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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
CH2/426/8Cramond Kirk Session: Minutes1735-1757Request lookup
CH2/426/9Cramond Kirk Session: Minutes1757-1800Request lookup
CH2/426/10Cramond Kirk Session: Minutes, Poor Accounts, Names of Heads of Families
Minutes 1800-1878
Poor accounts 1793-1795
Names of Heads of Familes (1830s)		1793-1878Request lookup
CH2/426/13Cramond Kirk Session: Minutes1878-1927Request lookup
CH2/426/16Cramond Kirk Session: Baptismal register1853-1955Request lookup
CH2/426/27Cramond Kirk Session: Treasurer's accounts
[Including poors' fund, proclamations and mortcloths]		1829-1848Request 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:
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  • £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
Charles AITCHISON 1858 (2)Order imagesRefused
Charlotte AITCHISON 1860 (2)Order imagesRefused
Mary AITCHISON 1858 (3)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Janet ANDERSON 1880 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Margaret BAXTER or LEGAT 1861-1862 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Widow COCKBURN 1868 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Henrietta CUNNINGHAM 1872 (2)Order imagesRefused
Robert DOUGLAS 1880 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Donald FALCONER 1849 (2)Order imagesRefused
Donald FALCONER 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Agnes FENTON 1849 (2)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
David GRANT 1852 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Christian HEATH 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
John HEATH 1849 (1)Order imagesRefused
Mary HEATH 1867 (2)Order imagesRefused
Isabella Marshall MACINTYRE 1875 (2)Order imagesRefused
Ann MCQUEEN 1878 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Eliz NICOL 1860 (3)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Janet NICOL 1860 (3)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Mary NOON or COWNEY 1874 (2)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Widow Marion PADEN 1880 (1)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)
Peter PARK 1851 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Charlotte PROBERT or AITCHISON 1860 (2)Order imagesRefused
Cecilia THOMSON 1858 (2)Order imagesRefused
Widow Christina THOMSON 1861 (4)Order imagesGround of complaint removed
Elizabeth WALLACE 1850 (1)Order imagesRefused
Widow Margaret WARDROPE 1877 (3)Order imagesRefused (poorhouse)

