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Collessie records
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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.
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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:
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- £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)
| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert ALLAN | 1863 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Betsy HUTTON | 1870 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Widow Jane MARTIN or WILSON | 1881 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Marion PRINGLE | 1873 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| George SETH | Monkstown | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| James SIMPSON | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James SIMPSON | 1870 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James SIMPSON | 1871 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| James SIMPSON | 1873 (2) | 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.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca DALRYMPLE Ladybank | John Maule HENDERSON | 15 Jan 1883 | Order now | Alloa SC64/7/5 |
| Mary DICK Ladybank | Walter WALLACE | 5 May 1875 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
| Elizabeth HUNTER or HENDERSON Collessie | John MCKENZIE | 9 Jun 1892 Collessie | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/32 |
| Janet LAWSON Crossgates of Pitlessie, by Ladybank | Thomas DOIG | 19 Jun 1883 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/32 |
| Alison MARSHALL Ladybank | Thomas WALKER | 12 Jul 1878 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
| Isabella MCGAVIN Sunnybraes, Collessie | David WALKER | 24 Feb 1879 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
| Elizabeth MELVILLE Balomill, Collessie, Fife | Henry BRAND | 20 Oct 1883 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/49 |
| Elizabeth NICOL Ladybank | William COUTTS | 22 Sep 1875 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/31 |
| Isobel NICOL Collessie | David STORRAR | 5 Jan 1853 | Order now | Cupar SC20/4/28 |
| Margaret WATERS or BIRREL Ladybank | Henry BIRRELL | Order now | Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1 | |
| Margaret WATERS or BIRREL Ladybank | Henry BIRRELL | 23 Nov 1887 | Order now | Kirkcaldy SC23/7/1 |
School Leaving Certificate Exams
This is an index to the registers of school leaving certificate examination results (NRS Reference ED36). To order a copy of the record for your ancestor, just click on the Order now link.
| Name | Date of birth | School | Year | Order record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret R PATON | 21 Jun 1889 | Collessie Ladybank Public School | 1908 | Order now |
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.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Allan ALLAN | 12 June 1861 | Elizabeth ALLAN | Father found |
| James Barclay ALLAN | 26 April 1860 | Jane ALLAN | Find the father |
| Thomas ALLAN | 9 May 1860 | Elizabeth ALLAN | Find the father |
| James BEVERIDGE | 28 July 1864 | Euphemia BEVERIDGE | Find the father |
| Margaret BEVERIDGE | 24 December 1862 | Euphemia BEVERIDGE | Find the father |
| Jane Honeyman BOUCHER | 13 February 1859 | Mary BOUCHER | Find the father |
| Elizabeth BRUCE | 20 February 1870 | Elizabeth BRUCE | Father found |
| Alexander CHRISTIE | 21 August 1860 | Helen CHRISTIE | Father found |
| Andrew Paterson CHRISTIE | 17 June 1860 | Agnes CHRISTIE | Find the father |
| Christina CHRISTIE | 15 June 1866 | Isabella CHRISTIE | Father found |
| Helen CHRISTIE | 5 August 1863 | Helen CHRISTIE | Father found |
| Mary CHRISTIE | 1 November 1861 | Mary CHRISTIE | Father found |
| Isabella CULBERT | 25 November 1866 | Robina CULBERT | Father found |
| George DALRYMPLE | 22 January 1871 | Betsy DALRYMPLE | Father found |
| Helen DALRYMPLE | 28 February 1869 | Maria Hay Gordon DALRYMPLE | Father found |
| Betty Christie DEMPSTER | 4 April 1862 | Elizabeth DEMPSTER | Find the father |
| James DEMPSTER | 4 January 1868 | Elizabeth DEMPSTER | Find the father |
| Jessie DEMPSTER | 5 September 1861 | Elizabeth DEMPSTER | Find the father |
| Agnes Lindsay DICK | 8 April 1872 | Mary DICK | Father found |
| James Moyes DICK | 20 January 1860 | Isabella DICK | Find the father |
| John DICKSON | 23 September 1863 | Jane DICKSON | Find the father |
