fife District
1894
HORNE, John
gardener
Born about 1852
Single
Previous residence: Haddington
Chargeable parish: Ceres
14 Nov 1912Order images (2)Fife
Haddington
1881
IRELAND, John
gardener
Born about 1846
Single
Previous residence: Edenwood
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1902
LAING, Janet
no occupation
Born about 1859
Single
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
13 Apr 1917Order image (1)Fife1874
LATTO or BLACK, Jane Ann
groom's wife
Born about 1854
Married
Previous residence: Newbigging Kennels, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
28 Mar 1885Order image (1)Fife1885
LOUDEN, Isabella Henderson
domestic servant
Born about 1886
Single
Previous residence: Craigrothie
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1906
MCGILLVRAY, Elizth
domestic servant
Born about 1850
Single
Previous residence: Catherine Bank, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife1875
MILL, Betsy
domestic servant
Born about 1847
Single
Previous residence: 35 Leith Street, Edinburgh
Chargeable parish: Ceres
29 Sep 1914Order images (10)Edinburgh Royal Asylum
Fife District Asylum
Midlothian
Midlothian District Asylum
Mollendo House
1883-1904
MILLS, James
labourer
Born about 1861
Single
Previous residence: Saughtree, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
7 Oct 1922Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1901
MITCHELL, William Warrant
draper
Born about 1878
Single
Previous residence: Old Toll House, Pitscottie
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife District1895
NAIRN, Euphemia
outdoor worker
Born about 1824
Single
Previous residence: Chance Inn, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
11 Apr 1901Order image (1)Fife1874
NICHOLSON or YOUNG, Cecilia
married
Born about 1871
Married
Previous residence: Kelty
Chargeable parish: Beath
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1898
NICHOLSON, Isabella
domestic servant
Born about 1834
Single
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife1884
ROBERTSON or STURROCK, Isabella Aitken
housewife
Born about 1869
Married
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Collessie
Order image (1)Fife District1894
ROBERTSON, Jean
outdoor worker
Born about 1806
Widowed
Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
Jean Robertson or Charles
19 Apr 1877Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Montrose Royal Asylum
1861-1866
ROBERTSON or CHARLES, Jean
outdoor worker
Born about 1806
Widowed
Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Also known as
Jean Robertson
19 Apr 1877Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Montrose Royal Asylum
1861-1866
ROBERTSON, William
weaver
Born about 1811
Married
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
9 Nov 1867Order images (2)Fife And Kinross
Newbigging House
1865-1866
ROBINE or SMITH, Margaret
field worker
Born about 1854
Married
Previous residence: Loch, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
5 Dec 1907Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1904
ROSS, Duncan Davidson
mason and tramway stable man (formerly)
Born about 1838
Widowed
Previous residence: Craigrothie, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
10 Mar 1915Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1915
SCOTT, Jessie
domestic servant
Born about 1860
Single
Previous residence: Chance Inn, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1892
SCOTT or SPITTAL, Margaret Gilmour
housewife
Born about 1858
Married
Previous residence: The Toft, off Main Street, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
3 Jun 1913Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1911
SIME, George
joiner
Born about 1821
Single
Previous residence: Hallcross House, Musselburgh
Chargeable parish: Ceres
3 Aug 1900Order images (5)Eastport House
Fife
Fife And Kinross
Hallcross House
Millholme House
1857-1888
SMITH or ROBINE, Margaret
field worker
Born about 1854
Married
Previous residence: Loch, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
5 Dec 1907Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1904
SPITTAL or SCOTT, Margaret Gilmour
housewife
Born about 1858
Married
Previous residence: The Toft, off Main Street, Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
3 Jun 1913Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1911
STURROCK or ROBERTSON, Isabella Aitken
housewife
Born about 1869
Married
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Collessie
Order image (1)Fife District1894
WEBSTER, Janet
mill worker
Born about 1827
Single
Previous residence: Ceres
Chargeable parish: Ceres
Order image (1)Fife1883
WILSON, James
ploughman
Born about 1853
Married
Previous residence: Pilmuir, Largoo
Chargeable parish: Largo
Order image (1)Fife1882
WINSLEAD, John
labourer
Born about 1850
Single
Previous residence: Largo
Chargeable parish: Largo
4 Dec 1918Order images (2)Fife1878-1879
YOUNG or NICHOLSON, Cecilia
married
Born about 1871
Married
Previous residence: Kelty
Chargeable parish: Beath
Order image (1)Fife District Asylum1898


