Ceres parish records

Ceres records

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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

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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

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CH2/65/4	Ceres Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes	1740-1770	Request lookup
CH2/65/5	Ceres Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes Minutes 1770-1808, 1830-1849	1770-1849	Request lookup
CH2/65/7	Ceres Church of Scotland - Cash books Accounts 1740-1757, 1771, 1782, 1783	1740-1783	Request lookup
CH2/65/8	Ceres Church of Scotland - Cash books	1783-1801	Request lookup
CH2/65/9	Ceres Church of Scotland - Cash books	1819-1851	Request lookup
CH2/65/10	Ceres Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes	1889-1902	Request lookup
CH2/65/12	Ceres Church of Scotland - Poors' fund accounts	1835-1845	Request lookup
CH2/65/13	Ceres Church of Scotland - Baptismal register	1856-1861	Request lookup
CH2/65/14	Ceres Church of Scotland - Proclamation register	1856-1953	Request lookup
CH2/65/15	Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll	1870-1878	Request lookup
CH2/65/16	Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll	1875-1881	Request lookup
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CH2/65/19	Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll	1891-1896	Request lookup
CH2/65/23	Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll	1878	Request lookup
CH2/65/29	Ceres Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes	1850-1924	Request lookup
CH2/65/33	Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll	1842-1856	Request lookup
CH2/65/34	Ceres Church of Scotland - Communion roll	1897-1899	Request 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
Name	Year(s)/ minutes	Order images	Deliverance
Widow Charlotte CARSTAIRS	1851 (1)	Order images	Refused
Thomas OSWALD	1873 (1)	Order images	Refused
Thomas OSWALD	1873 (1)	Order images	Refused
Thomas OSWALD	1875 (2)	Order images	Refused