| William DICKSON | 8 August 1874 | Agnes DICKSON | Find the father |
| David GOURLAY | 3 July 1855 | Martha GOURLAY | Find the father |
| John GRAY | 2 June 1866 | Jane GRAY | Find the father |
| George GREY | 15 November 1858 | Janet GREY | Father found |
| Annabella HENDERSON | 29 September 1872 | Christina HENDERSON | Father found |
| Janet HENDERSON | 26 January 1862 | Janet HENDERSON | Father found |
| Louisa HENDERSON | 12 May 1870 | Jessie HENDERSON | Father found |
| Mary HENDERSON | 30 December 1867 | Christina HENDERSON | Father found |
| John HONEYMAN | 3 November 1874 | Agnes HONEYMAN | Father found |
| Richard HONEYMAN | 17 June 1870 | Euphemia HONEYMAN | Father found |
| William HONEYMAN | 18 March 1864 | Elizabeth HONEYMAN | Find the father |
| Eliza HUTCHISON | 15 March 1863 | Elizabeth HUTCHISON | Find the father |
| Anne INNIS | 3 January 1864 | Anne INNIS | Father found |
| Alexander JACK | 6 May 1858 | Eliza JACK | Find the father |
| Jane JACK | 12 August 1855 | Esther JACK | Father found |
| John JOHNSTONE | 26 June 1870 | Christina JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| Euphemia LEITCH | 13 October 1869 | Euphemia LEITCH | Father found |
| Alexander LISTER | 16 October 1855 | Janet LISTER | Father found |
| James LISTER | 21 June 1855 | Ann LISTER | Find the father |
| Isabella MACKERSIE | 21 January 1862 | Isabella MACKERSIE | Find the father |
| David MALCOLM | 11 September 1866 | Elizabeth MALCOLM | Find the father |
| Helen Bonthron MALCOLM | 19 November 1859 | Janet MALCOLM | Find the father |
| Alexander MARSHALL | 14 January 1872 | Allison MARSHALL | Find the father |
| Alexander Henderson Skinner MCANDREW | 12 June 1873 | Isabella MCANDREW | Father found |
| Andrew MCANDREW | 18 January 1871 | Isabella MCANDREW | Father found |
| Elisabeth Murray MCFARLANE | 7 October 1855 | Catherine Mc Farlane Or ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Anne MCKENZIE | 3 January 1872 | Anne MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCLENNAN | 10 April 1868 | Rachel MCLENNAN | Find the father |
| Daniel Nichol MCNAUGHTON | 12 July 1858 | Helen MCNAUGHTON | Father found |
| Henry MCNAUGHTON | 17 October 1873 | Christina MCNAUGHTON | Find the father |
| Catherine Honeyman MITCHELL | 2 February 1873 | Margaret MITCHELL | Father found |
| Helen Bonally MITCHELL | 9 January 1874 | Janet MITCHELL | Father found |
| Robert MITCHELL | 2 July 1861 | Margaret MITCHELL | Father found |
| Thomas MUCKERSIE | 3 January 1869 | Isabella MUCKERSIE | Find the father |
| Euphemia NEILSON | 27 June 1866 | Janet NEILSON | Find the father |
| Jane NICHEL | 11 May 1865 | Maryanne NICHEL | Father found |
| Jane NICOL | 28 March 1860 | Isabella NICOL | Father found |
| Mary Anne PATERSON | 12 February 1860 | Helen PATERSON | Find the father |
| John PATON | 2 February 1868 | Margaret PATON | Father found |
| Mary PATON | 17 September 1869 | Mary PATON | Find the father |
| Henry PATTIE | 30 April 1856 | Janet PATTIE | Find the father |
| William PETRIE | 26 November 1857 | Helen PETRIE | Find the father |
| Charlotte Thomson RAMSAY | 15 February 1859 | Christina RAMSAY | Father found |
| Euphemia ROBERTSON | 21 January 1871 | Agnes ROBERTSON | Father found |
| William ROBERTSON | 29 August 1872 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| James SCOTT | 11 February 1859 | Barbara SCOTT | Father found |
| Euphemia SHEACH | 3 October 1864 | Isabella SHEACH | Father found |
| Thomas Gardiner SIMPSON | 21 August 1865 | Ann SIMPSON | Find the father |
| John SMART | 16 January 1859 | Margaret SMART | Find the father |
| Joan SPEED | 28 February 1857 | Jane SPEED | Find the father |
| John SPEED | 27 November 1856 | Elisabeth SPEED | Find the father |
| Euphemia STARK | 12 June 1865 | Euphemia STARK | Find the father |
| Margaret THOMSON | 25 March 1855 | Elisabeth THOMSON | Find the father |
| William WALKER | 3 August 1869 | Margaret WALKER | Father found |
| Betsy Lamb WALLACE | 8 November 1858 | Elizabeth WALLACE | Find the father |
| Margaret WHITE | 4 January 1865 | Anne WHITE | Find the father |
| Peter WILLIAMSON | 2 September 1866 | Isabella WILLIAMSON | Father found |
| William WILSON | 26 March 1872 | Jessie WILSON | Father found |
| Elizabeth WISHART | 7 October 1871 | Elizabeth WISHART | Father found |
General Register of Lunatics
This index shows patients from this parish admitted to asylums. To order a record click on the Order images link.
