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Cummertrees 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Widow Margaret BELL or CLARK | 1847 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Catherine DALRYMPLE | 1848 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Jane GRAHAM | 1869 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Mary HUTTON | 1882 (4) | Order images | Refused (poorhouse) | |
| Elizabeth JOHNSTON | 1868 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Agnes MAXWELL or MCGURK | 1848 (2) | Order images | Refused | |
| Widow Elizabeth MILLAR | 1850 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| John MOFFAT | Uppertoun Of Priestside | 1846 (1) | Order images | Refused |
| Margaret RAE | 1862 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Widow Isabella RULE or FARISH | 1849 (1) | Order images | Refused | |
| Helen STEVENSON | 1855 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary STEVENSON | 1855 (3) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Helen TAIT | 1863 (2) | Order images | Ground of complaint removed | |
| Mary WINSLEY | 1847 (1) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace BELL Bridge St, Lockerbie formerly Trailtrow, Cummertrees | George RODDICK | 23 Jul 1881 Lockerbie | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Maggie BROWN Upper Mains, Cummertrees formerly 12 North Queensberry St formerly 8 Brewery Street, Dumfries | Simon MUNDELL | 25 Nov 1889 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Mary BROWN Flosk, Cummertrees | James Carlyle AUSTIN | 1 Nov 1878 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Isabella BUCHANAN Cummertrees village | William COUPLAND | 20 Feb 1894 Cummertrees | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Margaret CARLYLE Kelhead, Cummertrees | John STEWART | 5 Mar 1884 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Margaret CARRUTHERS Southgate, Murraythwaite, Cummertrees | John WHITE | 31 Mar 1877 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| Janet COWAN Roughpark, Cummertrees | David JOHNSTONE | 28 Feb 1867 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/34 |
| Janet DUNBAR Hurkledale, Cummertrees | James WARWICK | 22 Apr 1907 Greenfield Cottages, Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Agnes FORSYTH Longbank, Cummertrees | Robert CALVERT | 13 Jun 1893 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Ellen Crosbie GRAHAM Powfoot, Cummertrees | John COULTHART | 3 Jun 1897 Powfoot, Cummertrees | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Bessie HARKNESS Trailtrow, Cummertrees | John Brown MCCLEARY | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 | |
| Mary HAWKINS Trailtrow Smithy, Cummertrees | Henry JOHNSTONE | 5 Dec 1882 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Mary Jane HILL Powfoot, Cummertrees | James CARLYLE | 22 Dec 1888 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/36 |
| Mary JOHNSTONE Edge, Cummertrees | George Irving JOHNSTONE | 13 Jan 1858 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/31 |
| Agnes Paterson KIRKPATRICK Kitchell, Cummertrees | James HARKNESS | 19 Aug 1910 Nimbly Cottage, Kirkbean | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Sarah MCCRACKEN Upper Mains, Cummertrees | James RAE | 3 Jan 1877 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/35 |
| John Ann MCEWAN Charlesfield Cottages, Cummertrees | William MONTEITH | 16 Dec 1908 Charlesfield Cottages, Cummertrees | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/37 |
| Mary SMITH Murraythwaite Mill, Cummertrees | John DALZIEL | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/34 | |
| Agnes WIGHTMAN Trailtrow, Cummertrees | George KERR | 4 Sep 1852 | Order now | Dumfries SC15/7/31 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel BEATTIE | 29 March 1865 | Janet BEATTIE | Find the father |
| George BELL | 4 January 1870 | Jane BELL | Find the father |
| John BLACKSTOCK | 1 October 1863 | Janet BLACKSTOCK | Find the father |
| Henry BOYES | 24 September 1862 | Caroline BOYES | Find the father |
| Margaret BURGESS | 27 December 1868 | Mary BURGESS | Father found |
| William BURNIE | 27 July 1869 | Janet BURNIE | Father found |
| Mary CARRUTHERS | 31 March 1861 | Sarah CARRUTHERS | Find the father |
| Isabella CORSON | 17 February 1864 | Jessie CORSON | Father found |
| Agnes COULTHARD | 6 August 1865 | Margaret COULTHARD | Find the father |
| James COULTHART | 2 April 1862 | Margaret COULTHART | Find the father |
| Joseph CRINGIAN | 7 August 1858 | Agnes CRINGIAN | Find the father |
| Jane Pool DALRYMPLE | 24 August 1856 | Agnes DALRYMPLE | Find the father |
| Margaret DALRYMPLE | 4 January 1874 | Ellen DALRYMPLE | Find the father |
| Alexander EDGAR | 12 February 1864 | Jane EDGAR | Find the father |
| David EDGAR | 4 August 1856 | Elizabeth EDGAR | Find the father |
| Janet EDGAR | 31 October 1857 | Ann EDGAR | Find the father |
| Mary EDGAR | 4 August 1859 | Catherine EDGAR | Find the father |
| Agnes Jane FORSYTH | 30 August 1871 | Mary FORSYTH | Find the father |
