Crossmichael parish 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.
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.
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 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
- £10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow BRYDSON | 1878 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Mary BRYDSON | 1878 (2) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow Mary HALL | 1856-1857 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Mary KIRK | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Robina MACKAY or SCOTT | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Mrs Mary MACKENZIE | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Helen MCCANDLISH or FIELDS | 1847 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| James NAPIER | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John PATTON | 1865 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Widow PETRIE or NELSON | 1882 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Margaret SLATER | 1848 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary THOMSON | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Mary THOMSON | 1848 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| David THORBURN | 1848 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed |
List of Births with no Father's name 1855-1874
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| Child name | Date of birth | Mother name | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| William ALEXANDER | 28 January 1863 | Marion ALEXANDER | Find the father |
| John BAXTER | 23 December 1860 | Jane BAXTER | Find the father |
| Margaret BAXTER | 5 February 1856 | Janet BAXTER | Find the father |
| Mary BAXTER | 7 April 1856 | Jane BAXTER | Find the father |
| William BAXTER | 30 June 1861 | Janet BAXTER | Find the father |
| Robert BIGGAR | 23 February 1858 | Jane BIGGAR | Find the father |
| John BROWN | 8 June 1858 | Mary BROWN | Find the father |
| Michael Castello BURGESS | 15 August 1860 | Elizabeth BURGESS | Find the father |
| Mary Jane BURNIE | 3 May 1868 | Mary BURNIE | Find the father |
| James BYERS | 8 July 1863 | Janet BYERS | Find the father |
| Margaret Shennan CAIG | 17 November 1856 | Janet CAIG | Find the father |
| William CALLANDER | 13 March 1866 | Mary CALLANDER | Find the father |
| Robert CAMPBELL | 13 January 1869 | Mary CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| David Hugh Hannah CAVEN | 23 February 1866 | Jane CAVEN | Find the father |
| Annie CLARK | 1 July 1867 | Agness CLARK | Find the father |
| William CLARK | 7 May 1871 | Margaret CLARK | Find the father |
| Janet CONCHAR | 20 February 1864 | Jane CONCHAR | Find the father |
| James Bell COPLAND | 23 November 1864 | Agnes COPLAND | Find the father |
| Agness CRAIG | 14 November 1861 | Janet CRAIG | Find the father |
| James CURRIE | 11 May 1865 | Mary CURRIE | Find the father |
| James DALZIELL | 2 December 1860 | Hellen DALZIELL | Find the father |
| James DUFFIE | 1 December 1855 | Margaret DUFFIE | Find the father |
| Elizabeth FLETCHER | 11 May 1873 | Jane FLETCHER | Find the father |
| Edward FLIN | 29 December 1860 | Hellen FLIN | Find the father |
| John GORDON | 12 July 1856 | Mary GORDON | Find the father |
| William HARPER | 3 July 1864 | Nicholas HARPER | Find the father |
| Alexander HAY | 21 May 1865 | Janet HAY | Find the father |
| Margaret HENRY | 22 June 1870 | Eliza CROSBIE | Find the father |
| James HERON | 11 September 1859 | Grace HERON | Find the father |
| James Stewart HERON | 16 October 1874 | Janet HERON | Find the father |
| Mary Margaret HUGHES | 29 February 1864 | Ellen HUGHES | Find the father |
| Mary Mckie HUGHES | 10 April 1870 | Mary HUGHES | Find the father |
| William HUGHES | 3 November 1866 | Ellen HUGHES | Find the father |
| Alexander Little JARDINE | 1 March 1862 | Marion JARDINE | Find the father |
| Hellen JOHNSTONE | 8 November 1862 | Mary JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| John JOHNSTONE | 9 January 1859 | Hellen JOHNSTONE | Find the father |
| George KIDD | 7 August 1861 | Christina KIDD | Find the father |
| Samuel KIM | 30 October 1869 | Janet KIM | Find the father |
| Andrew Gledrew KINSTREY | 14 June 1858 | Jane KINSTREY | Find the father |
| Agnes KIRKPATRICK | 3 August 1862 | Grace KIRKPATRICK | Find the father |
| Agnes Mcmeeking KIRKPATRICK | 1 January 1865 | Jane KIRKPATRICK | Find the father |
| Jane KIRKPATRICK | 25 October 1863 | Agnes KIRKPATRICK | Find the father |
| William KIRKPATRICK | 18 May 1866 | Agnes KIRKPATRICK | Find the father |
| William LOCKE | 16 February 1864 | Agnes LOCKE | Find the father |
| John LOGAN | 7 September 1868 | Margaret LOGAN | Find the father |
| Robert LOGAN | 7 September 1868 | Margaret LOGAN | Find the father |
| Jane MCADAM | 16 November 1868 | Margaret MCADAM | Find the father |
| Mary MCADAM | 14 August 1874 | Mary MCADAM | Find the father |
| Margaret MCCAIG | 27 January 1866 | Margaret MCCAIG | Find the father |