Rolls of Male Heads of Families

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

No Roll of Male Heads of Families has yet been found for this parish


Kirk Session Records Index

Use the name links below to go to the entries for the person you are interested in. We have selected 1832 as an example year for parishes across Scotland. If you would like more information about the existence of Kirk Session minutes for this or another parish or would like to search for particular people in the minutes please contact us.

James Belfour

Rev Mr Crichton

Mr Cathcart Drysdale

William Foster

John Horn

Robt Jack

George Lonnie

John Meldrum

William Paster

William Pastor

William Simpson

William Simson

John Sturrock

Mr Taylor

John Wilkie

Name: James Belfour

Date: 12/03/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: Robt Jack; James Belfour; William Simpson; William Pastor; Mr Taylor


Name: James Belfour

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 6s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: James Belfour

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 13s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: James Belfour

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 12s

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


Name: James Belfour

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £2 19s ['d' off page

Other names: William Paster; John Sturrock; George Lonnie; William Simson; James Belfour; John Horn; John Meldrum; Mr Taylor


Name: Rev Mr Crichton

Date: 14/09/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator

Details: Case of Cathcart v Crichton only subject discussed at session in 1832 - Fama and minister's refusal to give him Communion token. Back and Forth to Presbytery - Full extracts of the case hearings in the session minutes and the session's subsequent response. [We intend to transcribe in Full at a later Date]


Name: Mr Cathcart Drysdale

Date: 14/09/1832

Case type: petition

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Petition to presbytery considered

Details: Case of Cathcart v Crichton only subject discussed at session in 1832 - Fama and minister's refusal to give him Communion token. Back and Forth to Presbytery - Full extracts of the case hearings in the session minutes and the session's subsequent response. [We intend to transcribe in Full at a later Date]

Other names: Rev Mr Crichton; Mr Cathcart Drysdale; John Sturrock; William Foster; George Lonnie; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: William Foster

Date: 11/02/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 14s

Other names: Rev Mr Crichton; Mr Cathcart Drysdale; John Sturrock; William Foster; George Lonnie; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: William Foster

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £4 3s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: William Foster

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 10s

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


Name: John Horn

Date: 11/02/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 3s

Other names: Rev Mr Crichton; Mr Cathcart Drysdale; John Sturrock; William Foster; George Lonnie; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: John Horn

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 4s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: John Horn

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 4s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: John Horn

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 8s ['d' off page

Other names: William Paster; John Sturrock; George Lonnie; William Simson; James Belfour; John Horn; John Meldrum; Mr Taylor


Name: Robt Jack

Date: 12/03/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 15s

Other names: Robt Jack; James Belfour; William Simpson; William Pastor; Mr Taylor


Name: Robt Jack

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 9s

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


Name: George Lonnie

Date: 11/02/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 7s

Other names: Rev Mr Crichton; Mr Cathcart Drysdale; John Sturrock; William Foster; George Lonnie; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: George Lonnie

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 9s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: George Lonnie

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £3 1s 6d

Other names: William Paster; John Sturrock; George Lonnie; William Simson; James Belfour; John Horn; John Meldrum; Mr Taylor


Name: John Meldrum

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 4s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: John Meldrum

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Paid out

Occupation:

Address:

Role: interest

Cash amount: 10s

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


Name: John Meldrum

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 6s

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


Name: John Meldrum

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 7s ['d' off page

Other names: William Paster; John Sturrock; George Lonnie; William Simson; James Belfour; John Horn; John Meldrum; Mr Taylor