List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874

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Child nameDate of birthMother nameOrder
Ann ANDERSON11 February 1871Catherine ANDERSONFind the father
Helen BAILLIE29 August 1856Harriet BAILLIEFind the father
Jessie BAILLIE12 June 1872Alison BAILLIEFind the father
John BAILLIE16 December 1862Henrietta BAILLIEFind the father
Thomas BAILLIE22 January 1860Henrietta BAILLIEFind the father
Agnes BARCLAY21 October 1865Elizabeth BARCLAYFind the father
Margaret Thomson BISSET2 September 1855Margaret BISSETFind the father
Alison BLAIR13 May 1863Helen BLAIRFind the father
James Laing BLAIR13 January 1868Helen BLAIRFind the father
Mary BROWN3 June 1870Charlotte BROWNFind the father
David CAMPBELL17 May 1868Christina CAMPBELLFind the father
Alexander COCKBURN6 January 1861Agnes COCKBURNFind the father
Jane COOPER20 March 1860Margaret COOPERFind the father
Edward Brown CRICHTON7 October 1870Margaret CRICHTONFind the father
Mary CRUDEN5 May 1865Margaret CRUDENFind the father
Glenwilliam Somerville CUMMING28 April 1867Mary CUMMINGFind the father
Mary CUMMING4 October 1873Mary CUMMINGFind the father
Robina CUMMING19 November 1867Margaret CUMMINGFind the father
James CUNNINGHAM31 March 1868Margaret CUNNINGHAMFind the father
John CUNNINGHAM24 June 1872Margaret CUNNINGHAMFind the father
Janet DAVIE6 April 1871Margaret DAVIEFind the father
Agnes Anderson DENHOLM26 June 1865Jane DENHOLMFind the father
Jane DILIVIN11 October 1873Elizabeth Dilivin Or NAPLESFind the father
Davina DINIVIN18 October 1870Elizabeth Dinivin Or NAPPLESFind the father
John DUNN15 November 1867Elizabeth DUNNFind the father
John EADON12 January 1858Margaret EADONFind the father
George FERGUSON23 December 1859Anne FERGUSONFind the father
Catherine FLIN24 January 1857Catherine FLINFind the father
Agnes FRENCH3 August 1874Eliza FRENCHFind the father
David GIVAN21 March 1855Christina GIVANFather found
Ann GIVEN1 October 1857Isabella GIVENFather found
Mary GRAHAM7 February 1873Margratta GRAHAMFind the father
Robert Anderson GRANT27 May 1860Harriett GRANTFind the father
Robert HEATH22 September 1862Mary HEATHFind the father
William HODGE30 April 1873Mary Kirk HODGEFind the father
Thomas HORSBURGH9 July 1863Margaret HORSBURGHFind the father
William HUNTER29 February 1872Lydia HUNTERFind the father
Lily Cameron JACK15 December 1865Lily JACKFind the father
Adam George JENKINSON9 November 1865Janet Jenkinson Or BAINFind the father
Janet Bain JOHNSTON20 August 1857Janet JOHNSTONFind the father
Elizabeth KERR22 January 1868Agnes KERRFather found
Mary Wood Stuart KIRKALDIE21 March 1865Jane KIRKALDIEFind the father
Marget LAWSON16 July 1873Marget LAWSONFind the father
Robina LORIMER3 November 1868Elizabeth LORIMERFind the father
William LOVE20 June 1872Mary LOVEFind the father
David Alexander MARRS7 February 1860Mary MARRSFind the father
Margaret MARSHAL25 September 1869Helen MARSHALFind the father
Helen Mc Leod MCDONALD14 December 1861Elizabeth MCDONALDFind the father
Thomas Oliver MCFARLANE7 March 1873Amelia MCFARLANEFind the father
John MCKAY6 May 1856Elizabeth MCKAYFind the father
Robert MCKAY5 December 1867Isabella MCKAYFind the father
Catherine Russell MCNAUGHT27 September 1860Catherine MCNAUGHTFind the father
Janet MITCHELL23 May 1861Isabella MITCHELLFind the father
Robert MOWAT5 January 1863Barbara MOWATFind the father
Margaret NEWTON9 May 1868Elizabeth NEWTONFind the father
Agnes NICHOL15 April 1862Agnes NICHOLFind the father
Helen PATERSON17 June 1858Margaret PATERSONFind the father
Margaret PATERSON12 June 1861Margaret PATERSONFind the father
James PEDEN28 October 1858Isabella PEDENFind the father
Walter PEDEN9 April 1861Isabella PEDENFind the father
Margaret PEEBLES20 February 1872Margaret PEEBLESFind the father
John PENNYCUICK20 August 1866Martha Pennycuick Or HADDONFind the father
Helen PHILIP25 January 1872Christina PHILIPFind the father
Mary PHILIP23 July 1866Christina PHILIPFind the father
Andrew PHILLIP18 November 1862Christina PHILLIPFind the father
Wilhemina PHILLIP31 July 1874Christina PHILLIPFind the father
Catherine Alexander PHILP10 December 1864Elizabeth Philp Or FERGUSONFind the father
Jane REID18 August 1863Charlotte REIDFind the father
David ROBERTSON19 December 1858Barbara ROBERTSONFind the father
George ROBERTSON29 November 1862Margaret ROBERTSONFind the father
James ROBERTSON7 June 1860Elizabeth ROBERTSONFind the father
Margaret SAMUEL14 January 1863Helen Samuel Or DUNCANFind the father
Margaret SAMUEL11 October 1864Catherine SAMUELFind the father
Andrew SCOBBIE9 July 1863Joan SCOBBIEFind the father
Isabella SCOBBIE16 July 1865Joan SCOBBIEFind the father
David SIMPSON17 October 1865Maryann SIMPSONFind the father
Jemima SINTON6 June 1866Jane Hope SINTONFind the father
Beatrice SOMMERVILLE26 July 1869Elizabeth SOMMERVILLEFather found
James Hall TENNENT15 August 1867Maryann TENNENTFind the father
William TENNENT3 October 1867Esther TENNENTFind the father
Cecilia THOMSON14 June 1856Cecilia THOMSONFind the father
James Stark TINTO7 February 1865Janet TINTOFind the father
Agnes TULLOCH12 April 1869Margaret Tulloch Or PATERSONFind the father
Joanna TULLOCH21 February 1871Margaret Tulloch Or PATERSONFind the father
Margaret TULLOCH10 December 1866Margaret Tulloch Or PATERSONFind the father
Elizabeth Smith URQUHART2 August 1867Johan Mc Kay URQUHARTFind the father
John Wardrop WALKER21 April 1868Elizabeth WALKERFind the father
Elizabeth WALLACE2 August 1863Wilhelmina WALLACEFind the father
Robert Dickson WALLACE28 February 1857Mary WALLACEFind the father
Margaret WARDLAW20 December 1860Janet WARDLAWFind the father
Jessie WESTWATER13 June 1862Marion WESTWATERFather found
Euphemia Marshall WISHART7 February 1863Janet WISHARTFind the father
Jemima Alice WRIGHT5 October 1856Janet WRIGHTFind the father

