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Records -> Ayrshire

Craigie 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
CH2/73/1Craigie Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes1775-1871Request lookup
CH2/73/2Craigie Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes1872-1932Request lookup
CH2/73/3Craigie Church of Scotland - Baptismal register1883-1956Request lookup
CH2/73/4Craigie Church of Scotland - Communion roll1864-1897Request lookup
CH2/73/5Craigie Church of Scotland - Communion roll1897-1921Request 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
NameAddressYear(s)/
minutes
Order imagesDeliverance
Widow SMITH 1848 (1)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
Katrine MCMILLAN
Broadyards, Craigie
James GILLESPIE22 Nov 1877
Kelty$ Place, Kilmaurs
Order nowKilmarnock
SC7/5/12
Margaret PORTER
Meadowhead, Craigie
John LINDSAY10 Mar 1854Order nowKilmarnock
SC7/5/3
Margaret STEVENSON
Pisgah, Craigie
James HUNTER18 Nov 1853Order nowKilmarnock
SC7/5/3


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.

Find the father
Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
David Ramage ALLAN9 September 1862Jane ALLANFind the father
James ALLAN15 March 1859Janet ALLANFind the father
Margaret ALLAN5 April 1858Jane ALLANFind the father
Elizabeth Stirling BROWN13 February 1870Agnes BROWNFind the father
Elizabeth CALDERWOOD20 August 1856Margaret CALDERWOODFind the father
Thomas GOLDIE21 June 1856Isabella GOLDIEFind the father
James HAY25 September 1861Janet HAYFind the father
James INGRAM29 October 1862Janet INGRAMFind the father
Susan Souter LYBURN30 July 1862Janet LYBURNFind the father
William MCVICAR19 February 1862Margaret MCVICARFind the father
John REID23 August 1866Jane REIDFind the father
Andrew SCROGGIE29 September 1858Jane SCROGGIEFind the father
Hannah Tannock SCROGGIE20 November 1869Jean SCROGGIEFind the father
Maggie Jane SCROGGIE7 February 1873Jane SCROGGIEFind the father
Agnes Hendry STEVEN25 September 1871Elizabeth STEVENFind the father
Janet TAYLOR4 March 1859Marion TAYLORFind the father
William WOOD22 February 1862Janet WOODFind the father
William Dalzeal Brown WOOD16 August 1856Agnes WOODFind 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.

Ann Campbell

Margaret Elliot

Hugh Glover

John Kirkhope

Alexander Lindsay

Alexr Lindsay

Margaret Mackie

Agnes Sillars

David Sillars

John Sillars

William Smith

Rev Dr Stirling

Andrew Stirling

Robert Wallace

Thomas Wallace

James Watson

Name:

Date: 08/07/1832

Case type: Session Business

Occupation:

Address:

Role:

Details: 'They [Session] took into their consideration the manner in which discipline had been conducted in this Parish & being of opinion that the method of rebuking persons guilty of the sin of uncleanness before the Congregation is not the best method in the present circumstances for promoting the reformation of the offender and considering further that these public rebukes are offensive to many pious & worthy members of the Congregation and are now laid aside in this quarter of the Church. The Session are therefore of opinion that it would be more for edification that these should be given before the Kirk Session which is an open court and at which any of the Parishioners who think they can be edified by witnessing them have it in their power to attend. And the Session therefore did and hereby do approve of these Sessional rebukes instead of appearances before the Congregation accordingly. Session closed with Prayer,

Other names:


Name: Ann Campbell

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Antenup

Occupation:

Address: Heughmill

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Compeared voluntarily Ann Campbell in Heughmill and was rebuked for the sin of Antenuptial fornication with John Sillars and was absolved from the scandal of that offence.'