| Harris FRASER | 3 October 1858 | Margaret FRASER | Find the father |
| Margaret Irvine FRASER | 6 March 1867 | Jane FRASER | Find the father |
| William FRASER | 14 September 1860 | Margaret FRASER | Find the father |
| William John FROOD | 30 April 1866 | Jemima FROOD | Find the father |
| Mary Jane GILBERTSON | 23 February 1858 | Janet GILBERTSON | Find the father |
| John Ann GRAHAM | 23 September 1874 | Agnes GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Robert GRAHAM | 13 August 1865 | Janet GRAHAM | Find the father |
| Mary Davidson HADDEN | 17 March 1865 | Jane HADDEN | Find the father |
| Janet Christina HENDERSON | 15 October 1857 | Jessie HENDERSON | Find the father |
| John HENDERSON | 28 June 1867 | Jessie HENDERSON | Find the father |
| Margaret HEWITSON | 5 January 1870 | Mary HEWITSON | Find the father |
| Walter Graham HILL | 23 December 1870 | Margaret HILL | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Suton IRVING | 22 April 1872 | Catherine IRVING | Find the father |
| Georgie Weild IRVING | 5 November 1873 | Catherine IRVING | Find the father |
| Isabella IRVING | 10 April 1864 | Margaret IRVING | Father found |
| John Foster IRVING | 3 September 1866 | Catherine IRVING | Find the father |
| Agnes Isabella JOHNSTON | 24 December 1873 | Margaret JOHNSTON | Find the father |
| Agnes KENNEDY | 6 July 1860 | Mary KENNEDY | Find the father |
| James KENNEDY | 11 October 1872 | Ann KENNEDY | Find the father |
| Joseph KERR | 2 July 1861 | Mary KERR | Father found |
| Helen LITTLE | 20 July 1855 | Jannet LITTLE | Find the father |
| Jane MAXWELL | 28 January 1863 | Mary MAXWELL | Father found |
| John MAXWELL | 18 June 1872 | Wilhelmina MAXWELL | Find the father |
| Margaret MAXWELL | 15 November 1867 | Mary MAXWELL | Find the father |
| Mary Ann Mcdugal MCEWEN | 22 July 1874 | Ann MCEWEN | Find the father |
| William MCEWEN | 11 October 1872 | Jane MCEWEN | Find the father |
| Andrew MCGEE | 11 June 1874 | Mary MCGEE | Find the father |
| Henry Thomson MCGHIE | 15 April 1872 | Marion MCGHIE | Find the father |
| David William MCLEAN | 17 August 1864 | Agnes MCLEAN | Father found |
| Jane MCLEAN | 5 July 1870 | Agnes MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Thomas MCLEAN | 9 July 1868 | Agnes MCLEAN | Find the father |
| Margaret MCLEOD | 15 November 1871 | Jane MCLEOD | Father found |
| Margaret MCVITTIE | 21 May 1870 | Elizabeth MCVITTIE | Find the father |
| David MURRAY | 2 August 1865 | Elizabeth MURRAY | Find the father |
| David Irving MURRAY | 16 March 1855 | Jannet MURRAY | Find the father |
| John MURRAY | 2 August 1865 | Elizabeth MURRAY | Find the father |
| Margaret Elspeth MURRAY | 9 February 1860 | Mary MURRAY | Find the father |
| Mary Boyd MURRAY | 6 June 1870 | Elizabeth MURRAY | Find the father |
| Janet NICHOLSON | 26 June 1874 | Elizabeth NICHOLSON | Find the father |
| Jane Irving Douglas PATERSON | 31 December 1871 | Mary PATERSON | Find the father |
| Thomas PATTERSON | 26 December 1872 | Jane PATTERSON | Find the father |
| Peter John ROBERTSON | 19 April 1874 | Mary ROBERTSON | Find the father |
| Christopher ROGERSON | 7 February 1869 | Jessie ROGERSON | Find the father |
| James ROGERSON | 13 August 1874 | Jessie ROGERSON | Find the father |
| Peter ROGERSON | 8 October 1871 | Jessie ROGERSON | Find the father |
| Adam SCOTT | 23 January 1872 | Mary SCOTT | Find the father |
| Helen SCOTT | 24 December 1859 | Catherine SCOTT | Find the father |
| Margaret Ann SCOTT | 22 January 1872 | Mary SCOTT | Find the father |
| George SHANNAN | 8 January 1858 | Susan SHANNAN | Find the father |
| Robert SHANNAN | 3 May 1869 | Betsy SHANNAN | Find the father |
| Elizabeth Lattimer SKILLING | 20 December 1856 | Jane SKILLING | Find the father |
| William SKILLING | 20 May 1856 | Margaret SKILLING | Find the father |
| James SMITH | 15 March 1871 | Mary SMITH | Find the father |
| William James STODDART | 28 September 1867 | Margaret MARSHALL | Father found |
| Mary Johnstone TAIT | 10 January 1860 | Margaret TAIT | Find the father |
| Margaret Johnstone THOMSON | 18 June 1865 | Mary THOMSON | Father found |
| Agnes URQUHART | 4 February 1869 | Catherine URQUHART | Find the father |
| David URQUHART | 7 December 1864 | Agnes URQUHART | Find the father |
| William URQUHART | 21 January 1859 | Agnes URQUHART | Find the father |
| James WARWICK | 9 November 1858 | Jane Elizabeth WARWICK | Find the father |
| William James WARWICK | 21 April 1869 | Julia WARWICK | Find the father |
| Adam WIGHTMAN | 23 December 1868 | Mary WIGHTMAN | Father found |
| Agnes Jane WIGHTMAN | 16 March 1871 | Elizabeth WIGHTMAN | Find the father |
| Ellen Crosbie WIGHTMAN | 9 October 1871 | Jane WIGHTMAN | Find the father |
| Jane WIGHTMAN | 20 June 1859 | Agnes WIGHTMAN | Find the father |
| Janet WIGHTMAN | 3 August 1866 | Agnes WIGHTMAN | Find the father |
| Jemima WIGHTMAN | 21 October 1867 | Jane WIGHTMAN | Find the father |
| Thomas WILSON | 11 June 1867 | Isabella WILSON | Find the father |
| Elizabeth WINSLEY | 16 July 1856 | Hannah WINSLEY | 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.