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.

Male Heads of families 1836 (NRS Reference: CH2/426/10 pp. 488-487)
Forename Surname Occupation Address Notes
RobertAitkinson
AlexanderGoodlet
PhilipLumley
WillmReynolds
ThosBisset
GeorgeHaig
RobertHaig
ClaudDouglas
GeorgeFerguson
DavidWilson
JohnIrvine
DavidMartin
JohnDouglas
RobertMoubray
CharlesAnderson
RobertTully
JohnGrant
AlexrHenderson
HughMcdonald
JohnStewart
JasHenderson
LaurenceMcdonald
WillmChesser
AlexrBinnie
AdamDouglas
AlexrKeppen
WillmMason
GeorgeWhittit
JohnKerr
JamesRobertson
RichardHutton
JohnBuchanan
GeorgeBrown
AlexrHarvey
JasSimpson
WillmBaillie
GeorgeWillis
AdamWhite
JohnGourlay
ThosCameron
WillmJack
JohnHenderson
ThosInglis
MaxwellIrvine
DavidTempleton
WillmClark
NeilHeath
JamesHarvie
JamesSamuel
JohnCuningham
JohnStewart
WillmNotman
WillmGray
RobertBoag
RobertHenderson
ThosShiellds
AbrahamRutherford
JamesMorrison
JohnElder
ThosOliver
RobertWright
PeterOrr
JohnBinnie
AlexrScott
PhilipBroddie
FrancisSmith
HenryErskine
AlexrHill
JohnFortune
PeterHuthan
HenryScrimgeour
GeorgePhilip
DanielMcgregor
JasLiddell
JohnSmith
RobertHaig
DavidLauriston
WillmBeid
DavidMitchell
JamesHamilton
WillmFarquar
AlexrSemple
AndrewBuchanan
WillmMiddlemas
DavidBurton
DavidPeebles
JasMartin
WillmWalker
AlexrPhilip
GeorgeRobertson
JohnCurror
WillmMartin
WillmHunter
HughSymons
ThomasShade
JohnRennie
RobertMcarthur
DonaldUrquart
JasManners
AlexrWright
DavidReid
DavidHog
JohnMarr
JasScrimgeour
DundasKinnaird
DavidWallace
ArchdNewton
JasMarshall
DavidJames
AlexrMason
JohnSemple
WillmArnot
WillmGray
RobertWishart
ArchdRodger
PeterShanks
ThosDodds
JohnFarquar
AndrewBuchanan
AndrewHutchinson
AlexrLockie
JohnMouat
Allan
JohnWeston
PeterWilson
EdwardSkinner
ThosRoss
Watson
RobertAikman
WillmReid

Kirk Session Records Index

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