| John MCCORMACK | 30 January 1868 | Jane MCCORMACK | Find the father |
| Jessie Jane MCCORMICK | 4 April 1867 | Isabella MCCORMICK | Find the father |
| John MCCORMICK | 14 September 1860 | Jane MCCORMICK | Find the father |
| Mary Agnes MCCREADY | 23 August 1872 | Elizabeth MCCREADY | Find the father |
| Isabella MCDILL | 21 February 1872 | Mary MCDILL | Find the father |
| Andrew MCDUFF | 23 March 1862 | Eliza MCDUFF | Find the father |
| James MCDUFF | 23 March 1862 | Eliza MCDUFF | Find the father |
| Mary MCKAY | 11 December 1863 | Robina MCKAY | Find the father |
| Agness MCKIE | 21 January 1858 | Margaret MCKIE | Find the father |
| Peter MCKIE | 20 May 1864 | Margret MCKIE | Find the father |
| Mary Mcdill MCKILL | 13 December 1862 | Mary MCKILL | Find the father |
| Agness MCKNIGHT | 20 October 1857 | Jannet MCKNIGHT | Find the father |
| Sarah Jane MCMATH | 18 July 1868 | Mary MCMATH | Find the father |
| William MCMATH | 16 October 1870 | Mary MCMATH | Find the father |
| Mary MCMILLAN | 7 March 1865 | Agnes MCMILLAN | Find the father |
| Crawfor Mccaig MCMINN | 11 November 1874 | Janet MCMINN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth MCMINN | 8 August 1873 | Janet MCMINN | Find the father |
| James MCMINN | 19 September 1864 | Elizabeth MCMINN | Find the father |
| John MCMINN | 5 December 1872 | Isabella MCMINN | Find the father |
| John Mcminn MCMINN | 9 April 1866 | Mary MCMINN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCMINN | 2 December 1867 | Agnes MCMINN | Find the father |
| Willhilmina MCMINN | 7 January 1870 | Jenet MCMINN | Find the father |
| William MCMINN | 26 October 1869 | Agnes MCMINN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCMURDO | 14 March 1866 | Mary MCMURDO | Find the father |
| Robert MCNEIL | 13 June 1855 | Agness MCNEIL | Find the father |
| James MCQUEEN | 14 December 1860 | Agnes MCQUEEN | Find the father |
| John MILLAR | 27 March 1869 | Isabella MILLAR | Find the father |
| Margret MILLER | 27 February 1865 | Agnes MILLER | Find the father |
| William MILLER | 12 December 1865 | Janet MILLER | Find the father |
| Isabella Young MOFFAT | 22 December 1868 | Agness Young MOFFAT | Find the father |
| William MONAGHAN | 15 December 1873 | Jessie MONAGHAN | Find the father |
| Mary Ann MONAGHEN | 20 July 1872 | Agnes MONAGHEN | Find the father |
| William Mitchell MONOGHAN | 29 April 1864 | Margaret MONOGHAN | Find the father |
| Hellen MUIR | 26 April 1861 | Jane MUIR | Find the father |
| William MULHOLLAND | 12 June 1870 | Sarah MULHOLLAND | Find the father |
| Alexander Brown MURRAY | 15 January 1869 | Elizabeth MURRAY | Find the father |
| Agnes NELSON | 13 December 1872 | Elizabeth NELSON | Find the father |
| Robert NIELSON | 1 June 1869 | Mary NIELSON | Find the father |
| William NIELSON | 29 January 1870 | Isabella GORDON | Find the father |
| Jane PORTER | 17 July 1871 | Jane PORTER | Find the father |
| Agnes Jane PURDIE | 11 June 1869 | Lydia PURDIE | Find the father |
| Jessie PURDIE | 4 February 1867 | Lydia PURDIE | Find the father |
| Jessie Haining PURDIE | 5 February 1867 | Maggie PURDIE | Find the father |
| John PURDIE | 4 May 1872 | Agnes PURDIE | Find the father |
| William PURDIE | 14 June 1865 | Agness PURDIE | Find the father |
| Janet RAE | 3 February 1856 | Agnes RAE | Find the father |
| Isabella Marion ROBISON | 7 February 1857 | Margaret ROBISON | Find the father |
| William SEGGIE | 29 December 1863 | Mary SEGGIE | Find the father |
| Margret SMITH | 14 May 1865 | Jane SMITH | Find the father |
| Mary Jane SPROAT | 13 April 1869 | Sarah SPROAT | Find the father |
| James STEVENSON | 11 January 1873 | Grace STEVENSON | Find the father |
| Mary STEVENSON | 14 December 1871 | Mary STEVENSON | Find the father |
| Robert STEVENSON | 20 March 1869 | Grace STEVENSON | Find the father |
| William STEVENSON | 22 August 1867 | Mary STEVENSON | Find the father |
| William TAIT | 24 May 1860 | Mary TAIT | Find the father |
| Janet Kelly TELFER | 26 July 1859 | Jane TELFER | Find the father |
| Andrew THOMPSON | 3 October 1871 | Margaret THOMPSON | Find the father |
| John THOMSON | 26 January 1863 | Mary THOMSON | Find the father |
| Joseph William THOMSON | 17 December 1858 | Mary THOMSON | Find the father |
| Quinton THOMSON | 23 June 1859 | Elisabeth THOMSON | Find the father |
| Mary TURNER | 20 February 1864 | Mary TURNER | Find the father |
| Robert TURNER | 31 December 1860 | Mary TURNER | Find the father |
| James TWINAME | 22 December 1863 | Janet TWINAME | Find the father |
| Mary TWINAME | 14 January 1868 | Janet TWINAME | Find the father |
| Mary WHIGHAM | 10 March 1856 | Mary WHIGHAM | Find the father |
| Jane WHIGHIAM | 20 April 1856 | Susanna WHIGHIAM | Find the father |
| James George WILSON | 23 December 1872 | Elizabeth WILSON | Find the father |
| William WILSON | 31 May 1871 | Elizabeth WILSON | Find 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.
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
We have not yet indexed any Kirk Session records for this parish