| Name | Date of death | Order | Asylums | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AULD, James Simpson farmer Born about 1860 Widowed Previous residence: H M Prison, Dundee Chargeable parish: Dundee | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1899 | |
| BIRRELL, James dealer Born about 1811 Married Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 2 Oct 1889 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1889 |
| BIRRELL or HAXTON, Margaret factory worker Born about 1875 Single Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Margaret Haxton Margaret Haxton or Birrell | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum Perth Poorhouse | 1898-1912 | |
| CHRISTIE or SIMPSON, Ann housewife Born about 1841 Married Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife | 1878 | |
| CHRISTIE or FORBES, Jane domestic servant Born about 1831 Married Previous residence: Arngask Chargeable parish: Strathmiglo | Order image (1) | Fife | 1879 | |
| DALRYMPLE or GOURLAY, Catherine housewife Born about 1812 Widowed Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 3 May 1881 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1881 |
| DICKSON, Euphemia weaver Born about 1832 Single Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 7 Jul 1882 | Order images (2) | Fife Fife And Kinross | 1866-1875 |
| DICKSON, Jane weaver Born about 1834 Single Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1866 | |
| DRUMMOND, John painter Born about 1867 Married Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum Perth District Asylum | 1890 | |
| DRYSDALE, Ann domestic servant Born about 1818 Single Previous residence: Collessie Chargeable parish: Collessie | 21 May 1885 | Order images (2) | Fife | 1879-1885 |
| FERGUSON or LYELL, Christina miller's wife Born about 1824 Married Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum Chargeable parish: Collessie | 3 Nov 1890 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross Stirling D A | 1871 |
| FORBES or CHRISTIE, Jane domestic servant Born about 1831 Married Previous residence: Arngask Chargeable parish: Strathmiglo | Order image (1) | Fife | 1879 | |
| FORRESTER or ROBERTSON, Margaret housewife Born about 1869 Married Previous residence: Craigie Farm, near Leuchars Chargeable parish: Leuchars | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1914 | |
| GOURLAY or DALRYMPLE, Catherine housewife Born about 1812 Widowed Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 3 May 1881 | Order image (1) | Fife | 1881 |
| HALLIWELL or PILLANS, Mary Agnes Born about 1859 Married Previous residence: The Cottage, Angle Park, Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 5 Jun 1903 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1903 |
| HAXTON, Margaret factory worker Born about 1875 Single Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Margaret Haxton or Birrell | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum Perth Poorhouse | 1898-1912 | |
| HAXTON or BIRRELL, Margaret factory worker Born about 1875 Single Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Margaret Haxton | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum Perth Poorhouse | 1898-1912 | |
| HENDERSON or WEEPERS, Janet housewife Born about 1828 Married Previous residence: Church Street, Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1893 | |
| HONEYMAN, Elizabeth factory worker Born about 1873 Single Previous residence: Monkstown, Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife District | 1896 | |
| KING or SUTHERLAND, Isabella domestic servant Born about 1872 Married Previous residence: Giffordtown, Collessie Chargeable parish: Kettle | 9 Apr 1940 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1906 |
| LESLIE, James ploughman Born about 1871 Single Previous residence: Woodhead, Collessie Chargeable parish: Collessie | 14 Aug 1935 | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum | 1897-1910 |
| LYELL or FERGUSON, Christina miller's wife Born about 1824 Married Previous residence: Stirling District Asylum Chargeable parish: Collessie | 3 Nov 1890 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross Stirling D A | 1871 |
| MACKERSIE, Euphemia field worker Born about 1838 Single Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 12 May 1889 | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1868 |
| MALCOLM, Robert gardener Born about 1836 Married Previous residence: Giffordtown Chargeable parish: Collessie | 11 Apr 1873 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross | 1870-1871 |
| METHVEN, Andrew engine cleaner Born about 1859 Single Previous residence: Glasgow Chargeable parish: Kilconquhar | 12 Mar 1930 | Order images (2) | Fife | 1882-1883 |
| MIDDLETON or MITCHELL, Elizabeth Ann housewife Born about 1849 Married Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Collessie | 29 Mar 1907 | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum Montrose Royal Asylum | 1906 |
| MITCHELL or MIDDLETON, Elizabeth Ann housewife Born about 1849 Married Previous residence: Montrose Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Collessie | 29 Mar 1907 | Order images (2) | Fife District Asylum Montrose Royal Asylum | 1906 |
| MOYCE or TURNER, Katherine pointsman's wife Born about 1834 Married Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1868 | |