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 residence	Defender name	Child birth	Order	Court
Margaret CUNNINGHAM Carskerdo, Ceres	William CRAIG	11 Mar 1861	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/29
Agnes GRIEVE Baldinnie	Alexander HAMILTON	27 Mar 1883	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/32
Catherine HUNTER Cassindilly, Ceres	James SMITH	5 Jan 1879	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/31
Ellen LOCKE Saughtree House, Ceres	Robert BUTTERCASE	10 Jul 1882	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/32
Anne MELVILLE Dykeneuk, Ceres	David MACKIE	24 Mar 1856	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/28
Euphemia NICOLSON or HAMILTON Main Street, Ceres	George DEMPSTER	13 Jan 1886	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/32
Margaret PATERSON Pitscottie Mill, Ceres	David BENNETT	28 Jul 1872	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/31
Euphemia PATON Baltilly, Ceres	William BLAKE	12 May 1876	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/31
Isabella ROBERTSON Bridgend, Ceres	William GARRIE	4 Jul 1854	Order now	Cupar SC20/4/28
Annie VEITCH Third Part, Ceres	Robert MERCER	10 Apr 1890 Third Part, Ceres	Order now	Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1
Helen WALLACE Bridgend, Ceres	Alexander RAMSAY	10 Aug 1854	Order now	Cupar 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 name	Date of birth	Mother name	Order
David ADAMSON	20 August 1862	Euphemia ADAMSON	Find the father
Euphemia AITKEN	22 August 1860	Isabell AITKEN	Find the father
Agnes ALLAN	4 March 1868	Christina ALLAN	Find the father
Gilbert ALLAN	29 October 1869	Christina ALLAN	Find the father
Gilbert Peter ALLAN	11 July 1863	Christina ALLAN	Father found
James ALLAN	18 November 1874	Janet ALLAN	Father found
Mary ALLAN	20 November 1862	Mary ALLAN	Father found
William Edie ALLAN	26 June 1872	Christian ALLAN	Father found
Jane Porter ANDERSON	20 September 1857	Mary ANDERSON	Find the father
Barbara Walker BARNEARD	16 July 1857	Jean BARNEARD	Father found
James BARNEARD	30 July 1873	Grace BARNEARD	Father found
John BARNEARD	14 October 1861	Grace BARNEARD	Find the father
Christina BERRIE	3 June 1873	Jessie BERRIE	Find the father
Elizabeth BIRRELL	27 February 1868	Catherine BIRRELL	Find the father
William BISSET	8 March 1874	Janet BISSET	Find the father
Cecilia BLACK	19 September 1861	Eliza BLACK	Father found
Mary Mclauchland BOWMAN	1 December 1872	Mary Mclauchland BOWMAN	Find the father
Christian BRAID	29 September 1862	Elizabeth BRAID	Find the father
Janet BRAID	15 June 1859	Elizabeth BRAID	Father found
William BRAID	17 February 1874	Helen BRAID	Find the father
Catherine BROWN	25 December 1868	Catherine BROWN	Father found
David BROWN	25 August 1855	Elizabeth BROWN	Find the father
Jane Blair BROWN	14 October 1870	Jane BROWN	Find the father
Robert BROWN	4 July 1858	Elizabeth BROWN	Find the father
Thomas BROWN	10 September 1861	Euphemia BROWN	Father found
Jane BRUCE	10 February 1861	Jessie BRUCE	Find the father
William BUDDO	16 May 1866	Helen BUDDO	Find the father
David BURT	3 October 1860	Ann BURT	Find the father
Ann Walker CASSELS	17 August 1864	Mary Ann CASSELS	Find the father
Isabella CHALMERS	18 November 1863	Catherine CHALMERS	Father found
James CHALMERS	8 April 1858	Christina CHALMERS	Father found
Jean CHRISTIE	20 October 1860	Johanna CHRISTIE	Father found
Margaret CHRISTIE	19 December 1858	Margaret CHRISTIE	Father found
Euphemia CLARK	4 September 1870	Elizabeth CLARK	Father found
George CLARK	27 February 1872	Elizabeth CLARK	Find the father
Barbara CORNFOOT	23 January 1866	Ann CORNFOOT	Father found
Mary Walsh CROMBIE	19 June 1855	Margaret CROMBIE	Father found
Mary Ann CUNNINGHAM	13 September 1865	Margaret CUNNINGHAM	Find the father
William CUNNINGHAM	11 February 1861	Margaret CUNNINGHAM	Find the father
John DALL	21 May 1864	Janet DALL	Find the father
Alexander DONALDSON	25 July 1870	Janet DONALDSON	Find the father
Thomas DONALDSON	7 August 1865	Euphemia DONALDSON	Find the father
James DUFF	2 March 1861	Isabella DUFF	Find the father
John DUFF	25 October 1862	Helen DUFF	Find the father
Barbara ERROL	10 September 1861	Barbara ERROL	Find the father
John ERROL	13 November 1859	Barbara ERROL	Find the father
Margaret FINLAY	25 May 1867	Mary FINLAY	Find the father
Ann Downie FYALL	19 November 1867	Jane FYALL	Find the father
Peter GLEN	8 January 1873	Jean GLEN	Father found
Alexander GOLD	6 November 1866	Elizabeth GOLD	Father found
Catherine Miller GORDON	17 April 1873	Ann GORDON	Find the father
David GOURLAY	24 May 1873	Helen GOURLAY	Father found
Euphemia GOURLAY	29 October 1865	Barbara GOURLAY	Father found
James GOURLAY	20 May 1870	Helen GOURLAY	Find the father
Janet GOURLAY	8 September 1871	Barbara GOURLAY	Find the father
Thomas GOURLAY	24 September 1855	Helen GOURLAY	Find the father
Frank GRANDISON	1 June 1874	Elizabeth GRANDISON	Find the father
James GRANDISON	30 October 1871	Elizabeth GRANDISON	Find the father
Joseph GREIRSON	27 February 1859	Catherine GREIRSON	Father found
Barney HAMILTON	18 May 1872	Martha HAMILTON	Find the father
Margaret HAMILTON	3 September 1874	Martha HAMILTON	Find the father
Andrew HARLEY	14 September 1864	Margaret HARLEY	Find the father
Euphemia HENDERSON	13 December 1860	Janet HENDERSON	Find the father
William HUTT	13 August 1872	Euphemia HUTT	Find the father
