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Comrie 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.
We do not currently have any lookups available for this parish.
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:
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)
| Name | Address | Year(s)/ minutes | Order images | Deliverance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace FERGUSON | 1854 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Grace FERGUSON or MCALLUM | 1857 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Eliza FRASER | 1857 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| John FRASER | 1852 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James MACGREGOR | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James MCGREGOR | 1866 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James MCGREGOR | 1867 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Duncan MCLAREN | 1882-1883 (3) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John STEWART | 1867 (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.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
| Mother name and residence | Defender name | Child birth | Order | Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabella BRYSON Carse Of Lenoch, near Comrie | William COMRIE | 25 Dec 1844 | Order now | Dunblane SC44/5/4 |
| Christina CAMERON Kingarth, Comrie | Alexander FORBES | 13 Dec 1883 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/49 |
| Janet DRUMMOND Comrie | James MCLAREN | 15 Sep 1854 | Order now | Dunblane SC44/5/4 |
| Mary Ann MACDONALD Scatwell, Contin | John CAMPBELL | 8 May 1883 Clare Place, Dingwall | Order now | Dingwall SC25/7/11 |
| Katie MCINTYRE Royal Hotel, Comrie | Robert MCLAREN | 16 Feb 1887 | Order now | Perth SC49/4/50 |
| Catherine MCOWAN Dalginross, Comrie | Robert BURNS | 17 Apr 1882 | Order now | Dunblane SC44/5/8 |
| Jane MENZIES Drummond Street, Comrie | Alexander BROWN | 4 Oct 1884 Drummond Street, Comrie | Order now | Perth SC49/4/50 |
| Catherine SHARP Comrie | Charles MCCOWAN | 2 Aug 1878 Comrie | Order now | Perth SC49/4/47 |
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.
| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janet ASHCROFT | 9 March 1862 | Janet ASHCROFT | Find the father |
| John BAYNE | 14 December 1860 | Isabella BAYNE | Find the father |
| Catherine CAMERON | 20 February 1871 | Catherine CAMERON | Find the father |
| Margaret CAMERON | 7 December 1864 | Christian CAMERON | Find the father |
| Francis Charlotte CAMPBELL | 6 October 1862 | Charlotte Stewart CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Robert CAMPBELL | 11 December 1859 | Mary CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Robert COMRIE | 2 July 1858 | Margaret COMRIE | Find the father |
| Janet DOCHART | 26 March 1856 | Janet DOCHART | Find the father |
| Thomas EADIE | 29 December 1865 | Helen EADIE | Find the father |
| Jean FAICHNEY | 22 April 1860 | Margaret FAICHNEY | Find the father |
| Mary FAICHNEY | 28 January 1865 | Margaret FAICHNEY | Find the father |
| James FERGUSON | 8 January 1856 | Janet FERGUSON | Find the father |
| Catherine Jack FINDLAY | 4 December 1873 | Mary Burns FINDLAY | Find the father |
| Ann GRAHAM | 3 August 1868 | Ann GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Margaret Millar GRAHAM | 9 November 1863 | Christian GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Janet HEPBURN | 9 January 1868 | Jane HEPBURN | Father found |
| Peter KAY | 27 June 1860 | Helen KAY | Find the father |
| Catherine KEMP | 4 July 1868 | Robina KEMP | Find the father |
| Jessie KEMP | 26 February 1859 | Robina KEMP | Find the father |
| Mary Ann KEMP | 5 January 1864 | Robina KEMP | Find the father |
| Thomas KEMP | 29 August 1856 | Robina KEMP | Find the father |
| Elizabeth KENNEDY | 12 October 1870 | Mary KENNEDY | Find the father |
| George MALLOCH | 19 February 1862 | Christian MALLOCH | Find the father |
| Janet MCARA | 5 February 1868 | Jane MCARA | Find the father |