Other names: Ann Campbell; John Sillars


Name: Margaret Elliot

Date: 12/08/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Compeared voluntarily Margaret Elliot and confessed herself guilty of fornication with William Smith in the parish of Loudon and accused him of being the father of her child brought forth some time ago. The Session having received her confession & accusation appointed her to appear along with William Smith when further intimation was given her'

Other names: Margaret Elliot; William Smith


Name: Margaret Elliot

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Compeared by appointment of the Session Margaret Elliot and was rebuked for the sin of fornication with William Smith and absolved from the scandal of that offence'

Other names: Margaret Elliot; William Smith


Name: Hugh Glover

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation: farmer

Address: Hall

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Compeared voluntarily Hugh Glover farmer in Hall and confessed himself guilty of the sin of fornication with Agnes Sillars in Adamhillgates and father of the child lately brought forth by her and being suitably admonished by the moderator, now appointed to appear and be rebuked before the congregation on Sabbath the 8th instant.'

Other names: Hugh Glover; Agnes Sillars


Name: Hugh Glover

Date: 08/01/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation: farmer

Address: Hall

Role: Compeared

Details: 'This day compeared before the congregation Thomas Wallace Servant in Pocknave, Hugh Glover Farmer in Hall and Agnes Sillars and were rebuked for the sin of Fornication and absolved from the scandal of that offence.'

Other names: Hugh Glover; Agnes Sillars


Name: John Kirkhope

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: John Kirkhope

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Presbytery and Synod Elder

Address:

Role: Elected


Name: John Kirkhope

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: John Kirkhope

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: John Kirkhope

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Alexander Lindsay

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Alexander Lindsay

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Alexander Lindsay

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Alexander Lindsay

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Alexr Lindsay

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Margaret Mackie

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Details: 'Also compeared voluntarily Margaret Mackie and Robert Wallace and confessed themselves guilty of the sin of fornication. And Robert Wallace confessed that he is the father of the child lately brought forth by said Margaret Mackie. But not having a certificate from the parish Galston of which he has been an inhabitant from his infancy the Session therefore recommend to him to procure a Certificate from Galston in the event of his wishing to be taken upon discipline here and after having solemnly rebuked & admonished both the parties they absolved Margaret Mackie from the scandal of said offence and restored her to the privileges of the Church'

Other names: Margaret Mackie; Robert Wallace


Name: Agnes Sillars

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention as party

Other names: Hugh Glover; Agnes Sillars


Name: Agnes Sillars

Date: 08/01/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: Compeared

Other names: Hugh Glover; Agnes Sillars


Name: David Sillars

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: David Sillars

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: David Sillars

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: David Sillars

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: David Sillars

Date: 12/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: David Sillars

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt, elected Presbytery & Synod Elder

Details: 'They [Session] unanimously made choice of David Sillars one of their number to attend the meetings of Presbytery and synod for the current half year'


Name: David Sillars

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: John Sillars

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Antenup

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention as party

Other names: Ann Campbell; John Sillars


Name: William Smith

Date: 12/08/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Loudon, Parish Of

Role: mention as party

Other names: Margaret Elliot; William Smith


Name: William Smith

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation:

Address:

Role: mention as party

Other names: Margaret Elliot; William Smith


Name: Rev Dr Stirling

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator


Name: Rev Dr Stirling

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator


Name: Rev Dr Stirling

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator


Name: Rev Dr Stirling

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator


Name: Rev Dr Stirling

Date: 12/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator


Name: Rev Dr Stirling

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator


Name: Rev Dr Stirling

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: Minister

Address:

Role: moderator


Name: Andrew Stirling

Date: 12/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Andrew Stirling

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Andrew Stirling

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: Robert Wallace

Date: 22/07/1832

Case type: child in fornication

Occupation:

Address: Galston, Parish Of

Role: Compeared

Other names: Margaret Mackie; Robert Wallace


Name: Thomas Wallace

Date: 08/01/1832

Case type: Fornication

Occupation: servant

Address: Pocknave

Role: Compeared

Details: 'This day compeared before the congregation Thomas Wallace Servant in Pocknave, Hugh Glover Farmer in Hall and Agnes Sillars and were rebuked for the sin of Fornication and absolved from the scandal of that offence.'

Other names: Thomas Wallace


Name: James Watson

Date: 01/01/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: James Watson

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder and session clerk

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: James Watson

Date: 22/04/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: James Watson

Date: 12/08/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: James Watson

Date: 04/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


Name: James Watson

Date: 25/11/1832

Case type: Official

Occupation: elder

Address:

Role: Sederunt


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