David IRELAND	6 July 1868	Margaret IRELAND	Find the father
Mary Watson JOHNSON	27 November 1857	Isabel JOHNSON	Find the father
David JOHNSTON	27 July 1867	Emily JOHNSTON	Find the father
Elizabeth JOHNSTON	25 January 1863	Jean JOHNSTON	Father found
James JOHNSTON	21 March 1865	Janet JOHNSTON	Find the father
Margaret KEAY	16 June 1857	Elizabeth KEAY	Father found
John KINNEAR	8 September 1868	Elizabeth KINNEAR	Find the father
James LAING	15 May 1863	Euphemia LAING	Find the father
Margaret Small LISTER	30 May 1857	Isabella LISTER	Find the father
David LONIE	2 July 1861	Christina LONIE	Father found
Sarah LOUDEN	23 June 1870	Janet LOUDEN	Find the father
David LUMSDEN	19 June 1863	Agnes LUMSDEN	Find the father
John LUMSDEN	19 June 1863	Agnes LUMSDEN	Find the father
James MARR	25 May 1867	Margaret MARR	Find the father
Alexander MCFARLANE	8 April 1863	Mary Ann MCFARLANE	Father found
Ann MCINTOSH	10 December 1862	Elisabeth MCINTOSH	Find the father
Robert MCINTOSH	12 April 1865	Helen MCINTOSH	Find the father
William MCINTOSH	26 April 1863	Helen MCINTOSH	Find the father
Elizabeth MELVILLE	22 September 1859	Ann MELVILLE	Find the father
James MILL	20 September 1870	Agnes MILL	Find the father
Helen MILLAR	20 July 1866	Ann MILLAR	Father found
Janet MILLER	4 May 1855	Catharine MILLER	Father found
Alexander MITCHELL	2 May 1865	Agnes MITCHELL	Find the father
David MITCHELL	8 July 1862	Isobel MITCHELL	Find the father
Helen MITCHELL	18 November 1859	Ann MITCHELL	Father found
James MITCHELL	2 September 1873	Agnes MITCHELL	Find the father
John MITCHELL	12 November 1872	Betsy MITCHELL	Find the father
Mary MITCHELL	2 November 1870	Mary MITCHELL	Father found
John MONRO	11 October 1869	Janet MONRO	Find the father
Cecilia MORE	31 July 1870	Elizabeth MORE	Find the father
James MOTION	4 August 1860	Janet MOTION	Find the father
John Murdie NESS	30 September 1855	Euphemia NESS	Find the father
David PATERSON	8 December 1869	Margaret PATERSON	Find the father
William PATERSON	10 May 1859	Margaret PATERSON	Father found
William Young PRIDE	17 October 1855	Mary PRIDE	Find the father
Ann RAMSAY	6 October 1872	Isobell RAMSAY	Find the father
John RAMSAY	17 April 1861	Elizabeth RAMSAY	Find the father
Margaret REEKIE	1 August 1864	Isobell REEKIE	Father found
Euphemia RITCHIE	11 August 1868	Margaret RITCHIE	Find the father
Ann RODGER	25 December 1873	Agnes RODGER	Find the father
Helen RODGER	24 February 1873	Helen RODGER	Father found
James SCOTT	14 November 1873	Jessie SCOTT	Find the father
David SHARP	5 July 1865	Janet SHARP	Find the father
Alexander SHEPHERD	5 February 1868	Agnes SHEPHERD	Father found
William SHEPHERD	11 June 1859	Christian SHEPHERD	Find the father
Thomas SIMPSON	16 December 1864	Christian SIMPSON	Father found
David SPITTAL	2 November 1861	Christina SPITTAL	Father found
Grace SPITTAL	25 November 1868	Christina SPITTAL	Find the father
Jessie SPITTAL	19 March 1871	Christina SPITTAL	Find the father
William Ord SPITTAL	3 October 1873	Christina SPITTAL	Find the father
William THOMSON	16 January 1873	Margaret THOMSON	Find the father
Christina WALLACE	24 December 1855	Janet WALLACE	Father found
Jane WALLACE	9 May 1866	Janet WALLACE	Father found
Richard WALLACE	19 June 1870	Margaret WALLACE	Father found
William WALLACE	10 May 1870	Maria WALLACE	Find the father
Mary WEBSTER	19 September 1864	Margaret WEBSTER	Find the father
David WHITTON	1 July 1866	Helen WHITTON	Find the father
Alice WILSON	27 December 1862	Helen WILSON	Father found
Anna YOOL	25 March 1863	Isabella YOOL	Find the father
William YOOL	27 June 1873	Margaret YOOL	Find the father
Isabella YOUNG	14 June 1860	Janet YOUNG	Find the father
David YOUNGER	22 June 1862	Margaret YOUNGER	Find the father
Margaret YOUNGER	17 May 1864	Margaret YOUNGER	Find 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
Name	Date of death	Order	Asylums	Years
AITKEN or BONTHRON, Helen housewife Born about 1823 Married Previous residence: Craigrothie, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife	1873
ALLAN, Janet weaver formerly Born about 1817 Single Previous residence: Craigrothie, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	4 Dec 1912	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1911
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 1910	Order 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 1910	Order 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 1910	Order 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 1897	Order 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 1885	Order image (1)	Fife	1885
BONTHRON or AITKEN, Helen housewife Born about 1823 Married Previous residence: Craigrothie, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife	1873
BRAID, William weaver and gravedigger Born about 1820 Married Previous residence: Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	29 Nov 1880	Order image (1)	Fife	1880
BRAND, James master of works Born about 1823 Widowed Previous residence: St Ann's, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	13 Jan 1905	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1904
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 1877	Order 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 1911	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1911
CHRISTIE, Mary domestic servant Born about 1843 Single Previous residence: Chance Inn, Ceres Chargeable parish: Mr Duncan, jeweller, Cupar		Order images (2)	Fife	1878-1882
