Coll parish records

Coll 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
CH2/70/1	Coll Church of Scotland - Kirk Session minutes, baptisms, marriages, lists of poor and inhabitants of Coll. Including: Kirk Session minutes 1733-1735; 1775-1779; 1781-1813. Lists of baptisms 1776-1813. Lists of marriages 1776-1813. List of the poor 1791-1792. List of the inhabitants of Coll, 2 Dec 1776. Account of the population of Coll, 20 Jun 1811.	1733-1813	Request lookup
CH2/70/2	Coll Church of Scotland - Kirk Session minutes, census of the population of the Isle of Coll, list of communicants and poor. Including: Kirk Session minutes 1813-1844 & 1862-1876, with lists of disbursements to the poor. Census of the population of the Isle of Coll, taken 31 Mar 1851. List of communicants in the Parish of Coll in the year 1874. Lists of the poor in Coll, 1813-1844.	1813-1876	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.

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
Name	Year(s)/ minutes	Order images	Deliverance
Widow Betsy LEITCH or CAMPBELL	1871 (2)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)
Charles MACDONALD	1876 (1)	Order images	Refused
Donald MACDONALD	1876 (1)	Order images	Refused
Widow Flora MACDONALD	1876 (1)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)
Lachlan MACDONALD	1876 (1)	Order images	Refused
Widow Agnes MACINTYRE or MCLEAN	1870 (1)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)
John MACNEIL	1873 (2)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)
Charles MCDONALD	1878 (1)	Order images	Refused (poorhouse)
Widow Flora MCKINNON	1871 (2)	Order images	Refused
Widow Flora MCKINNON	1872 (4)	Order images	Ground of complaint removed
Hector MCKINNON	1876 (1)	Order images	Refused
John MCNEIL	1873 (1)	Order images	Refused (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 residence	Defender name	Child birth	Order	Court
Catherine MACFADYEN Union Poorhouse, Tobermory formerly Broadhill, Isle of Coll	George MACDONALD	27 Feb 1883	Order now	Oban SC57/3/1
Flora MACFADYEN Arynagour, Coll	John MCKINNON		Order now	Tobermory SC59/1/10
Mary MACKINNON Acha, Coll	Alexander MACLEAN		Order now	Tobermory SC59/1/10

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.

We have not found any relevant records for this parish.

General Register of Lunatics

This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. We have not yet identified any patients from this parish.

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.

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 7s 6d

Details: 'To 6 Poor at 4/6 each'

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation: Beadle

Address:

Role: fees

Cash amount: 5s

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 14s

Details: 'To 4 Poor at 3/6 each'

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 16s

Details: 'To 9 Poor at 4/ each'

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £2

Details: 'To 10 Poor at 4/ each'

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: £1 10s

Details: 'To 6 Poor at 5/ each'

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation: precentor

Address:

Role: fee

Cash amount: £1

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation: ground officer

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 5s 6d

Details: 'Rec[eive]d from Ground officer'

Other names: John Mclean; John Mckenzie

Name:

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation: Beadle

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 2s

Details: 'Rec[eive]d from Beadle for Mortcloth'

Other names: John Mclean; John Mckenzie

Name: Ann Beaton

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address:

Role: wages

Cash amount: 15s

Details: 'wages ordered by the Justices to the poor'

Other names: Ann Beaton

Name: Mrs Hector Beaton

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation:

Address: Knock

Role:

Cash amount: 5s

Details: 'To Mrs McDonald, Boulabeg & Mrs Hector Beaton Knock ' [5s jointly]

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name: Mrs Hector Beaton

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Knock

Role: Fourth Class

Other names: Hector Mckinnon; John Mcdonald; Widow Mcinnes; Christy Mckinnon; Flora Mclean; Widow Paterson; Cathrine Macmillan; Ann Mclean; Mary Mckinnon; Janet Mclean; Peggie Mclean; Ann Matheson; Mary Mclean; Ann Campbell; Flora Mclean; Margory Mclean; Orphans Mcdonald; Mrs Cathrine Mclean; Marion Mckinnon; Mrs Hector Beaton; Cathrine Mclean; Mary Mckinnon; Mrs Christy Mclean; Widow MacFaden; Widow Stevingson; Neil Kennedy; Dougald McNiven; Mary Johnston; Mrs Gillies; Mrs Mcinnes; Marion Campbell; Mrs Marion MacFaden

Name: Ann Campbell

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Cornaig

Role: Third Class

Name: Marion Campbell

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Grimisary

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Neil Fedler

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 7s 6d

Details: 'To Neil Fedler & Mrs Mal[col]m McFaden'

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name: Mrs Gillies

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Coalis

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Mary Johnston

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Clabach

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Neil Kennedy

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arnibost

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Libella Macarthur

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Gresibol

Role: First Class

Details: ' To Widow McLean Aringour & Libella MacArthur at Gresibol' [ 5s 10d jointly]

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name: Widow MacFaden

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Aritluie

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Mrs Marion MacFaden

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arnibost Moor

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Cathrine Macmillan

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Frieslon

Role: Second Class

Name: Ann Matheson

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Triaton

Role: Third Class

Name: Orphans Mcdonald

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Totranald

Role: Third Class

Details: 'McDonald's Orphants'

Name: Mrs Mcdonald

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: Disbursement

Occupation:

Address: Boulabeg

Role:

Cash amount: 5s

Details: 'To Mrs McDonald, Boulabeg & Mrs Hector Beaton Knock ' [5s jointly]

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name: John Mcdonald

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Grimiseory

Role: First Class

Name: Widow Mcinnes

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arinagour

Role: First Class

Name: Mrs Mcinnes

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Coalis

Role: Fourth Class

Name: John Mckenzie

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address: Ariglas

Role:

Cash amount: 1s 3d

Details: 'Rec[eive]d from John McKenzie Ariglas'

Other names: John Mclean; John Mckenzie

Name: Christy Mckinnon

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Goston

Role: First Class

Name: Hector Mckinnon

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Clabach

Role: First Class

Name: Malcolm Mckinnon

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation:

Address: Greseboll

Role: Paid

Cash amount: £1

Other names: Malcolm Mckinnon

Name: Marion Mckinnon

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arinagour

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Mary Mckinnon

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Acha

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Mary Mckinnon

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Gaston

Role: Second Class

Name: Widow Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Aringour

Role: First Class

Details: ' To Widow McLean Aringour & Libella MacArthur at Gresibol' [ 5s 10d jointly]

Other names: Neil Fedler; Mrs Mcdonald; Mrs Hector Beaton; Widow Mclean; Libella Macarthur

Name: Ann Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arileoid

Role: Second Class

Name: Mrs Cathrine Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Kilbride

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Cathrine Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Clabach

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Mrs Christy Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arileoid

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Flora Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Frislom

Role: Second Class

Name: Flora Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arinagour

Role: Third Class

Name: Janet Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Clabach

Role: Second Class

Name: John Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: collection

Occupation: joiner

Address:

Role:

Cash amount: 1s 1d

Details: 'Rec[eive]d from John McLean Joiner'

Other names: John Mclean; John Mckenzie

Name: Margory Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arinagour

Role: Third Class

Name: Mary Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Knock

Role: Third Class

Name: Peggie Mclean

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arnibost

Role: Second Class

Name: Dougald McNiven

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Arileod

Role: Fourth Class

Name: Widow Paterson

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Ballechough

Role: Second Class

Name: Widow Stevingson

Date: 01/08/1832

Case type: List of the Poor in Coll

Occupation:

Address: Torraston

Role: Fourth Class