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Croy and Dalcross 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.
| Reference | Title | Dates | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH2/76/2 | Croy Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes | 1718-1775 | Request lookup |
| CH2/76/3 | Croy Church of Scotland - Kirk Session Minutes Includes list of communicants in 1824 | 1824-1906 | Request lookup |
| CH2/76/4 | Croy Church of Scotland - Communion roll | 1876-1915 | Request lookup |
| CH2/76/5 | Croy Church of Scotland - Proclamation register | 1883-1950 | Request 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:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William FALCONER | 1879 (1) | Order images | Not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Widow Catherine FRASER | 1862 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John GORDON | 1865 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Margaret GRAHAM | 1863 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John JACK | 1851 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Donald MACDONALD | 1883 (1) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| John MACDONALD | 1857 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| John MACINTOSH | 1847 (4) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed, on the understanding that applicant is to have two pecks of oatmeal per week | |
| Margaret MACINTYRE | 1860 (1) | Order images | Refused - not in receipt of parochial relief | |
| Margaret MACINTYRE | 1863 (3) | Order images | Remitted for reconsideration | |
| Peter MACKENZIE | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Peter MACKENZIE | 1861 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Peter MACKENZIE | 1861 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Janet MACPHERSON | 1865 (2) | Order images | Remitted for reconsideration | |
| Angus MCDONALD | 1852 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Angus MCDONALD | 1853 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Ann MCDONALD | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused - informal | |
| Janet MCDONALD | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Margt MCINTYRE | 1865 (2) | Order images | Remitted for reconsideration | |
| Ann MCMILLAN | 1847 (3) | Order images | Refused | |
| Catharine TOLMIE | 1878 (1) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martha CLAYTON Loch of Clans$, Croy, Nairnshire | Alexander FRASER | 13 Jun 1878 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/37 |
| Frances DALLAS Galcantry, near Croy | William PRIMROSE | 8 Aug 1874 | Order now | Nairn SC31/6/3 |
| Margaret FORBES Daltullich, Croy, Inverness-shire | Angus BUCHANNAN | 1 Jan 1880 Daltullich, Croy, Inverness-shire | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/37 |
| Jane MACDONALD Easter Lochend, Croy, Nairnshire | Donald MACLURE | 11 Jun 1883 Easter Lochend, Croy, Nairnshire | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/38 |
| Johanna MACKINNON Culdoich, Croy, Inverness-shire | Peter FORSYTH | 7 Feb 1886 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/39 |
| Sarah MCPHEE Cantray, Croy | Alexander MCDONALD | 29 Nov 1878 | Order now | Nairn SC31/6/3 |
| Williamina MUNRO Balfreish, Cantray, Croy, Inverness-shire | Alexander GORDON | 8 Apr 1884 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/38 |
| Betsy SHAW Dallcross, Croy | Archibald MACPHERSON | 13 Dec 1869 | Order now | Inverness SC29/7/36 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane BAIN | 17 October 1862 | Betsy BAIN | Find the father |
| Peter CAMERON | 18 November 1871 | Margaret CAMERON | Find the father |
| William CAMERON | 6 February 1871 | Margaret CAMERON | Find the father |
| Alexander CAMPBELL | 31 December 1873 | Isabella CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| William CAMPBELL | 31 December 1873 | Isabella CAMPBELL | Find the father |
| Mary Ann CHISHOLM | 19 April 1866 | Jessy CHISHOLM | Find the father |
| Marjory DALLAS | 26 October 1869 | Margaret DALLAS | Find the father |
| William DALLAS | 8 August 1874 | Frances DALLAS | Father found |
| Isobella FEMISTER | 7 February 1866 | Mary FEMISTER | Find the father |
| John FEMISTER | 17 February 1868 | Mary FEMISTER | Find the father |
| Alexander FORBES | 14 February 1870 | Marjory FORBES | Father found |
| Mary Ann FORBES | 14 February 1873 | Mary FORBES | Find the father |