DOW, William draper Born about 1846 Single Previous residence: St Andrews Road, Ceres and Adamson Cottage Hospital, Cupar Chargeable parish: Cupar	13 Oct 1910	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1910
DUFF or CHRISTIE, Elsie housewife Born about 1867 Married Previous residence: Russell Mains, Springfield Chargeable parish: Cupar	3 Oct 1911	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1911
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 1895	Order image (1)	Fife District	1894
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 Asylum	1891
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 1892	Order 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 1892	Order 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 1892	Order 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 1892	Order 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 1892	Order 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 1912	Order images (2)	Fife Haddington	1881
IRELAND, John gardener Born about 1846 Single Previous residence: Edenwood Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1902
LAING, Janet no occupation Born about 1859 Single Previous residence: Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	13 Apr 1917	Order image (1)	Fife	1874
LATTO or BLACK, Jane Ann groom's wife Born about 1854 Married Previous residence: Newbigging Kennels, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	28 Mar 1885	Order image (1)	Fife	1885
LOUDEN, Isabella Henderson domestic servant Born about 1886 Single Previous residence: Craigrothie Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1906
MCGILLVRAY, Elizth domestic servant Born about 1850 Single Previous residence: Catherine Bank, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife	1875
MILL, Betsy domestic servant Born about 1847 Single Previous residence: 35 Leith Street, Edinburgh Chargeable parish: Ceres	29 Sep 1914	Order 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 1922	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1901
MITCHELL, William Warrant draper Born about 1878 Single Previous residence: Old Toll House, Pitscottie Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife District	1895
NAIRN, Euphemia outdoor worker Born about 1824 Single Previous residence: Chance Inn, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	11 Apr 1901	Order image (1)	Fife	1874
NICHOLSON or YOUNG, Cecilia married Born about 1871 Married Previous residence: Kelty Chargeable parish: Beath		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1898
NICHOLSON, Isabella domestic servant Born about 1834 Single Previous residence: Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife	1884
ROBERTSON or STURROCK, Isabella Aitken housewife Born about 1869 Married Previous residence: Ceres Chargeable parish: Collessie		Order image (1)	Fife District	1894
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 1877	Order 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 1877	Order 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 1867	Order 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 1907	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1904
ROSS, Duncan Davidson mason and tramway stable man (formerly) Born about 1838 Widowed Previous residence: Craigrothie, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	10 Mar 1915	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1915
SCOTT, Jessie domestic servant Born about 1860 Single Previous residence: Chance Inn, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1892
SCOTT or SPITTAL, Margaret Gilmour housewife Born about 1858 Married Previous residence: The Toft, off Main Street, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	3 Jun 1913	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1911
SIME, George joiner Born about 1821 Single Previous residence: Hallcross House, Musselburgh Chargeable parish: Ceres	3 Aug 1900	Order 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 1907	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1904
SPITTAL or SCOTT, Margaret Gilmour housewife Born about 1858 Married Previous residence: The Toft, off Main Street, Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres	3 Jun 1913	Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1911
STURROCK or ROBERTSON, Isabella Aitken housewife Born about 1869 Married Previous residence: Ceres Chargeable parish: Collessie		Order image (1)	Fife District	1894
WEBSTER, Janet mill worker Born about 1827 Single Previous residence: Ceres Chargeable parish: Ceres		Order image (1)	Fife	1883
WILSON, James ploughman Born about 1853 Married Previous residence: Pilmuir, Largoo Chargeable parish: Largo		Order image (1)	Fife	1882
WINSLEAD, John labourer Born about 1850 Single Previous residence: Largo Chargeable parish: Largo	4 Dec 1918	Order images (2)	Fife	1878-1879
YOUNG or NICHOLSON, Cecilia married Born about 1871 Married Previous residence: Kelty Chargeable parish: Beath		Order image (1)	Fife District Asylum	1898

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

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Name: James Belfour

Date: 12/03/1832

Case type: Paid in

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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