| Mary MCARA | 8 May 1872 | Jane MCARA | Find the father |
| Daniel MCARTHUR | 26 April 1865 | Mary MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| William MCARTHUR | 12 August 1867 | Mary MCARTHUR | Find the father |
| Duncan MCCORQUODALE | 17 October 1860 | Ann MCCORQUODALE | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MCCOWAN | 31 July 1860 | Margaret MCCOWAN | Find the father |
| Jean Ferguson MCDONALD | 13 January 1867 | Mary MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MCDONALD | 23 October 1856 | Ann MCDONALD | Father found |
| Charles MCEWEN | 5 April 1858 | Jessie MCEWEN | Father found |
| Margaret MCEWEN | 11 May 1856 | Jessie MCEWEN | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MCEWEN | 13 October 1855 | Helen MCEWEN | Find the father |
| Ellice Cossar MCFARLANE | 26 March 1859 | Beatrice MCFARLANE | Find the father |
| David MCGREGOR | 22 March 1861 | Janet MCGREGOR | Father found |
| Janet MCGREGOR | 4 September 1868 | Janet MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| John MCGREGOR | 13 November 1863 | Janet MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| Robert MCGREGOR | 18 September 1855 | Janet MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| Janet MCILVRIDE | 2 January 1871 | Christina MCILVRIDE | Find the father |
| Robert MCILVRIDE | 21 June 1863 | Janet MCILVRIDE | Find the father |
| Agnes MCINTYRE | 29 August 1866 | Elisabeth MCINTYRE | Find the father |
| Grace MCINTYRE | 11 April 1862 | Elisabeth MCINTYRE | Father found |
| John MCINTYRE | 17 August 1864 | Catherine MCINTYRE | Find the father |
| Jane MCISAAC | 11 April 1870 | Margaret MCISAAC | Find the father |
| John Stewart MCISAAC | 8 June 1867 | Margaret MCISAAC | Find the father |
| Margaret MCISAAC | 12 January 1865 | Margaret MCISAAC | Find the father |
| Jane MCKAY | 22 January 1870 | Ann MCKAY | Find the father |
| John MCKAY | 29 March 1856 | Joan MCKAY | Find the father |
| Daniel MCKEITH | 5 October 1873 | Janet MCKEITH | Find the father |
| Daniel MCLAREN | 1 November 1863 | Jane MCLAREN | Find the father |
| Alexander MCNAUGHTON | 11 July 1871 | Jessie MCNAUGHTON | Find the father |
| Donald MCNAUGHTON | 31 July 1864 | Catherine MCNAUGHTON | Find the father |
| James MCRORIE | 5 March 1857 | Isabel MCRORIE | Find the father |
| Malcolm MENZIES | 16 September 1871 | Jane MENZIES | Find the father |
| Christina MILLAR | 30 September 1863 | Elizabeth MILLAR | Find the father |
| Alexander MORRISON | 22 October 1868 | Jessie MORRISON | Find the father |
| Hellen MORRISON | 17 September 1862 | Hellen MORRISON | Find the father |
| John MORRISON | 1 December 1862 | Elizabeth MORRISON | Find the father |
| Margaret MORRISON | 1 June 1871 | Jessie MORRISON | Find the father |
| Mary MORRISON | 2 June 1865 | Jessie Boyd MORRISON | Find the father |
| Peter MORRISON | 29 April 1868 | Ann MORRISON | Find the father |
| Peter MORRISON | 29 August 1870 | Ann MORRISON | Find the father |
| William MORRISON | 21 December 1859 | Elisabeth MORRISON | Father found |
| Ann MURRAY | 15 February 1862 | Charlotte MURRAY | Find the father |
| James NEISH | 28 June 1860 | Charlotte NEISH | Find the father |
| Ann NICOLSON | 15 April 1857 | Janet NICOLSON | Find the father |
| Janet NICOLSON | 17 January 1864 | Janet NICOLSON | Find the father |
| Alexander OGILVIE | 24 February 1868 | Margaret OGILVIE | Find the father |
| William Fleeming ROBINE | 3 June 1873 | Margaret Graham ROBINE | Find the father |
| Alexander Mcfarlane SIMPSON | 1 May 1872 | Elizabeth SIMPSON | Father found |
| Kenneth STALKER | 19 June 1865 | Christian STALKER | Find the father |
| Michael STEWART | 6 October 1856 | Mary STEWART | Find the father |
| Janet TAYLOR | 7 June 1857 | Janet TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Margaret TAYLOR | 4 July 1864 | Janet TAYLOR | Find the father |
| Peter TAYLOR | 7 January 1860 | Janet TAYLOR | Find the father |
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.
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish.