Name: William Paster

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £4 11s {'d' rest off page]

Other names: William Paster; John Sturrock; George Lonnie; William Simson; James Belfour; John Horn; John Meldrum; Mr Taylor


Name: William Pastor

Date: 12/03/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 6s

Other names: Robt Jack; James Belfour; William Simpson; William Pastor; Mr Taylor


Name: William Pastor

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 18s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: William Simpson

Date: 12/03/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 12s

Other names: Robt Jack; James Belfour; William Simpson; William Pastor; Mr Taylor


Name: William Simson

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £3 12s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: William Simson

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 6s

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


Name: William Simson

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £3

Other names: William Paster; John Sturrock; George Lonnie; William Simson; James Belfour; John Horn; John Meldrum; Mr Taylor


Name: John Sturrock

Date: 11/02/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £2 2s 6d

Other names: Rev Mr Crichton; Mr Cathcart Drysdale; John Sturrock; William Foster; George Lonnie; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: John Sturrock

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £2 18s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: John Sturrock

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 8s

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: John Sturrock

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 18s

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


Name: John Sturrock

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Paid in

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £3 12s ['d' off page

Other names: William Paster; John Sturrock; George Lonnie; William Simson; James Belfour; John Horn; John Meldrum; Mr Taylor


Name: Mr Taylor

Date: 11/02/1832

Case type: Contra

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £9 15s 9d

Details: Paid Collection money, amount Paid In by named individuals and Subscriptions - no individual distributions listed in Ceres Accounts at this time] - Total of which was Paid directly to Mr Taylor monthly

Other names: Rev Mr Crichton; Mr Cathcart Drysdale; John Sturrock; William Foster; George Lonnie; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: Mr Taylor

Date: 12/03/1832

Case type: Contra

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £7 17s

Details: Paid Collection money, amount Paid In by named individuals and Subscriptions - no individual distributions listed in Ceres Accounts at this time] - Total of which was Paid directly to Mr Taylor monthly

Other names: Robt Jack; James Belfour; William Simpson; William Pastor; Mr Taylor


Name: Mr Taylor

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Contra

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £16 19s 6d

Details: Paid Collection money, amount Paid In by named individuals and Subscriptions - no individual distributions listed in Ceres Accounts at this time] - Total of which was Paid directly to Mr Taylor monthly

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: Mr Taylor

Date: 29/05/1832

Case type: Contra

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £10

Details: Paid Collection money, amount Paid In by named individuals and Subscriptions - no individual distributions listed in Ceres Accounts at this time] - Total of which was Paid directly to Mr Taylor monthly

Other names: William Foster; John Sturrock; James Belfour; John Horn; Mr Taylor; William Simson; James Belfour; John Meldrum; William Pastor; George Lonnie; John Sturrock; John Horn; Mr Taylor


Name: Mr Taylor

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Contra

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £8 11s 6d

Details: Paid Collection money, amount Paid In by named individuals and Subscriptions - no individual distributions listed in Ceres Accounts at this time] - Total of which was Paid directly to Mr Taylor - minus a few other payments occassionally

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


Name: Mr Taylor

Date: 21/11/1832

Case type: Contra

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £30 6s

Details: Paid Collection money, amount Paid In by named individuals and Subscriptions - no individual distributions listed in Ceres Accounts at this time] - Total of which was Paid directly to Mr Taylor - minus a few other payments occassionally

Other names: William Paster; John Sturrock; George Lonnie; William Simson; James Belfour; John Horn; John Meldrum; Mr Taylor


Name: John Wilkie

Date: 06/08/1832

Case type: Paid out

Occupation:

Address:

Role: for preparing church

Cash amount: 13s 5s ['d' rest off page]

Other names: John Sturrock; William Foster; James Belfour; Robt Jack; John Meldrum; William Simson; John Meldrum; John Wilkie; Mr Taylor


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