| Sarah FORBES | 16 November 1872 | Ann FORBES | Find the father |
| William FORBES | 19 May 1874 | Margaret FORBES | Find the father |
| Alexander FRASER | 10 February 1871 | Margaret FRASER | Father found |
| David FRASER | 12 July 1874 | Christina FRASER | Find the father |
| Elspet FRASER | 23 August 1866 | Margaret FRASER | Find the father |
| Isabella FRASER | 20 January 1866 | Jessy FRASER | Find the father |
| Isabella FRASER | 15 July 1873 | Isabella FRASER | Find the father |
| Jonathan Chisholm FRASER | 17 September 1865 | Margaret FRASER | Find the father |
| Robert FRASER | 22 November 1866 | Margaret FRASER | Find the father |
| Alexander GORDON | 5 September 1870 | Margaret GORDON | Find the father |
| Alexander KENNEDY | 28 June 1873 | Ketty KENNEDY | Find the father |
| John KERR | 13 April 1867 | Mary KERR | Find the father |
| Mary KERR | 25 October 1864 | Mary KERR | Find the father |
| Alexander MACDONALD | 17 June 1863 | Janet MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Alexander MACDONALD | 22 August 1867 | Sarah MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Archibald MACDONALD | 15 November 1862 | Helen MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Charles James MACDONALD | 21 March 1869 | Charlotte MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Donald MACDONALD | 15 November 1862 | Helen MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Duncan MACDONALD | 6 March 1866 | Ann MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Jane MACDONALD | 19 November 1867 | Barbara MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Jessie Ann MACDONALD | 6 November 1864 | Isabella MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Jessy MACDONALD | 16 August 1859 | Isabella MACDONALD | Find the father |
| John MACDONALD | 13 December 1858 | Anne MACDONALD | Find the father |
| John MACDONALD | 12 August 1866 | Jane MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Mary MACDONALD | 7 October 1861 | Ann MACDONALD | Find the father |
| Andrew MACINTOSH | 17 October 1871 | Elspeth MACINTOSH | Find the father |
| Andrew Forbes MACKENZIE | 14 June 1871 | Margaret MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| William MACKENZIE | 3 October 1864 | Christina MACKENZIE | Find the father |
| Alice MACKINTOSH | 2 May 1863 | Margaret MACKINTOSH | Find the father |
| Cathrine MACKINTOSH | 2 September 1862 | Jessy MACKINTOSH | Father found |
| Dugal MACKINTOSH | 18 September 1859 | Jessy Mac Kintosh Or MACGREGOR | Find the father |
| Hugh MACKINTOSH | 7 June 1867 | Elspat MACKINTOSH | Find the father |
| John MACLEAN | 5 April 1868 | Mary MACLEAN | Find the father |
| Anne MANN | 22 December 1864 | Anne MANN | Find the father |
| Alexandrina Rose MCDONALD | 13 October 1871 | Jane MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Simon MCDONALD | 21 September 1872 | Ann MCDONALD | Find the father |
| Alexander MCGREGOR | 4 July 1873 | Isabella MCGREGOR | Find the father |
| William MCINTOSH | 5 April 1871 | Annie MCINTOSH | Find the father |
| Christina MCKENZIE | 26 April 1869 | Christina MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Isabella MCKENZIE | 29 November 1870 | Isabella MCKENZIE | Find the father |
| Isabella MCLEAN | 26 June 1869 | Jessie MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Donald MCLEOD | 3 February 1869 | Isabella MCLEOD | Find the father |
| Allan MCRAE | 18 June 1871 | Ann MCRAE | Find the father |
| James MURRAY | 15 May 1869 | Robina MURRAY | Find the father |
| Margaret MURRAY | 27 February 1866 | Robina MURRAY | Find the father |
| Harriet NOBLE | 23 August 1870 | Catherine NOBLE | Find the father |
| Henrietta NOBLE | 12 December 1872 | Annie NOBLE | Find the father |
| Margaret NOBLE | 3 February 1871 | Margaret NOBLE | Find the father |
| Jean PHIMISTER | 30 July 1871 | Emily PHIMISTER | Father found |
| John REID | 8 June 1864 | Margaret REID | Find the father |
| Cathrine ROSS | 1 September 1867 | Cathrine ROSS | Find the father |
| Archibald SHAW | 30 December 1869 | Elizabeth SHAW | Find the father |
| Donald SHAW | 12 September 1863 | May SHAW | Find the father |
| Sinclair SINCLAIR | 14 March 1861 | Ann SINCLAIR | Find the father |
| Margaret STEWART | 4 June 1872 | Isabella STEWART | Find the father |
| James Smart STRATHDEE | 28 March 1874 | Annie STRATHDEE | Find the father |
| Alexander URQUHART | 16 January 1865 | Agnes URQUHART | 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.