| MOYES, Maggie factory worker Born about 1850 Single Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Margaret Moyes | Order images (2) | Fife | 1885-1886 | |
| MOYES, Margaret factory worker Born about 1850 Single Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Maggie Moyes | Order images (2) | Fife | 1885-1886 | |
| PILLANS or HALLIWELL, Mary Agnes Born about 1859 Married Previous residence: The Cottage, Angle Park, Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 5 Jun 1903 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1903 |
| RITCHIE, Agnes general servant Born about 1873 Single Previous residence: Melville Lodges Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1898 | |
| RITCHIE or TAHERY or TERRY, Isabella keeper of husband's house Born about 1840 Married Previous residence: Loftybank, near Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1897 | |
| ROBERTSON or SIMPSON, Christina Born about 1825 Married Previous residence: $ Chargeable parish: private | 4 Jul 1869 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross | 1868 |
| ROBERTSON, Janet factory worker Born about 1847 Single Previous residence: Aberdeen Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Jessie Robertson | 3 May 1915 | Order images (2) | Aberdeen Fife | 1885 |
| ROBERTSON, Jessie factory worker Born about 1847 Single Previous residence: Aberdeen Royal Asylum Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Janet Robertson | 3 May 1915 | Order images (2) | Aberdeen Fife | 1885 |
| ROBERTSON or FORRESTER, Margaret housewife Born about 1869 Married Previous residence: Craigie Farm, near Leuchars Chargeable parish: Leuchars | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1914 | |
| ROBERTSON or SMART, Mary Ann factory worker Born about 1861 Widowed Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 4 Apr 1933 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 |
| RODGER, John tailor Born about 1827 Single Previous residence: Loftybank, near Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 23 Mar 1891 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 |
| SCOTT, Eliza domestic servant Born about 1853 Single Previous residence: Innerleith Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Elizabeth Scott | 28 Jan 1886 | Order images (5) | Fife Perth District Asylum | 1875-1884 |
| SCOTT, Elizabeth domestic servant Born about 1853 Single Previous residence: Innerleith Chargeable parish: Collessie Also known as Eliza Scott | 28 Jan 1886 | Order images (5) | Fife Perth District Asylum | 1875-1884 |
| SCOTT, Walter mason Born about 1851 Single Previous residence: Innerleith Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife | 1873 | |
| SHEACH, Matilda weaver Born about 1844 Single Previous residence: Collessie Chargeable parish: Collessie | 17 May 1928 | Order images (2) | Edinburgh Royal Asylum Fife District | 1894-1895 |
| SIMPSON or CHRISTIE, Ann housewife Born about 1841 Married Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife | 1878 | |
| SIMPSON or ROBERTSON, Christina Born about 1825 Married Previous residence: $ Chargeable parish: private | 4 Jul 1869 | Order images (2) | Fife And Kinross | 1868 |
| SMART or ROBERTSON, Mary Ann factory worker Born about 1861 Widowed Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | 4 Apr 1933 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1891 |
| STEWART, John mason Born about 1820 Married Previous residence: Collessie Chargeable parish: Collessie | 8 Jan 1890 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1889 |
| SUTHERLAND or KING, Isabella domestic servant Born about 1872 Married Previous residence: Giffordtown, Collessie Chargeable parish: Kettle | 9 Apr 1940 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1906 |
| TAHERY or RITCHIE or TERRY, Isabella keeper of husband's house Born about 1840 Married Previous residence: Loftybank, near Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1897 | |
| TERRY or TAHERY or RITCHIE, Isabella keeper of husband's house Born about 1840 Married Previous residence: Loftybank, near Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1897 | |
| THOMSON, Helen Born about 1804 Single Previous residence: Bow of Fife Chargeable parish: Collessie | 17 Sep 1872 | Order images (2) | Fife Fife And Kinross | 1871-1872 |
| THOMSON, Jane dressmaker Born about 1837 Single Previous residence: Freuchie Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1868 | |
| THOMSON, Janet field labourer Born about 1827 Single Previous residence: Giffordtown Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order images (3) | Fife Fife And Kinross | 1869-1886 | |
| TURNER or MOYCE, Katherine pointsman's wife Born about 1834 Married Previous residence: Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife And Kinross | 1868 | |
| WALLACE, Margaret at home assisting mother Born about 1885 Single Previous residence: Hill Street, Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1903 | |
| WEEPERS or HENDERSON, Janet housewife Born about 1828 Married Previous residence: Church Street, Ladybank Chargeable parish: Collessie | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1893 | |
| WISHART, Maggie no occupation Born about 1860 Single Previous residence: Giffordtown Chargeable parish: Collessie | 6 Jun 1904 | Order image (1) | Fife District Asylum | 1901 |
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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We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
